Testing the higher-taxon approach to conservation planning in a megadiverse group: the macrofungi.

By A. Balmford, A. Lyon, R. M. Lang. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Plant Science

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Beta diversity and taxonomic sufficiency: Do higher‐level taxa reflect heterogeneity in species composition? (2009, background): “However, for methodological and taxonomic expediency, many studies assessing biodiversity have used taxonomic surrogates, morphospecies or operational taxonomic units rather than species (e.g. Oliver & Beattie, 1996; Balmford et al ., 2000; Cabeza & Moilanen, 2001).”
Higher Taxa as Surrogates of Plant Biodiversity in a Megadiverse Country (2005, background): “Variables reported as good surrogates include environmental characteristics, indicator groups, and supraspecific taxon richness (e.g., Williams et al. 1994; Gaston 1996a, 1996b; Williams et al. 1997; Howard et al. 1998; Pharo et al. 1999; Ward et al. 1999; Balmford et al. 2000).”
Performance of Macrolichens and Lichen Genera as Indicators of Lichen Species Richness and Composition (2005, background): “If they experience the same level of specialization, however, the indicator will be broadly applicable in nature conservation issues such as designing efficient reserve networks (Balmford et al. 2000) and monitoring shifts in community composition (McCune et al. 1997).”
Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects: Spatial Gradients and Environmental Correlates of Assemblage-Level Measures at Large Scales (2009, unknown): “These studies have generally concluded that the numbers of higher taxa are typically strongly correlated with species richness (Williams & Gaston, 1994; Balmford et al., 2000; Gaston, 2000).”
Biodiversity loss and the taxonomic bottleneck: emerging biodiversity science (2006, background): “The use of taxonomic surrogacy without care could often result in confusing or ambiguous conclusions (e.g., Warwick and Clarke 1995; Balmford et al. 2000) involving taxonomic and ecological complexity (Bertrand et al.”