Incorporating coextinction in threat assessments and policy will rapidly improve the accuracy of threatened species lists
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108715
Abstract: Abstract Threatened species lists are important policy tools for species conservation, and they are often used to help prioritize recovery actions. Current listing processes, such as the IUCN red list threat assessment, rely on accepted… read more here.
Keywords: policy; invertebrate species; species lists; threat ... See more keywords
Incomplete species lists derived from global and regional specimen-record databases affect macroecological analyses: A case study on the vascular plants of China
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13462
Abstract: Aim Online species distribution data, global or regional, are increasingly used in biodiversity studies although data limitations have been reported. We explore, for the two major databanks in our research region, how incomplete data are… read more here.
Keywords: gbif nsii; vascular plants; species lists; global regional ... See more keywords
A conservation checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Sonora, Mexico, with updated species lists
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.829.32146
Abstract: Abstract Sonora has a rich natural diversity, including reptiles and amphibians. Sonora’s location on the United States-Mexico border creates some unique conservation challenges for its wildlife. We compiled a list of the amphibian and reptile… read more here.
Keywords: species lists; reptiles sonora; checklist amphibians; conservation checklist ... See more keywords