When is an "Extinct" Species Really Extinct? Gauging the Search Efforts for Hawaiian Forest Birds and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

When is an "Extinct" Species Really Extinct? Gauging the Search Efforts for Hawaiian Forest Birds and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

Rare species, particularly those in inaccessible habitat, can go years without being observed. If we are to allocate conservation resources appropriately to conserving such species, it is important to be able to distinguish "rare" from "extinct." Criteria for designating extinct...

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Main Authors: J. Michael. Scott, Fred L. Ramsey, Martjan Lammertink, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Ron Rohrbaugh, John A. Wiens, J. Michael. Reed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2008-12-01
Series:Avian Conservation and Ecology
Subjects:
Endangered Species Act
extinction
Hawaii
monitoring
survey effort
Online Access:http://www.ace-eco.org/vol3/iss2/art3/

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