Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

Global distribution and conservation status of ecologically rare mammal and bird species

  • Nicolas Loiseau,
  • Nicolas Mouquet,
  • Nicolas Casajus,
  • Matthias Grenié,
  • Maya Guéguen,
  • Brian Maitner,
  • David Mouillot,
  • Annette Ostling,
  • Julien Renaud,
  • Caroline Tucker,
  • Laure Velez,
  • Wilfried Thuiller,
  • Cyrille Violle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18779-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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There are many available ways to rank species for conservation prioritization. Here the authors identify species of mammals and birds that are both spatially restricted and functionally distinct, finding that such species are currently insufficiently protected and disproportionately sensitive to current and future threats.