Soil carbon is a useful surrogate for conservation planning in developing nations.

ABSTRACT: Defining the optimal placement of areas for biodiversity conservation in developing nations remains a significant challenge. Our best methods for spatially targeting potential locations for biodiversity conservation rely heavily on extensive georeferenced species observation data which is often incomplete or lacking in developing nations. One possible solution is the use of surrogates that enable site assessments of potential biodiversity values which use either indicator taxa or abiotic variables, or both. Among the plethora of abiotic variables, soil carbon has previously been identified as a potentially powerful predictor for threatened biodiversity, but this has not yet been confirmed with direct observational data. Here we assess the potential value of soil carbon for spatial predicti

SUBMITTER: Peri PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6405948 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature