10. Prospects and Challenges

  1. Richard J. Ladle1,2,
  2. Robert J. Whittaker1
  1. Richard J. Ladle1,2,
  2. Robert J. Whittaker1

Published Online: 7 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch10

Book Title

Conservation Biogeography

Conservation Biogeography

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How to Cite

Ladle, R. J. and Whittaker, R. J. (2011) Prospects and Challenges, in Conservation Biogeography (eds R. J. Ladle and R. J. Whittaker), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch10

Editor Information

  1. 1

    School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

  2. 2

    Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

Author Information

  1. 1

    School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

  2. 2

    Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 7 APR 2011
  2. Published Print: 18 FEB 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781444335040

Online ISBN: 9781444390001

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Keywords:

  • future directions - conservation biogeography, prospects and challenges;
  • conservation biogeography, not a cure-all - what and where to protect, and different policies;
  • biogeographers' role - goals of conservation, through education and public engagement;
  • conservation biogeographers, and challenges - impact on global diversity conservation;
  • robust biogeographical data role - conservation biogeography, addressing Wallacean and Linnean shortfalls;
  • scale dependency - central importance in conservation biogeography;
  • sensitivity analyses - modelling future processes, and patterns of diversity change;
  • role of citizen science, in conservation biogeography - and success of citizen science programmes;
  • success of reconciliation ecology - ‘pushing’ nature back up species–area curve;
  • conservation biogeographers - ensuring public support for nature conservation

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Why we need conservation biogeography

  • The challenges

  • Looking to the future

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