Although the uses and merits of terrestrial insects as indicators have been extensively
discussed, there is a lack of clear definition, goal directedness and hypothesis testing in …

Recent studies that incorporate the spatial distributions of biological benefits and economic
costs in conservation planning have shown that limited budgets can achieve substantially …

Summary 1 In recent years the use of species distribution models by ecologists and
conservation managers has increased considerably, along with an awareness of the need to …

Corridor Ecology presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical
experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with …

Concern for climate change has not yet been integrated in protocols for reserve selection.
However if climate changes as projected, there is a possibility that current reserve‐selection …

Vast gaps in available information on the spatial distribution of biodiversity pose a major
challenge for regional conservation planning in many parts of the world. This problem is …

Efforts at species conservation in the United States have tended to be opportunistic and
uncoordinated. Recently, however, ecologists and economists have begun to develop more …

Hotspots of biodiversity—areas particularly rich in species, rare species, threatened species,
or some combination of these attributes—are increasingly being delineated to help set …

Many countries have committed to conserving significant amounts of their native biodiversity
(McNeely et al. 1990). Biodiversity includes the diversity of ecosystems and the diversity …

Systematic conservation planning (SCP) is a field of conservation biology concerned with
delivering on‐the‐ground actions that achieve conservation goals. It describes a set of …