Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities.

PubWeight™: 102.33‹?› | Rank: Top 0.01% | All-Time Top 1000

🔗 View Article (PMID 10706275)

Published in Nature on February 24, 2000

Authors

N Myers1, R A Mittermeier, C G Mittermeier, G A da Fonseca, J Kent

Author Affiliations

1: Green College, Oxford University, Headington, UK. myers1n@aol.com

Articles citing this

(truncated to the top 100)

Humid tropical forest clearing from 2000 to 2005 quantified by using multitemporal and multiresolution remotely sensed data. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 8.46

Conservation planning for ecosystem services. PLoS Biol (2006) 7.75

The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS One (2010) 6.77

Biodiversity. Extinction by numbers. Nature (2000) 6.14

Projected impacts of climate and land-use change on the global diversity of birds. PLoS Biol (2007) 6.10

Global variation in terrestrial conservation costs, conservation benefits, and unmet conservation needs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 5.78

Economic value of tropical forest to coffee production. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 5.48

Mammals on the EDGE: conservation priorities based on threat and phylogeny. PLoS One (2007) 5.03

DNA barcoding the floras of biodiversity hotspots. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 4.97

Tracking the ecological overshoot of the human economy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 4.89

Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa. Nature (2010) 4.71

Human demography and reserve size predict wildlife extinction in West Africa. Proc Biol Sci (2001) 4.71

Global patterns and determinants of vascular plant diversity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 4.58

High and far: biases in the location of protected areas. PLoS One (2009) 4.32

Island radiation on a continental scale: exceptional rates of plant diversification after uplift of the Andes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 4.32

Global mammal distributions, biodiversity hotspots, and conservation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 4.27

Species richness, hotspots, and the scale dependence of range maps in ecology and conservation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 4.21

Global mapping of ecosystem services and conservation priorities. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 4.17

On the protection of "protected areas". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 4.02

How many species of flowering plants are there? Proc Biol Sci (2010) 3.87

Global forecasts of urban expansion to 2030 and direct impacts on biodiversity and carbon pools. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 3.84

Extinction risk and conservation of the world's sharks and rays. Elife (2014) 3.83

Role of Brazilian Amazon protected areas in climate change mitigation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 3.56

A global assessment of endemism and species richness across island and mainland regions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 3.36

Wilderness and biodiversity conservation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 3.36

Fish invasions in the world's river systems: when natural processes are blurred by human activities. PLoS Biol (2008) 3.35

The role of taxonomy in species conservation. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2004) 3.32

Climate change and the future of California's endemic flora. PLoS One (2008) 3.28

Vast underestimation of Madagascar's biodiversity evidenced by an integrative amphibian inventory. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 3.27

Climate change, wine, and conservation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 2.99

Generating carbon finance through avoided deforestation and its potential to create climatic, conservation and human development benefits. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2008) 2.98

Mapping species distributions with MAXENT using a geographically biased sample of presence data: a performance assessment of methods for correcting sampling bias. PLoS One (2014) 2.92

Global conservation significance of Ecuador's Yasuní National Park. PLoS One (2010) 2.91

Conserving biodiversity efficiently: what to do, where, and when. PLoS Biol (2007) 2.80

The completeness of taxonomic inventories for describing the global diversity and distribution of marine fishes. Proc Biol Sci (2008) 2.78

Forest fragmentation severs mutualism between seed dispersers and an endemic African tree. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 2.72

Tradeoffs between income, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning during tropical rainforest conversion and agroforestry intensification. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 2.71

Root structure and functioning for efficient acquisition of phosphorus: Matching morphological and physiological traits. Ann Bot (2006) 2.71

Predator diversity hotspots in the blue ocean. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 2.66

Degraded lands worth protecting: the biological importance of Southeast Asia's repeatedly logged forests. Proc Biol Sci (2010) 2.61

Impact of land use and land cover changes on ecosystem services in Menglun, Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Environ Monit Assess (2007) 2.61

Seamounts are hotspots of pelagic biodiversity in the open ocean. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 2.55

New Caledonia: a very old Darwinian island? Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2008) 2.52

Anthropogenic warming has increased drought risk in California. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2015) 2.50

Elevation increases in moth assemblages over 42 years on a tropical mountain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 2.47

Large-scale species-richness gradients in the Atlantic Ocean. Proc Biol Sci (2002) 2.45

Strong upslope shifts in Chimborazo's vegetation over two centuries since Humboldt. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2015) 2.43

Deep-sea biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea: the known, the unknown, and the unknowable. PLoS One (2010) 2.42

Practices of entomophagy and entomotherapy by members of the Nyishi and Galo tribes, two ethnic groups of the state of Arunachal Pradesh (North-East India). J Ethnobiol Ethnomed (2011) 2.37

