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1 online resource (xvi, 374 pages) : illustrations |
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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Buzzwords in Conservation Biology -- Shortcuts -- Biodiversity -- Usage -- Documentation -- Remarkable species -- Scale -- Surrogate species in systematic conservation -- Taxonomy of surrogate species -- Other terms -- Difficulties in surrogate typology -- Loose definitions -- Lax terminology -- Multiple applications and purpose -- Using the same species for two surrogate tasks -- Hidden agendas and research displacement activities -- Summary -- DISTRIBUTION OF BIODIVERSITY -- ch. 2 Species Indicators of Biodiversity at a Large Scale -- big picture -- Congruency of species richness -- Environmental surrogates -- Higher taxa -- Congruency of endemism -- Congruency of rarity -- Congruency of threatened species -- Complementarity and congruency -- Concordance between different measures of biodiversity -- Global scale -- Continental scale -- ̂ Complementarity -- Biodiversity distribution and protected areas -- Practical application -- Summary -- RESERVE SITE SELECTION -- ch. 3 Species Indicators of Biodiversity in Reserve Selection -- smaller scale -- Cross-taxon congruence of species richness -- Within-taxon congruence of species richness -- Taxon subsets -- Higher taxa -- Morphospecies -- Congruency of endemism, congruency of rarity, and congruency of threatened species -- Concordance between measures of biodiversity -- Species richness and endemism -- Species richness and rarity -- Species richness and threatened species -- Biodiversity metrics -- Congruency of complementarity -- Species richness -- Other biodiversity measures -- Persistence -- Higher taxa -- Protected area coverage -- Marine reserve prioritization -- Environmental surrogates -- Combining environmental and taxonomic surrogates -- Practical issues -- Summary -- ̂ |
| Summary |
Because of the scope of conservation problems, biologists and managers often rely on "surrogate" species to act as proxies to represent larger conservation issues. In Conservation by Proxy, conservation biologist and field researcher Tim Caro offers systematic definitions of surrogate species concepts, explores the theories behind them, considers how surrogate species are chosen, examines evidence for and against their utility, and makes recommendations for their continued use |
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Nature conservation |
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Environmental protection |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Conservation of natural resources.
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Environmental protection.
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Globalization.
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environmental protection.
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globalism.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Conservation of natural resources
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Environmental protection
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Globalization
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Girling, Sheila.
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| ISBN |
9781597269599 |
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159726959X |
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