Conservation by Proxy: Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species. Tim Caro

Conservation by Proxy: Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species



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Publisher: Island Press
Language: English
Page: 394
ISBN: 1597261920, 9781597261920

"Caro cleans up terminology and infrequently tested hypotheses to produce an insightful account of core ideas in conservation. Practitioners will benefit from his conceptual clarity when planning their conservation actions."

(Stuart Pimm Doris Duke Professor of Consrvation Ecology, Duke University )

"Tim Caro brings order to a long-neglected area of conservation with remarkably lucid logic."

(Hugh Possingham Professor of Ecology and Mathematics, University of Queensland, Australia )

"Surrogate species are used to represent other species populations, a subset of species, or aspects of various environments...The concept involves many terms or buzzwords: focus, keystone, umbrella, target, foundation, flagship, engineering, and others, all loosely used and ill defined.  The objective is to bring clarity and consistency in their use and to assess their usefulness relative to specific conservation objectives.  Caro (wildlife, fish, and conservation bioloy, Univ. of California, Davis) succeeds in accomplishing this goal...This is a needed reference for conservation biologists to study and consult before employing the surrogate species concept to meet their objectives. Summing Up:  Recommended.  Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals." (R.L. Smith, emeritus, West Virginia University CHOICE )

"... In this book, Tim Caro ably compiles and dissects in one compact source the large body of literature about surrogate species in conservation biology. ... The book is well written and richly referenced, with 65 pages of citations; this section alone renders the book a valuable addition to one's conservation library. The author deftly employs this vast literature in well-developed examples in the text, tables, and figures. ... Conservation by Proxy offers an invaluable contribution to the literature of conservation biology. I highly recommend it for academics or students involved with surrogates, as well as anyone grappling with biodiversity conservation or quantifying effects of environmental change. Caro offers not only a timely, thorough journey through the realm of surrogates, but also an effective and less costly alternative to these proxies." (Mary M. Rowland, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Ecology )

"The book can be recommended to anyone with a deep interest in the fate of biological diversity and its conservation. It is clearly written with examples presented from all over the plant and animal kingdom. Furthermore it is nicely illustrated with numerous drawings, figures and tables... To sum up, if you are a conservation biologist, this is indeed a book you need to have on your own bookshelves and not borrow quickly from the library. It will prove to be useful repeatedly." (Anette Baur Basic and Applied Ecology 20110508)

"Surrogate species have been a holy grail for establishing conservation targets and measureing success. Conservation by Proxy distinguishes precise definitions from buzzwords, which is essential for credible application of concepts to practice. Compelling examples are drawn from virtually every ecosystem and level of biological organization. This impressive synthesis will promote both honesty about the inferences surrogates can provide and consideration of alternative metrics for assessing environmental status and trends."

(Erica Fleishman Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UC Santa Barbara ) Tim Caro is a professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology and a member of the Center for Population Biology, at the University of California, Davis.

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