Use of cross-taxon congruence for hotspot identification at a regional scale.

One of the most debated problems in conservation biology is the use of indicator (surrogate) taxa to predict spatial patterns in other taxa. Cross-taxon congruence in species richness patterns is of paramount importance at regional scales to disclose areas of high conservation value that are signifi...

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Main Authors: Simone Fattorini, Roger L H Dennis, Laurence M Cook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3383703?pdf=render