Taxonomic bias and international biodiversity conservation research

By M. Donaldson, N. Burnett, D. Braun, C. Suski, S. Hinch, S. Cooke, Jeremy T. Kerr. 2017

218 citations recorded by the source corpus.

While greater research on threatened species alone cannot ensure their protection, understanding taxonomic bias may be helpful to address knowledge gaps in order to identify research directions and inform policy. Using data for over 10 000 animal species listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, we investigated taxonomic and geographic biodiversity conservation research trends worldwide. We found extreme bias in conservation research effort on threatened vertebrates compared with lesser-studied invertebrates in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats at a global scale. Based on an analysis of common threats affecting vertebrates and invertebrates, we suggest a path forward for narrowing the research gap between threatened vertebrates and invertebrates.

Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/50e1122f6c3b593a3c044686a9e5f77c94129b04

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In Ecological Modeling

1. Jonathan M. Jeschke
2. Jan Pergl
3. A. Nóvoa
4. F. Essl
5. Petr Pyšek
6. F. Courchamp
7. D. Richardson

In Ecology

1. Petr Pyšek
2. Jan Pergl
3. Jonathan M. Jeschke
4. A. Nóvoa
5. F. Essl
6. F. Courchamp
7. D. Richardson
8. P. Hulme

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. Jan Pergl
2. Petr Pyšek
3. Jonathan M. Jeschke
4. F. Essl
5. A. Nóvoa
6. F. Courchamp
7. R. Shackleton
8. D. Richardson

Citations in the corpus

• The role of species charisma in biological invasions (2020, background): “Research biases can lead to knowledge gaps, and may negatively affect conservation prioritization, management effectiveness, international decision making, and policy development (Donaldson et al .”