Conservation biology is usually defined as a holistic science [1], but biodiversity
management often has to call for practical objectives. Conservation history shows that it is …

Flagship species are frequently used by conservation practitioners to raise funds and
awareness for reducing biodiversity loss. However, uncertainty remains in the academic …

Charisma is a term commonly used in conservation biology to describe species. However,
as the term “charismatic species” has never been properly defined, it needs to be better …

The majority of the world's terrestrial large carnivores have undergone substantial range
contractions and many of these species are currently threatened with extinction. However …

Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of
Nature Red List, we present an assessment of the status of the world's vertebrates. One-fifth …

Background Wild bees are important pollinators that have declined in diversity and
abundance during the last decades. Habitat destruction and fragmentation associated with …

Quantifying and mapping cultural ecosystem services is complex because of their
intangibility. Data from social media, such as geo-tagged photographs, have been proposed …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

Biodiversity is in worldwide decline and it is becoming increasingly important to expand
biodiversity awareness and achieve broad-based support for conservation. We introduce the …

The variability of bee communities along an urban gradient has a potentially strong impact
on pollinator-plant interactions. We investigated changes in bee species richness and …