Biodiversity hotspots and beyond: the need for preserving environmental transitions

By T. Smith, Salit Kark, C. Schneider, R. Wayne, C. Moritz. 2001

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Conservation Biogeography: assessment and prospect (2005, background): “Paradoxically, some authors argue that reserves should indeed be located in areas of transition (Smith et al., 2001; Spector, 2002) because this is where species’ adaptation to future environmental changes is more likely.”
Ecotones: Marginal or Central Areas of Transition? (2006, background): “In this search for biodiversity hotspots, boundary regions between ecological regions have largely been ignored, especially in large-scale analyses (Smith et al., 2001).”
ENDEMICS–AREA RELATIONSHIPS: THE INFLUENCE OF SPECIES DOMINANCE AND SPATIAL AGGREGATION (2003, methodology): “Scaling patterns of local endemism are relevant when considering local species extinctions, or population extinctions, which have been deemed an equal if not more sensitive indicator of the loss of biological capital than global species extinctions (Smith et al. 1991, Ceballos and Ehrlich 2002).”
Capturing biodiversity: selecting priority areas for conservation using different criteria (2005, background): “The protection of a wide span of environmental variation may also ensure the long-term persistence of species by allowing adaptive response to future change (Channell and Lomolino 2000; Smith et al. 2001; but see Araujo 2002).”
Conserving potential coral reef refuges at high latitudes (2014, background): “(2014) 20, 245–257 A J ou rn al o f Co ns er va ti on y D iv er si ty a nd D is tr ib ut io ns characteristics (Smith et al., 2001; Kark et al., 2007; Beatty et al., 2008; Kawecki, 2008).”
Biodiversity hotspots, centres of endemicity, and the conservation of coral reefs (2002, background): “due to global warming) then species or genotypes restricted to hotspots could become vulnerable to extinction ( Smith et al. 2001 ).”
Plant communities at the periphery of the Atlantic rain forest: rare-species bias and its risks for conservation. (2009, unknown): “…an indicator of conservation priority might be biased if they disregard important evolutionary and adaptive processes taking place in lower diversity communities and/or ecotones (Smith et al., 2001; Scarano, 2002) as the ones discussed here or comprehensively reviewed recently by Crawford (2008).”
The Ecology of Individuals: Incidence and Implications of Individual Specialization (2002, background): “Recently, conservation biology has begun to emphasize preserving intraspecific variation, with the aim of preserving a species’ genetic diversity and hence its ability to adapt to environmental change (Moritz 1994; Coates 2000; Smith et al. 2001).”
Structure, function and floristic relationships of plant communities in stressful habitats marginal to the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest. (2002, background): “Smith et al. (2001) pointed out that bias might arise from the biodiversity hotspot classi®cation, resulting in a disregard for important evolutionary and adaptive processes taking place in low diversity communities and/or ecotones.”
Biodiversity hotspots: A shortcut for a more complicated concept (2015, background): “Furthermore, as pointed out by Smith et al. (2001) biodiversity hotspots entirely ignore regions of ecological transition.”
Incipient speciation of Catostylus mosaicus (Scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae, Catostylidae), comparative phylogeography and biogeography in south‐east Australia (2005, background): “Concordance in particular should simplify efforts to protect important coastal resources (Moritz et al., 2001), including areas of process (Smith et al., 2001) at a time when extinctions, including those of species as yet undescribed – but species that likely have common patterns of evolution – are…”
Effects of Ecotones on Biodiversity (2013, background): “There has been an interesting discussion in the literature in recent years regarding whether transitional areas are valuable for conservation (e.g., see Smith et al., 2001 versus Brooks, 2001).”