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ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 7, 期 24, 页码 11292-11303出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3704
关键词
area of occupancy; criterion B; distribution range; extent of occurrence; IUCN; location; preliminary status; threatened taxa
资金
- CEntre de synthese et d'analyse sur la biodiversite (CESAB) Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversite (FRB)
- Agropolis Fondation (France) [1403-026]
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR-15- CE02-0002-01]
- Belgian Fund for Scientific Research
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-15-CE02-0002] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
The Red List Categories and the accompanying five criteria developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) provide an authoritative and comprehensive methodology to assess the conservation status of organisms. Red List criterion B, which principally uses distribution data, is the most widely used to assess conservation status, particularly of plant species. No software package has previously been available to perform large-scale multispecies calculations of the three main criterion B parameters [extent of occurrence (EOO), area of occupancy (AOO) and an estimate of the number of locations] and provide preliminary conservation assessments using an automated batch process. We developed ConR, a dedicated R package, as a rapid and efficient tool to conduct large numbers of preliminary assessments, thereby facilitating complete Red List assessment. ConR (1) calculates key geographic range parameters (AOO and EOO) and estimates the number of locations sensu IUCN needed for an assessment under criterion B; (2) uses this information in a batch process to generate preliminary assessments of multiple species; (3) summarize the parameters and preliminary assessments in a spreadsheet; and (4) provides a visualization of the results by generating maps suitable for the submission of full assessments to the IUCN Red List. ConR can be used for any living organism for which reliable georeferenced distribution data are available. As distributional data for taxa become increasingly available via large open access datasets, ConR provides a novel, timely tool to guide and accelerate the work of the conservation and taxonomic communities by enabling practitioners to conduct preliminary assessments simultaneously for hundreds or even thousands of species in an efficient and time-saving way.
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