Ecologically justified charisma: preservation of top predators delivers biodiversity conservation

By F. Sergio, I. Newton, L. Marchesi, P. Pedrini. 2006

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Effects of predator control on behaviour of an apex predator and indirect consequences for mesopredator suppression (2012, background): “Maintaining apex predators may indirectly protect vulnerable prey and sustain biodiversity (Sergio et al. 2006).”
Using subsets of species in biodiversity surveys (2007, background): “Examples of surrogates include particular ‘umbrella’ species ( Sergio et al . 2006 ), species groups that have already been surveyed (Colwell & Coddington 1994), rare and endemic species (Tognelli 2005; Lamoreux et al . 2006), or higher taxa (Balmford, Green & Murray 1996; Baldi 2003).”
A review of survival estimates for raptors and owls (2016, background): “Additionally, raptors require a variety of habitats for breeding and hunting, and serve as important biological indicators of the state of ecosystems (Sergio et al. 2005, 2006, 2008), for example with respect to chemical contamination (Ratcliffe 1970, 1993, Newton 1974, 1986, Newton & Wyllie 1992).”
Effects of habitat degradation on the abundance, richness and diversity of raptors across Neotropical biomes (2009, background): “Although we did not test the effectiveness of these taxa for finescale management, the close association between raptors and other biodiversity components (Sergio et al., 2006) highlight their usefulness in large-scale maintenance of natural habitats.”
Protective nesting associations in birds (2008, background): “This limited protection is not true of all Hymenopterans and Smith (1968) found that protective benefits were greater near stingless bees than near wasps because the former hovered in clouds of up to 22 m in diameter, sometimes sufficient to cover the crown of the nesting tree.”
Intraguild predation in raptor assemblages: A review (2008, background): “Consistent with this idea, the diversity of an owl assemblage was shown to be tightly correlated with the abundance of a top predatory owl (Sergio et al. 2007) and, in the same region, raptor presence was shown to be a reliable surrogate of overall biodiversity value (Sergio et al. 2005b, 2006).”
Roles of Raptors in a Changing World: From Flagships to Providers of Key Ecosystem Services (2016, background): “…active conservation initiatives during the last 40 years granted them the tag of “flagship species” (Sergio et al., 2008), being organisms for which protection has been prioritised by all public administrations, NGOs and media, similar to the level of large carnivore mammals (Sergio et al., 2006).”
Predicting potential distribution of the jaguar (Panthera onca) in Mexico: identification of priority areas for conservation (2011, background): “Large carnivore conservation, and the jaguar is no exception, can potentially attract many economic and political resources, being at the same time beneficial for overall biodiversity (Sergio et al., 2006).”
Does a top predator suppress the abundance of an invasive mesopredator at a continental scale (2011, background): “Increasingly, ecologists are realizing that the ecological functions of top predators can be harnessed to manipulate ecological processes and species abundances for the benefit of biodiversity conservation (Sergio et al., 2006; Ripple & Beschta, 2007; Letnic et al., 2009b).”
Are dingoes a trophic regulator in arid Australia? A comparison of mammal communities on either side of the dingo fence (2010, background): “…can shape ecosystems through both direct and indirect interactions with other species their ecological effects can be harnessed to manipulate ecological processes and species abundances for the benefit of biodiversity conservation (Sergio et al. 2006; Beyer et al. 2007; Ripple & Beschta 2007).”
Business partner or simple catch? The economic value of the sicklefin lemon shark in French Polynesia (2011, unknown): “The situation is alarming because of the critical role played by sharks as top predators in marine ecosystems and the potential consequences of their depletion through cascading effects (Stevens et al. 2000; Sergio et al. 2006; Heithaus et al. 2008; Baum and Worm 2009).”
Home‐ranges and patterns of spatial use in territorial Bonelli’s Eagles Aquila fasciata (2010, background): “To implement conservation measures effectively it is necessary to target sufficient territories and birds in viable populations (Taylor & Gerrodette 1993) and identify key areas used by birds to address specific conservation problems and develop active management plans (Fabrizio et al. 2006).”
The potential for large carnivores to act as biodiversity surrogates in southern Africa (2008, unknown): “Sergio et al. (2005, 2006) showed that a suite of raptors was excellent umbrella species for plant, invertebrate and avian biodiversity in the European Alps.”
Overlap between vulnerable top predators and fisheries in the Benguela upwelling system: implications for marine protected areas (2009, background): “Moreover, top predators benefit from an ecologically justified charisma (Sergio et al. 2006), which can help in raising funds and finding support in the public and stakeholders.”
Predator interactions, mesopredator release and biodiversity conservation. (2009, background): “We do not consider the roles of apex predators as flagship species and ⁄ or biodiversity surrogates for conservation, because these issues are covered extensively elsewhere (Glen & Dickman 2005; Sergio et al. 2006, 2008; Cabeza et al. 2008).”
Dealing with non-native species: what makes the difference in South America? (2012, background): “We consider this richness as a measure of biodiversity as it has proved to be a good surrogate of the latter and, because birds are one of the best known taxa, its values of richness are reliable (Norris and Pain 2002; Sergio et al. 2006).”