Rare Species and the Use of Indicator Groups for Conservation Planning

By Joshua J. Lawler, Denis White, J. Sifneos, L. Master. 2003

219 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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In Ecological Modeling

1. E. Fleishman
2. John P. Fay
3. R. Mac Nally
4. D. Murphy
5. J. Thomson
6. Kevin J. Gaston
7. G. Hess
8. F. Koch

In Ecology

1. E. Fleishman
2. John P. Fay
3. D. Murphy
4. J. Thomson
5. Kevin J. Gaston
6. K. M. Rosenfeld
7. R. Mac Nally
8. H. Welsh

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. E. Fleishman
2. John P. Fay
3. D. Murphy
4. R. Mac Nally
5. J. Thomson
6. Kevin J. Gaston
7. G. Hess
8. F. Koch

Citations in the corpus

• How many endangered species are there in the United States (2005, background): “However, in one study, hotspots for at-risk terrestrial and freshwater species, when combined, did relatively well in capturing all species – endangered and non-endangered – in these groups at potential reserve sites (Lawler et al. 2003).”
• Using Indicator Species to Predict Species Richness of Multiple Taxonomic Groups (2005, background): “Given that rare species often do not occur in locations with greatest species richness, it may not be possible to draw inferences about the presence of rare species on the basis of indicators of species richness with any method (Lawler et al. 2003).”
• Biodiversity management approaches for stream–riparian areas: Perspectives for Pacific Northwest headwater forests, microclimates, and amphibians (2007, background): “30 Retains frogs—Australia Lemckert and Brassil (2000) 30 Retains riparian invertebrates; retains riparian microclimates (small streams with clearcuts) Rykken et al. (2007b) 30 Primary activity of aquatic trichoptera (may go as far as 200 m upslope) Collier and Smith (1998) 30–40 Retains most…”
• The amphibian decline crisis: A watershed for conservation biology? (2005, background): “Lawler et al. (2003), for example, compared the ability of seven potential indicator groups to provide protection for other species in the Middle Atlantic region of the USA.”
• Recommendations for Assessing the Effectiveness of Surrogate Species Approaches (2006, methodology): “Used available inventory data to test correlation among surrogates and other 2 3 14 8 27 Noss et al. 2002; Carroll et al. 2003; Rubino and Ryti 1992; Niemi et al. Andelman and Fagan 2000; Moritz et al. 2001; Bonn et al. 2002; Garson et al. 2002; Baldi 2003; Lawler et al. 2003; Manne and Williams 2”
• Effectiveness of biodiversity indicators varies with extent, grain, and region (2006, methodology): “We used native species occurrence records for seven taxa prepared by Lawler et al. (2003) using data compiled by NatureServe for a US Environmental Protection Agency initiative to address questions about species co-occurrence and relationships between species diversity and landscape diversity…”
• Biodiversity and extinction: the importance of being common (2008, result): “This is again contrary to long-prevailing assumptions that rare species would make better indicators, and which have led to their value in this regard repeatedly being tested (eg, Kershaw et al., 1995; Bonn et al., 2002; Lawler et al., 2003; Tognelli, 2005).”
• Species distributions, surrogacy, and important conservation regions in Canada (2004, unknown): “Furthermore, our results suggest that endangered species from across taxonomic groups could be useful surrogates for biodiversity, supporting those of Lawler et al. (2003) , although this may not be found within one taxon (Bonn et al. 2002).”