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SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS, SURROGACY, AND IMPORTANT CONSERVATION REGIONS IN CANADA
Citation:
Warman, L. D., D. M. Forsyth, A. Sinclair, K. Freemark, H. D. Moore, T. W. Barrett, R. L. Pressey, AND R D. White. SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS, SURROGACY, AND IMPORTANT CONSERVATION REGIONS IN CANADA. ECOLOGY LETTERS. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 7:374-379, (2004).
Description:
Conservation actions could be more efficient if there is congruence among taxa in the distribution of species. Patterns in the geographic distribution of species of six taxa were used to identify nationally important sites for conservation in Canada. Species richness and a measure of complementarity of species composition were significantly and positively correlated among taxa, and conservation areas selected for one taxon represented other taxa significantly better than random selections. However, few large protected areas exist in the sites of highest conservation value in southern Canada; this region is therefore a priority for future conservation effort.