Ambiguity in guideline definitions introduces assessor bias and influences consistency in IUCN Red List status assessments

Ambiguity in guideline definitions introduces assessor bias and influences consistency in IUCN Red List status assessments

The IUCN Red List is the most widely used tool to measure extinction risk and report biodiversity trends. Accurate and standardised conservation status assessments for the IUCN Red List are limited by a lack of adequate information; and need consistent and unbiased interpretation of that information...

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Main Authors: Matt W Hayward, Matthew F Child, Graham I. H. Kerley, Peter A. Lindsey, Michael John Somers, Bruce eBurns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Biodiversity
IUCN Red list
Threatened species
Conservation status assessment
Conservation benchmark
assessor bias
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00087/full

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