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Habitat Loss and Extinction in the Hotspots of Biodiversity

• Thomas M Brooks, Russell A. Mittermeier, +10 authors Craig Hilton-Taylor
• 2002

Nearly half the world’s vascular plant species and one-third of terrestrial vertebrates are endemic to 25 “hotspots” of biodiversity, each of which has at least 1500 endemic plant species. None of… (More)

The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge.

• Jan Schipper, Janice S. Chanson, +127 authors Bruce E. Young
• Science
• 2008

Knowledge of mammalian diversity is still surprisingly disparate, both regionally and taxonomically. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status and distribution of the… (More)

The impact of conservation on the status of the world's vertebrates.

• Michael Hoffmann, Craig Hilton-Taylor, +171 authors Simon N. Stuart
• Science
• 2010

Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, we present an assessment of the status of the world's vertebrates. One-fifth of species are… (More)

Reserve selection in the Succulent Karoo, South Africa: coping with high compositional turnover

• Amanda T. Lombard, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Anthony G. Rebelo, R. L. Pressey, Richard M. Cowling
• Plant Ecology
• 2004

The Succulent Karoo biome is home to the world's richest succulent flora. It has approximately 1954 endemic plant species, and is the only semi-arid region to qualify as a hotspot of global… (More)

The Impact and Shortfall of Conservation on the Status of the World ' s Vertebrates

• Michael Hoffmann, Craig Hilton-Taylor, +127 authors Simon N. Stuart
• 2015

Filling in biodiversity threat gaps

• Lucas Joppa, Brian O'Connor, +18 authors N. D. Burgess
• Science
• 2016

The diversity of life on Earth—which provides vital services to humanity (1)—stems from the difference between rates of evolutionary diversification and extinction. Human activities have shifted the… (More)

Clarifying misconceptions of extinction risk assessment with the IUCN Red List.

• Ben Collen, Nicholas K Dulvy, +12 authors H. Resit Akçakaya
• Biology letters
• 2016

The identification of species at risk of extinction is a central goal of conservation. As the use of data compiled for IUCN Red List assessments expands, a number of misconceptions regarding the… (More)

Databases tailored for biodiversity conservation.

• Andrew T. Stevens Smith, L. Boitani, +15 authors Chris Wilson
• Science
• 2000

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