Abstract:The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is an authoritative tool in biodiversity conservation. Whilst IUCN criteria have been applied successfully to groups such as birds and mammals, a Red List assessment of British seaweeds in 2021 revealed that the categories to which seaweed species were assigned were dependent on how the criteria were applied. Here, this seaweed assessment is used as a case study with which to evaluate the IUCN methodology for use with ‘non-standard’ groups of organisms. A data-driven ass… Show more
“…It should be recognized that this requires considerable effort of expert validation. This means that these records (1,007) have ongoing research value and indeed were included in the dataset used in a Red Data analysis of British Seaweeds (Brodie, Wilbraham & Yesson, 2021). They also represent a baseline at sites that can be revisited and compared over time and the photographic images are a major resource.…”
1. The Big Seaweed Search invites people to survey UK seashores for 14 conspicuous seaweeds. The science investigates: (i) impact of sea temperature rise; (ii) spread of non-native species; and (iii) impact of ocean acidification. Survey
“…It should be recognized that this requires considerable effort of expert validation. This means that these records (1,007) have ongoing research value and indeed were included in the dataset used in a Red Data analysis of British Seaweeds (Brodie, Wilbraham & Yesson, 2021). They also represent a baseline at sites that can be revisited and compared over time and the photographic images are a major resource.…”
1. The Big Seaweed Search invites people to survey UK seashores for 14 conspicuous seaweeds. The science investigates: (i) impact of sea temperature rise; (ii) spread of non-native species; and (iii) impact of ocean acidification. Survey
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