Regional evolutionary distinctiveness and endangerment as a means of prioritizing protection of endangered species

Conservation is costly, and choices must be made about where to best allocate limited resources. I propose a regional evolutionary diversity and endangerment (RED-E) approach to prioritization of endangered species. It builds off of the evolutionary diversity and global endangerment (EDGE) approach,...

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Main Author: Brantner, Emily K
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 2015
Subjects:
ESA
Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2267
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3451&context=etd