The role of rarity as a surrogate of marine fish species representation
Because the distribution of most of the species is poorly known, conservationists use surrogates to help maximize the representation level of all species. Historically, species richness has been used to calculate the importance of priority areas for conservation, but several studies revealed sites w...
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-02-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/8373.pdf |