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Taking it as red: An introduction to the Theme Section on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Godfrey, Matthew H., Roberts, David L., Godley, Brendan J. (2008) Taking it as red: An introduction to the Theme Section on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Endangered Species Research, 6 (2). pp. 109-111. ISSN 18635407 (ISSN). (doi:10.3354/esr00168) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:33828)

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Abstract

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (www.redlist.org) is a comprehensive list of relative extinction risk for species throughout the world, and it is commonly referenced in the scientific literature. Established in 1963, the IUCN Red List and its Criteria have been revised regularly to make them more scientific and objective. Nevertheless, the aim of the IUCN Red List to establish global standards across varied taxa has generated some controversy, particularly in terms of what is the most appropriate scale for both assessing the threat of extinction and setting conservation priorities for particular species. The papers included in this Theme Section of Endangered Species Research focus on the IUCN Red List and provide several recommendations for strengthening this conservation tool. © Inter-Research 2008.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.3354/esr00168
Additional information: Unmapped bibliographic data: PY - 2008/// [EPrints field already has value set] AD - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 1507 Ann Street, Beaufort, NC 28516, United States [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University Marine Lab, 135 Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516, United States [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, United Kingdom [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Centre for Ecology and Conservation, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn TR10 9EZ, United Kingdom [Field not mapped to EPrints] JA - Endanger. Species Res. [Field not mapped to EPrints]
Uncontrolled keywords: Conservation, Criteria, Red List, endangered species, extinction risk, Red List, species conservation
Subjects: Q Science
Q Science > QH Natural history
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH75 Conservation (Biology)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation
Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)
Depositing User: David Roberts
Date Deposited: 20 Feb 2014 15:22 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:11 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/33828 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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