articleBiological ConservationAug 15, 2011HYBRID OA

The seven impediments in invertebrate conservation and how to overcome them

PCPedro CardosoTLTerry L. ErwinPAPaulo A. V. BorgesTRT. R. New

Smithsonian Institution · National Museum of Natural History · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Despite their high diversity and importance for humankind, invertebrates are often neglected in biodiversity conservation policies. We identify seven impediments to their effective protection: (1) invertebrates and their ecological services are mostly unknown to the general public (the public dilemma); (2) policymakers and stakeholders are mostly unaware of invertebrate conservation problems (the political dilemma); (3) basic science on invertebrates is scarce and underfunded (the scientific dilemma); (4) most species are undescribed (the Linnean shortfall); (5) the distribution of described species is mostly unknown (the Wallacean shortfall); (6) the abundance of species and their changes in space and time…

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  • Dilemma
  • Biodiversity
  • Environmental resource management
  • Ecology
  • Biology
  • Economics
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life in Land
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