Evaluating the performance of rarity as a surrogate in site prioritization for biodiversity conservation

To solve the minimum-set coverage problem in conservation planning (representing the greatest number of species in the least number of sites), several metrics can be used to prioritize sites based on their conservation importance. Traditionally, species richness has been the most widely used approac...

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Main Authors: Yaiyr Astudillo-Scalia, Fábio Suzart de Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419300770