Prioritization of areas in China for the conservation of endangered birds using modelled geographical distributions
Issue Date
2002Author
Chen, Guojun
Peterson, A. Townsend
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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Bird Conservation International (2002) 12:197–209. © BirdLife International 2002
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270902002125 Printed in the United Kingdom
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We developed distributional models for 90 threatened bird species in China, and used
heuristic complementarity algorithms to prioritize areas for conservation. The pixel-based
area selection prioritized 20 areas for protection, which covered all species analysed. Area
selecting for endangered species based on the existing biosphere reserve system included
only 37–62 species in eleven reserves, leaving 28–53 species unprotected. We employed
algorithms for area selection based on species richness and rarity and obtained two views
of a most efficient reserve network. We used the distributional hypotheses to identify
additions to the reserve system that would improve its effectiveness substantially. The
pixel-based area selection approach includes species much more efficiently on a per-area
basis, and thus offers exciting perspectives for improved protection of the country’s
endangered avifauna.
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Chen, G., and A. T. Peterson. 2002. Prioritization of areas in China for the conservation of endangered birds using modelled geographical distributions. Bird Conservation International 12:197-209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959270902002125
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