WEGE: A NEW METRIC FOR RANKING LOCATIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
H. Farooq, J. Anderson, F. Belluardo, C. Nanvonamuquitxo, D. Bennett, J. Moat, A. Soares, S. Faurby, A. Antonelli
The paper develops and validates the WEGE index to rank biodiversity importance of sites based on species endemism and threat status, outperforming existing metrics for conservation prioritization.
bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2020Ecology