@article {195,
	title = {Universal species-area and endemics-area relationships at continental scales},
	journal = {NatureNatureNature},
	volume = {488},
	number = {7409},
	year = {2012},
	note = {Storch, DavidKeil, PetrJetz, WalterengResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}tResearch Support, U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t, Non-P.H.S.England2012/06/23 06:00Nature. 2012 Aug 2;488(7409):78-81. doi: 10.1038/nature11226.},
	month = {Aug 2},
	pages = {78-81},
	abstract = {Despite the broad conceptual and applied relevance of how the number of species or endemics changes with area (the species-area and endemics-area relationships (SAR and EAR)), our understanding of universality and pervasiveness of these patterns across taxa and regions has remained limited. The SAR has traditionally been approximated by a power law, but recent theories predict a triphasic SAR in logarithmic space, characterized by steeper increases in species richness at both small and large spatial scales. Here we uncover such universally upward accelerating SARs for amphibians, birds and mammals across the world{\textquoteright}s major landmasses. Although apparently taxon-specific and continent-specific, all curves collapse into one universal function after the area is rescaled by using the mean range sizes of taxa within continents. In addition, all EARs approximately follow a power law with a slope close to 1, indicating that for most spatial scales there is roughly proportional species extinction with area loss. These patterns can be predicted by a simulation model based on the random placement of contiguous ranges within a domain. The universality of SARs and EARs after rescaling implies that both total and endemic species richness within an area, and also their rate of change with area, can be estimated by using only the knowledge of mean geographic range size in the region and mean species richness at one spatial scale.},
	keywords = {*Biodiversity, *Ecosystem, *Geography, *Models, Biological, Africa, Algorithms, Americas, Amphibians/physiology, Animals, Asia, Australia, Birds/physiology, Conservation of Natural Resources, Europe, Extinction, Biological, Mammals/physiology, Species Specificity},
	isbn = {1476-4687 (Electronic)0028-0836 (Linking)},
	author = {Storch, D. and Keil, P. and Jetz, W.}
}
@article {200,
	title = {Global tests of biodiversity concordance and the importance of endemism},
	journal = {NatureNatureNature},
	volume = {440},
	number = {7081},
	year = {2006},
	note = {Lamoreux, John FMorrison, John CRicketts, Taylor HOlson, David MDinerstein, EricMcKnight, Meghan WShugart, Herman HengResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}tEngland2005/12/31 09:00Nature. 2006 Mar 9;440(7081):212-4. Epub 2005 Dec 28.},
	month = {Mar 9},
	pages = {212-4},
	abstract = {Understanding patterns of biodiversity distribution is essential to conservation strategies, but severe data constraints make surrogate measures necessary. For this reason, many studies have tested the performance of terrestrial vertebrates as surrogates for overall species diversity, but these tests have typically been limited to a single taxon or region. Here we show that global patterns of richness are highly correlated among amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, as are endemism patterns. Furthermore, we demonstrate that although the correlation between global richness and endemism is low, aggregate regions selected for high levels of endemism capture significantly more species than expected by chance. Although areas high in endemism have long been targeted for the protection of narrow-ranging species, our findings provide evidence that endemism is also a useful surrogate for the conservation of all terrestrial vertebrates.},
	keywords = {*Biodiversity, Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Models, Biological, Population Density, Vertebrates/*physiology},
	isbn = {1476-4687 (Electronic)0028-0836 (Linking)},
	author = {Lamoreux, J. F. and Morrison, J. C. and Ricketts, T. H. and Olson, D. M. and Dinerstein, E. and McKnight, M. W. and Shugart, H. H.}
}
