Mapping the biosphere: exploring species to understand the origin, organization and sustainability of biodiversity

Wheeler, Quentin D.; Knapp, Sandra; Stevenson, D. W.; Stevenson, Jan Wassmer; Blum, Stan; Boom, Brian M.; Borisy, Gary G.; Buizer, James L.; Carvalho, Marcelo R. de; Cibrian, A.; Donoghue, Michael J.; Doyle, Vinson P.; Gerson, Elihu M.; Graham, Catherine H.; Graves, Patrick H.; Graves, Sara; Guralnick, Robert; Hamilton, Andy; Howard, James L.; Law, Wayne; Lipscomb, Diana; Lovejoy, Thomas Ε.; Miller, Holly; Miller, James S.; Naeem, Shahid; Novacek, Michael J.; Page, Lawrence M.; Platnick, Norman I.; Porter-Morgan, Holly; Raven, Peter H.; Solís, M. Alma; Valdecasas, Antonio G.; Leeuw, Sander van der; Vasco, Alejandra; Vermeulen, Niki; Vogel, Johannes; Walls, Ramona; Wilson, Edward O.; Woolley, James B.

doi:10.1080/14772000.2012.665095

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“…The levels of biodiversity in this region remain relatively unknown (Fouquet et al, 2007(Fouquet et al, , 2014Scheffers et al, 2012) and a large amount of species is still waiting to be discovered (Costello et al, 2013;Mora et al, 2011;Wheeler et al, 2012). The Brazilian Cerrado is the largest Neotropical savanna (Eiten, 1972;Oliveira and Marquis, 2002) and one of the world's formally recognized biodiversity hotspots (Myers et al, 2000).…”

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Out of the deep: Cryptic speciation in a Neotropical gecko (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) revealed by species delimitation methods

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Cassimiro

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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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Out of the deep: Cryptic speciation in a Neotropical gecko (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) revealed by species delimitation methods

Domingos

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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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“…A scientific paper, "Mapping the Biosphere", demonstrates the difficulties in estimating species numbers and also comments that a massive number of species would become extinct before they were even discovered (Wheeler et al, 2012). Indeed, extinction is now a critical problem facing the world's biodiversity with the rate of species extinction possibly exceeding the rate of new species discovery and evidence of impending mass extinction (Wilson, 1992;Raven, 1997;Wheeler et al, 2012).…”

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“…Indeed, extinction is now a critical problem facing the world's biodiversity with the rate of species extinction possibly exceeding the rate of new species discovery and evidence of impending mass extinction (Wilson, 1992;Raven, 1997;Wheeler et al, 2012).…”

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Integrated extinction accounting and accountability: building an ark

Atkins

Maroun

2018

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Structured Abstract PurposeWe are currently experiencing what is often called the sixth period of mass extinction on planet Earth, caused undoubtedly by the impact of human activities and businesses on nature. In this paper we explore the potential for accounting and corporate accountability to contribute to extinction prevention. The paper adopts an interdisciplinary approach, weaving scientific evidence and theory into organisational disclosure and reporting in order to demonstrate linkages between extinction, business behaviour, accounting and accountability as well as to provide a basis for developing a framework for narrative disclosure on extinction prevention. Design/methodology/approachThe paper is theoretical and interdisciplinary in approach, seeking to bring together scientific theories of extinction with a need for corporate and organizational accountability whilst recognizing philosophical concerns in the extant environmental accounting literature about accepting any business role and capitalist mechanisms in ecological matters. Our overarching framework derives from the concept of emancipatory accounting. Findings and Practical implicationsThe outcome of the writing is to: present (a) an emancipatory 'extinction accounting' framework which can be embedded within integrated reports, and (b) a diagrammatic representation, in the form of an 'ark', of accounting and accountability mechanisms which, combined, can assist, we argue, in preventing extinction. We suggest that the emancipatory framework may also be applied to engagement meetings between the responsible investor community (and NGOs) and organizations on biodiversity and species protection. Originality/valueThis paper represents a comprehensive attempt to explore the emancipatory role of accounting in extinction prevention and also brings together the links in accounting and accountability mechanisms which, working together, can prevent species extinction.

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“…The extinction of species, habitat destruction, land conversion, climate change, pollution or the spread of invasive species are only some of the threats responsible for today's crisis (IUCN, 2010). For the first time in human history, the rate of species extinction may exceed that of species discovery (Wheeler et al, 2012). Traditionally among the main responses to the current biodiversity crisis, there also is the establishment and effective management of protected areas to ensure the persistence of biodiversity not only in the hotspots (Bruner et al, 2001).…”

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Evaluating Global Biodiversity Hotspots – Very Rich and Even More Endangered

Hrdina

Romportl

2017

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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Species on the Earth are under increasing human pressure, according to some authors, the current rate of extinction occurred only a few times in the past, for the last time in the Cretaceous Period in the Mesozoic Era. The main goal of current nature conservation is to maintain the highest native biological diversity and to preserve and enhance life-supporting ecosystem processes, functions and services with the best possible use of financial resources. The areas where can be found the highest concentrations of endemic species and that also face the highest loss of natural habitats are called biodiversity hotspots. Globally, now there are 36 hotspots, covering 2.4 % of the Earth's land area and harbouring about 50 % of endemic plant species and 42 % of endemic terrestrial vertebrate species in the world. The areas can be compared in terms of species richness, endemism, natural habitat loss or territorial protection and nature conservation can be carried out in the most efficient way. The most important hotspots are Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands and Sundaland.

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Mapping the biosphere: exploring species to understand the origin, organization and sustainability of biodiversity

Cited by 179 publications

References 67 publications

Out of the deep: Cryptic speciation in a Neotropical gecko (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) revealed by species delimitation methods

Out of the deep: Cryptic speciation in a Neotropical gecko (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) revealed by species delimitation methods

Integrated extinction accounting and accountability: building an ark

Evaluating Global Biodiversity Hotspots – Very Rich and Even More Endangered

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