The effectiveness of surrogate taxa to conserve freshwater biodiversity

• Published in: Conservation biology Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 183 - 194
• Main Authors: Stewart, David R., Underwood, Zachary E., Rahel, Frank J., Walters, Annika W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Blackwell, Inc 01.02.2018; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Amphibians; Aquatic habitats; Aquatic reptiles; Bayesian analysis; Biodiversity; biogeografía; biogeography; Conservation; Conservation areas; conservation planning; diseño de reservas; Fresh water; Freshwater; Freshwater fish; Inland water environment; Landscape; Mathematical models; Mussels; Plains; planeación de la conservación; Priorities; Probability theory; Protected areas; Rare species; Reptiles; reserve design; Species; surrogates; sustitutos; Taxa; Wildlife conservation; Zonation; biogeography; conservation planning; diseño de reservas; sustitutos; reserve design; biogeografía; planeación de la conservación; surrogates

Establishing protected areas has long been an effective conservation strategy and is often based on readily surveyed species. The potential of any freshwater taxa to be a surrogate for other aquatic groups has not been explored fully. We compiled occurrence data on 72 species of freshwater fishes, a...