Mobilizing metaphors: the popular use of keystone, flagship and umbrella species concepts

By Maan Barua. Biodiversity and Conservation, 2011

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Insect Science, Social Psychology

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• Keystone species: toward an operational concept for marine biodiversity conservation (2015, background): “5 E-mail: a.valls@fisheries.ubc.ca 29 which has been turned into an inclusive concept, either described as a powerful buzzword in conservation (Barua 2011), or criticized as an ambiguous and overused concept (Cottee-Jones and Whittaker 2012).”
• Identifying Cinderella species: uncovering mammals with conservation flagship appeal (2012, unknown): “As noted before, some of these are context specific but aesthetic traits are thought to be fundamental (Jones 2000; Lorimer 2007), with previous work suggesting that people in developed countries prefer large and “cuddly” animals (Clucas et al. 2008; Barua 2011; Fischer et al. 2011).”