Protecting biodiversity when money matters: maximizing return on investment.

<h4>Background</h4>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...

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Autores principales:	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
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:05357654bf11426cbb7988322632d92d2021-11-25T06:13:32ZProtecting biodiversity when money matters: maximizing return on investment.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0001515https://doaj.org/article/05357654bf11426cbb7988322632d92d2008-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18231601/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We apply a dynamic return on investment approach to a global biome and compare it with three alternate priority setting approaches and a random allocation of funding. After twenty years of acquiring habitat, the return on investment approach protects between 32% and 69% more species compared to the other priority setting approaches. To correct for potential inefficiencies of protecting the same species multiple times we account for the complementarity of species, protecting up to three times more distinct vertebrate species than alternate approaches.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Incorporating costs in a return on investment framework expands priorities to include areas not traditionally highlighted as priorities based on conventional irreplaceability and vulnerability approaches.Emma C UnderwoodM Rebecca ShawKerrie A WilsonPeter KareivaKirk R KlausmeyerMarissa F McBrideMichael BodeScott A MorrisonJonathan M HoekstraHugh P PossinghamPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 3, Iss 1, p e1515 (2008)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q 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 Protecting biodiversity when money matters: maximizing return on investment.
description	<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We apply a dynamic return on investment approach to a global biome and compare it with three alternate priority setting approaches and a random allocation of funding. After twenty years of acquiring habitat, the return on investment approach protects between 32% and 69% more species compared to the other priority setting approaches. To correct for potential inefficiencies of protecting the same species multiple times we account for the complementarity of species, protecting up to three times more distinct vertebrate species than alternate approaches.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Incorporating costs in a return on investment framework expands priorities to include areas not traditionally highlighted as priorities based on conventional irreplaceability and vulnerability approaches.
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author	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
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title	Protecting biodiversity when money matters: maximizing return on investment.
title_short	Protecting biodiversity when money matters: maximizing return on investment.
title_full	Protecting biodiversity when money matters: maximizing return on investment.
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Protecting biodiversity when money matters: maximizing return on investment.

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