Comparing individual raptor species and coarse taxonomic groups as biodiversity surrogates in desert ecosystems

Cuckoos vs. top predators as prime bioindicators of biodiversity in disturbed environments

(2017) Federico Morelli et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY

Biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction signaled by vertebrate population losses and declines

(2017) Gerardo Ceballos et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

In the search of good biodiversity surrogates: are raptors poor indicators in the Baja California Peninsula desert?

(2016) C. G. Estrada et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

Indicator species for avian biodiversity hotspots: Combination of specialists and generalists is necessary in less natural environments

(2015) Federico Morelli   JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION

A new framework for selecting environmental surrogates

(2015) David Lindenmayer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Raptors as surrogates of biodiversity along a landscape gradient

(2014) Daniel Burgas et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

An Empirical Assessment and Comparison of Species-Based and Habitat-Based Surrogates: A Case Study of Forest Vertebrates and Large Old Trees

(2014) David B. Lindenmayer et al.   PLoS One

Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

(2014) E. D. Jarvis et al.   SCIENCE

Incorporating spatial constraints in different periods of the annual cycle improves species distribution model performance for a highly mobile bird species

(2013) Laura Cardador et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity: patterns and surrogates in mountainous Spanish national parks

(2012) S. Guareschi et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Use of single versus multiple biotic communities as indicators of biological integrity in northern prairie wetlands

(2012) Matthew J. Wilson et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Evidence against the use of surrogates for biomonitoring of Neotropical floodplains

(2012) ANDRÉ A. PADIAL et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

The efficacy of common species as indicators: avian responses to disturbance in British Columbia, Canada

(2011) Amelia J. Koch et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

The Effectiveness of Surrogate Taxa for the Representation of Biodiversity

(2010) ADAM S. LEWANDOWSKI et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Spatial scale and cross-taxon congruence of terrestrial vertebrate and vascular plant species richness in China

(2010) Hong Qian et al.   ECOLOGY

Wild Bird Indicators: Using Composite Population Trends of Birds as Measures of Environmental Health

(2010) Richard D. Gregory et al.   ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Effects of woody plant species richness on mammal species richness in southern Africa

(2009) Hong Qian et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Top Predators as Conservation Tools: Ecological Rationale, Assumptions, and Efficacy

(2008) Fabrizio Sergio et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Woodpeckers as reliable indicators of bird richness, forest health and harvest

(2008) Mark C. Drever et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Using Surrogate Species and Groups for Conservation Planning and Management

(2008) John A. Wiens et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Spatial patterns of woody plant and bird diversity: functional relationships or environmental effects?

(2008) W. Daniel Kissling et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Conservation short cut, or long and winding road? A critique of umbrella species criteria

(2008) Philip J. Seddon et al.   ORYX