The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

What are birds worth—what is their actual dollar value to human society? To most of us in
the ornithological community, birds are invaluable. But in these times we need more specific …

The urgency for mitigation actions in response to climate change has stimulated policy
makers to encourage the rapid expansion of bioenergy, resulting in major land‐use changes …

The Maximal Covering Location Problem (MCLP) is a classic model from the location
science literature which has found wide application. One important application is to a …

Most biodiversity is still unknown, and therefore, priority areas for conservation typically are
identified based on the presence of surrogates, or indicator groups. Birds are commonly …

The paper attempts to improve current understanding of the economic value of biodiversity.
Instead of the prevailing approach of using only one indicator of biodiversity (typically …

The magnitude and urgency of the biodiversity crisis is widely recognized within scientific
and political organizations. However, a lack of integrated measures for biodiversity has …

Because of inadequate knowledge and funding, the use of biodiversity indicators is often
suggested as a way to support management decisions. Consequently, many studies have …

Quality conservation planning requires quality input data. However, the broad scale
sampling strategies typically employed to obtain primary species distribution data are prone …

A fundamental decision in biodiversity assessment is the selection of one or more study
taxa, a choice that is often made using qualitative criteria such as historical precedent, ease …