Conservation actions based on red lists do not capture the functional and phylogenetic diversity of birds in Brazil.

Red Lists of threatened species play a critical role in conservation science and practice. However, policy-making based on Red Lists ignores ecological and evolutionary consequences of losing biodiversity because these lists focus on species alone. To decide if relying on Red Lists alone can help to...

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Main Authors: José Hidasi-Neto, Rafael Dias Loyola, Marcus Vinicius Cianciaruso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3767746?pdf=render