Selecting flagship species to solve a biodiversity conservation conundrum
The difficulty of effectively monitoring and managing the environment to conserve biodiversity is as yet an unsolved conundrum. A project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has concluded that progress can be made through the use of flagship species selected using criteria drawn from conservation bio...
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| author | Jie Qian Huifu Zhuang Weikang Yang Yifeng Chen Shilong Chen Yanhua Qu Yuanming Zhang Yongping Yang Yuhua Wang |
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| description | The difficulty of effectively monitoring and managing the environment to conserve biodiversity is as yet an unsolved conundrum. A project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has concluded that progress can be made through the use of flagship species selected using criteria drawn from conservation biology, ecosystem function, socio-economics, and cultural importance. Inclusion of the latter three criteria will help attract and maintain the commitment of the public to play full parts in carrying out any conservation measures needed. A system is proposed for scoring species to select those that are most suitable as flagships. This method can be used regardless of the size of the area chosen for attention, whether it is a region, a country, or a particular protected area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e366ac1dfeec42e9af4a47324fe5d6e22022-12-21T23:45:09ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Plant Diversity2468-26592020-12-01426488491Selecting flagship species to solve a biodiversity conservation conundrumJie Qian0Huifu Zhuang1Weikang Yang2Yifeng Chen3Shilong Chen4Yanhua Qu5Yuanming Zhang6Yongping Yang7Yuhua Wang8Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, ChinaKunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, ChinaXinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, ChinaInstitute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, ChinaNorthwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 23 Xinning Road, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, ChinaInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, ChinaXinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, ChinaKunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, ChinaKunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China; Corresponding author.The difficulty of effectively monitoring and managing the environment to conserve biodiversity is as yet an unsolved conundrum. A project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has concluded that progress can be made through the use of flagship species selected using criteria drawn from conservation biology, ecosystem function, socio-economics, and cultural importance. Inclusion of the latter three criteria will help attract and maintain the commitment of the public to play full parts in carrying out any conservation measures needed. A system is proposed for scoring species to select those that are most suitable as flagships. This method can be used regardless of the size of the area chosen for attention, whether it is a region, a country, or a particular protected area.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265921000044Flagship speciesSelection criteriaBiodiversity conservationProposed program |
| spellingShingle | Jie Qian Huifu Zhuang Weikang Yang Yifeng Chen Shilong Chen Yanhua Qu Yuanming Zhang Yongping Yang Yuhua Wang Selecting flagship species to solve a biodiversity conservation conundrum Plant Diversity Flagship species Selection criteria Biodiversity conservation Proposed program |
| title | Selecting flagship species to solve a biodiversity conservation conundrum |
| title_full | Selecting flagship species to solve a biodiversity conservation conundrum |
| title_fullStr | Selecting flagship species to solve a biodiversity conservation conundrum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selecting flagship species to solve a biodiversity conservation conundrum |
| title_short | Selecting flagship species to solve a biodiversity conservation conundrum |
| title_sort | selecting flagship species to solve a biodiversity conservation conundrum |
| topic | Flagship species Selection criteria Biodiversity conservation Proposed program |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265921000044 |
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