The role of taxonomy in species conservation.

By Georgina M. Mace. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2004

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Global trends and biases in new mammal species discoveries. (2007, background): “By delineating salient units of biodiversity, basic taxonomic research is critical to sound biogeographic assessment, and a critical tool in establishing geographic priorities for protection and study (Mace 2004; Wilson 2004).”
The “Evolutionarily Significant Unit” concept and its applicability in biological conservation (2014, background): “It is widespread belief, in biological conservation, that what should be protected are species (Mace 2004).”
Biodiversity inventory and informatics in Southeast Asia (2010, background): “Making informed management decisions always requires some level of biodiversity data (Mace 2004), and many believe that ultimately we have a moral responsibility to know and steward the other taxa we share the planet with.”
Conservation in tropical Pacific Island countries: why most current approaches are failing (2012, background): “Many of the problems identified are known and not unique to the Pacific or developing nations (Mace 2004; Brockington et al. 2008).”
The value of the IUCN Red List for conservation. (2006, background): “Two further limitations that the Red List faces mirror those of organismal biology generally, namely the unstable application of species concepts, and lack of knowledge of most species [ 51 ].”
Marine turtles and IUCN Red Listing: A review of the process, the pitfalls, and novel assessment approaches (2008, background): “Though ‘species’ form the currency of biology and conservation, there is little agreement on what constitutes a species between people whowork on different taxa, and sometimes even on the same taxa, leading to problems in biodiversity studies, assessment of trends and consequently, conservation (Isa”
Cryptic genetic diversity in "widespread" Southeast Asian bird species suggests that Philippine avian endemism is gravely underestimated. (2010, background): “Conservation planning therefore depends on accurate species-level taxonomy (Mace, 2004).”
DNA barcoding as a tool for coral reef conservation (2007, background): “species and for better or for worse, conservation priorities are often based on such lists (Mace 2004).”
Implications of different species concepts for conserving biodiversity (2012, background): “Mace (2004) concluded that ‘taxonomists and conservationists need to work together to design some explicit rules to delimit the units included as species for the purposes of conservation planning and assessment.’”
Research priorities for bat conservation in Southeast Asia: a consensus approach (2008, background): “The importance of taxonomy to conservation is increasingly being recognized (Dubois 2003; Golding and Timberlake 2003; Mace 2004 ).”
An updated description of the Australian dingo (Canis dingo Meyer, 1793) (2014, background): “A sound understanding of the taxonomy of threatened taxa is essential for setting conservation priorities and the development of species management strategies (Mace, 2004).”
Seven Shortfalls that Beset Large-Scale Knowledge of Biodiversity (2015, background): “This unevenness in survey effort and research infrastructure results in high spatial and temporal variation in the quality and reliability of the data available for biodiversity research and conservation planning (Gaston & Rodrigues 2003, Mace 2004).”
Conservation of phylogeographic lineages under climate change (2013, background): “This is because species constitute a recognizable currency for developing and evaluating conservation policy and management activities (Mace, 2004).”
Quantitative criteria for species delimitation (2010, background): “…goals, but this view overlooks the great importance of standardized taxonomy as the bedrock of conservation and policy (Ryder 1986, Collar 1997, Mace 2004, Garnett & Christidis 2007), as well as for disciplines such as macroecology that use species as units of comparison (Isaac et al. 2004).”
The impact of taxonomic change on conservation: Does it kill, can it save, or is it just irrelevant? (2009, background): “(Funk et al., 2002; Gittleman and Pimm, 1991; Khuroo et al., 2007; Mace, 2004; McNeely, 2002; Russello et al., 2005), does not adequately describe how taxonomic research affects conservation.”