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Extreme conservation measures for plants at the extremes in the Hawaiian archipelago model system Rønsted, Nina [1], Walsh, Seana [2], Nyberg, Ben [3], Wood, Ken [3], Clark, Margaret [3], Lorence, David [3], Wolkis, Dustin [4], Nagendra, Uma [5], Drake, Donald [6], Keir, Matthew [7]. The impact of gaps and biases on new uses of the IUCN Red List in Hawaii. The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species (The IUCN Red List) has become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi, and plant species. Countries, governmental agencies, and conservation organizations around the world are increasingly relying on the published IUCN Red List assessments to develop conservation policies and priorities. Additionally, a plethora of new uses of the IUCN Red List are emerging, from funding agencies including IUCN Red List assessments as one their evaluation criteria, to research using meta-analysis of Red List data to address fundamental and applied questions in conservation science. However, the last update of the IUCN Red List included assessments of 112,400 species representing only a fraction of the world’s biodiversity today. Furthermore, the included assessments are significantly biased in regional and organismal cover. Terrestrial systems and in particular forest ecosystems are better covered than other environments, and there is also a strong bias towards animals, rather than plants or fungi. For example, the about 38,600 plant species currently assessed represent only about 10% of the worlds known plants. These biases may significantly impact both conservation priorities, funding and the new uses of the data for understanding global patterns. Focusing on the example of the Flora of Hawaiʻi, this presentation will review the biases and new uses and discuss the limitations and challenges as well as explore the impact on reducing biases through the continuous strive to extend the coverage of the Red List.
Related Links:
National Tropical Botanical Garden
1 - National Tropical Botanical Garden, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, HI, 96741, United States
2 - National Tropical Botanical Garden, Science And Conservation, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, HI, 96741, United States
3 - National Tropical Botanical Garden, Science and Conservation, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, HI, 96741, USA
4 - National Tropical Botanical Garden, Science & Conservation, 3530 Papalina Rd, Kalaheo, HI, 96741, United States
5 - National Tropical Botanical Garden, Limahuli Garden, 5-8291 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei, HI, 96714, USA
6 - Botany Department, 3190 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI, 96822, United States
7 - Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Kalanimoku Building, 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 325, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA
Keywords:
conservation
Hawaii
Archipelago
Islands
IUCN Red List
New uses
Meta-analysis
rare species
endangered.
Presentation Type: Colloquium Presentations
Session: COL05, Extreme conservation measures for plants at the extremes in the Hawaiian archipelago model system
Location: Virtual/Virtual
Date: Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
Time: 2:30 PM
Number: COL05008
Abstract ID:316
Candidate for Awards:None |
