| Title |
Protecting Biodiversity when Money Matters: Maximizing Return on Investment
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2008
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0001515 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Emma C. Underwood, M. Rebecca Shaw, Kerrie A. Wilson, Peter Kareiva, Kirk R. Klausmeyer, Marissa F. McBride, Michael Bode, Scott A. Morrison, Jonathan M. Hoekstra, Hugh P. Possingham |
| Abstract |
Conventional wisdom identifies biodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation investment because they capture dense concentrations of species. However, density of species does not necessarily imply conservation 'efficiency'. Here we explicitly consider conservation efficiency in terms of species protected per dollar invested. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 279 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 4% |
| Brazil | 11 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 2% |
| Australia | 5 | 2% |
| Italy | 3 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | 1% |
| Unknown | 233 | 84% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 74 | 27% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 54 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 36 | 13% |
| Professor | 22 | 8% |
| Other | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 60 | 22% |
| Unknown | 15 | 5% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 106 | 38% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 104 | 37% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 11 | 4% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 8 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 18 | 6% |
| Unknown | 26 | 9% |