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 …

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 …

Aim The recent recovery of large carnivores in Europe has been explained as resulting from
a decrease in human persecution driven by widespread rural land abandonment, paralleled …

Governments have committed to conserving≥ 17% of terrestrial and≥ 10% of marine
environments globally, especially “areas of particular importance for biodiversity” through …

Although protected areas (PAs) cover 13% of Earth's land, substantial gaps remain in their
coverage of global biodiversity. Thus, there has been emphasis on strategic expansion of …

Conservationists are far from able to assist all species under threat, if only for lack of funding.
This places a premium on priorities: how can we support the most species at the least cost …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

Both the magnitude and the urgency of the task of assessing global biodiversity require that
we make the most of what we know through the use of estimation and extrapolation …

A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated
The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems–now in full …

Metapopulation is the ecological term for assemblages of plant and animal species within
larger areas of space, with long-term survival of the species depending on a shifting balance …