Utility and limitations of species richness metrics for conservation planning

By E. Fleishman, R. Noss, B. Noon. 2006

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Stacked species distribution models and macroecological models provide congruent projections of avian species richness under climate change (2015, background): “…– as measured by species richness – is an important currency with which to establish conservation goals and assess the success or failure of conservation efforts (e.g. Margules & Pressey, 2000), although individual species may provide a focal point for management (e.g. Fleishman et al., 2006).”
Desirable mathematical properties of indicators for biodiversity change (2012, background): “The statistical properties of indicators have ad considerable attention in the literature (e.g. Giavelli et al., 1986; pellerberg, 1991; Fleishman et al., 2006), but the mathematical roperties of indicators of biodiversity change are rarely acknowldged.”
Species richness as criterion for global conservation area placement leads to large losses in coverage of biodiversity (2017, background): “However, species richness reduces the highly multidimensional entity of biodiversity into a single dimensional measure and removes all species- specific information (Fleishman et al., 2006).”
An easy-to-use index of ecological integrity for prioritizing freshwater sites and for assessing habitat quality (2009, background): “However, other studies, using different resolutions, at the regional (Graham and Hijmans 2006) and global (Lamoreux et al. 2006) scale did find a correlation.”
Conservation status and threats for African reptiles (2016, background): “…exercises are often aimed at protection of habitat in regions with high species richness because this strategy results in the ‘biggest bang for buck’ by protecting the greatest number of species (e.g. Fleishman et al., 2006; Murdoch et al., 2007; Myers et al., 2000; Scott et al., 1987).”
The conservation value of farmland ponds: Predicting water beetle assemblages using vascular plants as a surrogate group (2010, background): “, 2008) and in setting targets in conservation planning (Fleishman et al., 2006).”
Unifying measures of biodiversity: understanding when richness and phylogenetic diversity should be congruent (2013, background): “Conservation efforts have focused on numerous aspects of diversity and have produced conflicting priorities (Fleishman et al., 2006).”
Two roles for ecological surrogacy: Indicator surrogates and management surrogates (2016, methodology): “Simply counting species to estimate species richness is a 191 commonly used indicator surrogate, sometimes employed to estimate the species richness of a 192 different taxon, sometimes used to assess the status of an ecosystem (Fleishman et al. 2006).”