Using food-web theory to conserve ecosystems

E. McDonald-Madden; R. Sabbadin; E. T. Game; P. W. J. Baxter; I. Chadès; H. P. Possingham

doi:10.1038/ncomms10245

Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

Using food-web theory to conserve ecosystems

E. McDonald-Madden,
R. Sabbadin,
E. T. Game,
P. W. J. Baxter,
I. Chadès,
H. P. Possingham

Affiliations

E. McDonald-Madden: School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland
R. Sabbadin: Unité de Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées, Toulouse
E. T. Game: The Nature Conservancy, Conservation Science
P. W. J. Baxter: Centre for Applications in Natural Resource Mathematics, School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland
I. Chadès: CSIRO, Ecosciences Precinct
H. P. Possingham: School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10245
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

Read online

The influence of species conservation on food webs is less well understood than the effects of species loss. Here, the authors test several indices against optimal food web management and find no current metrics are reliably effective at identifying species conservation priorities.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

About the journal