Mapping More of Terrestrial Biodiversity for Global Conservation Assessment

• Published in: Bioscience Vol. 54; no. 12; pp. 1101 - 1109
• Main Authors: FERRIER, SIMON, POWELL, GEORGE V. N, RICHARDSON, KAREN S, MANION, GLENN, OVERTON, JAKE M, ALLNUTT, THOMAS F, CAMERON, SUSAN E, MANTLE, KELLIE, BURGESS, NEIL D, FAITH, DANIEL P, LAMOREUX, JOHN F, KIER, GEROLD, HIJMANS, ROBERT J, FUNK, VICKI A, CASSIS, GERASIMOS A, FISHER, BRIAN L, FLEMONS, PAUL, LEES, DAVID, LOVETT, JON C, VAN ROMPAEY, RENAAT S. A. R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Circulation, AIBS, 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Suite 402, McLean, VA 22101. USA American Institute of Biological Sciences 01.12.2004; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Conservation; global; Land use; Mapping; Observation; OVERVIEW ARTICLES; Protected areas; representativeness; Wilderness areas; mapping; global; biodiversity; protected areas; representativeness

Global conservation assessments require information on the distribution of biodiversity across the planet. Yet this information is often mapped at a very coarse spatial resolution relative to the scale of most land-use and management decisions. Furthermore, such mapping tends to focus selectively on...