Saga of the short-range endemic
Short-range endemic invertebrates (SREs), by their very nature, can be threatened if an impending development overlaps their range. Since their extinction would be unacceptable under State and Federal legislation, surveys for their presence are often required before approval for a project can be gra...
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Blackwell Publishing Asia
2009
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| description | Short-range endemic invertebrates (SREs), by their very nature, can be threatened if an impending development overlaps their range. Since their extinction would be unacceptable under State and Federal legislation, surveys for their presence are often required before approval for a project can be granted. Annually, millions of dollars are being spent in Western Australia alone on surveys for SREs. In contrast, funds for research on non-SRE terrestrial invertebrates, which probably represent around 98% of animal species, are extremely sparse. This overview outlines the current attention that is being paid to SRE surveys, and contrasts it to the situation with the rest of the invertebrate fauna. The perils of not including terrestrial invertebrates in survey and research agendas are discussed, and more inclusive solutions which consider all terrestrial invertebrates are outlined. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-143832019-02-19T05:34:54Z Saga of the short-range endemic Majer, Jonathan Short-range endemic invertebrates (SREs), by their very nature, can be threatened if an impending development overlaps their range. Since their extinction would be unacceptable under State and Federal legislation, surveys for their presence are often required before approval for a project can be granted. Annually, millions of dollars are being spent in Western Australia alone on surveys for SREs. In contrast, funds for research on non-SRE terrestrial invertebrates, which probably represent around 98% of animal species, are extremely sparse. This overview outlines the current attention that is being paid to SRE surveys, and contrasts it to the situation with the rest of the invertebrate fauna. The perils of not including terrestrial invertebrates in survey and research agendas are discussed, and more inclusive solutions which consider all terrestrial invertebrates are outlined. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14383 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2009.00715.x Blackwell Publishing Asia fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Majer, Jonathan Saga of the short-range endemic |
| title | Saga of the short-range endemic |
| title_full | Saga of the short-range endemic |
| title_fullStr | Saga of the short-range endemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Saga of the short-range endemic |
| title_short | Saga of the short-range endemic |
| title_sort | saga of the short-range endemic |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14383 |