Global patterns of terrestrial vertebrate diversity and conservation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 2.36

Hotspots and the conservation of evolutionary history. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 2.28

Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns. PLoS One (2010) 2.27

Recent assembly of the Cerrado, a neotropical plant diversity hotspot, by in situ evolution of adaptations to fire. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 2.26

Global protected area expansion is compromised by projected land-use and parochialism. Nature (2014) 2.26

Orthogonius species and diversity in Thailand (Coleoptera, Caraboidea, Orthogoniini), a result from the TIGER project. Zookeys (2012) 2.21

A large-scale forest fragmentation experiment: the Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystems Project. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2011) 2.20

Human impacts on the rates of recent, present, and future bird extinctions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 2.20

Rapid upslope shifts in New Guinean birds illustrate strong distributional responses of tropical montane species to global warming. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 2.18

Land cover mapping of the tropical savanna region in Brazil. Environ Monit Assess (2009) 2.17

It's time to work together and stop duplicating conservation efforts... Nature (2000) 2.16

Global patterns in endemism explained by past climatic change. Proc Biol Sci (2003) 2.13

An ecosystem report on the Panama Canal: monitoring the status of the forest communities and the watershed. Environ Monit Assess (2002) 2.12

Tropical forests and the changing earth system. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2006) 2.11

Páramo is the world's fastest evolving and coolest biodiversity hotspot. Front Genet (2013) 2.09

Let the locals lead. Nature (2009) 2.06

Global biogeography of human infectious diseases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2015) 2.05

Taxonomic review of the Pterostichini and Loxandrini fauna of New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Zookeys (2011) 2.02

Belowground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Nature (2014) 2.00

Discovery of anticancer agents of diverse natural origin. Pure Appl Chem (2009) 2.00

Patterns of diversity of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean region. ScientificWorldJournal (2012) 2.00

Terrestrial orchid conservation in the age of extinction. Ann Bot (2009) 1.98

Tourist perceptions of degradation caused by coastal nature-based recreation. Environ Manage (2003) 1.94

Modern natural products drug discovery and its relevance to biodiversity conservation. J Nat Prod (2010) 1.90

Between-country collaboration and consideration of costs increase conservation planning efficiency in the Mediterranean Basin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.89

Lessons from the past: evolutionary impacts of mass extinctions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2001) 1.88

Molecular phylogenetics reveal multiple tertiary vicariance origins of the African rain forest trees. BMC Biol (2008) 1.87

Tracing the impact of the Andean uplift on Neotropical plant evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.86

Co-occurrence of linguistic and biological diversity in biodiversity hotspots and high biodiversity wilderness areas. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 1.86

The current biodiversity extinction event: scenarios for mitigation and recovery. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2001) 1.81

Rapid plant diversification: planning for an evolutionary future. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2001) 1.81

Global models of ant diversity suggest regions where new discoveries are most likely are under disproportionate deforestation threat. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 1.81

Global associations between terrestrial producer and vertebrate consumer diversity. Proc Biol Sci (2009) 1.79

Survival without recovery after mass extinctions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 1.79

Riparian corridors enhance movement of a forest specialist bird in fragmented tropical forest. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 1.78

A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers. Proc Biol Sci (2014) 1.78

Cocoa intensification scenarios and their predicted impact on CO₂ emissions, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods in the Guinea rain forest of West Africa. Environ Manage (2010) 1.77

Sustaining biodiversity in ancient tropical countryside. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 1.76

Biodiversity hotspots house most undiscovered plant species. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 1.76

Elimination of neglected diseases in latin america and the Caribbean: a mapping of selected diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2011) 1.75

Biodiversity conservation and agricultural sustainability: towards a new paradigm of 'ecoagriculture' landscapes. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2008) 1.74

Collision mortality has no discernible effect on population trends of North American birds. PLoS One (2011) 1.73

Spiny frogs (Paini) illuminate the history of the Himalayan region and Southeast Asia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.73

Soil bacterial community response to differences in agricultural management along with seasonal changes in a Mediterranean region. PLoS One (2014) 1.73

Human population reduction is not a quick fix for environmental problems. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 1.72

Global distribution and conservation of marine mammals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 1.70

Gender-specific out-migration, deforestation and urbanization in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Glob Planet Change (2005) 1.69

Future hotspots of terrestrial mammal loss. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2011) 1.69

Greenhouse gas emissions from alternative futures of deforestation and agricultural management in the southern Amazon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.65

Measuring and incorporating vulnerability into conservation planning. Environ Manage (2005) 1.65

Cost-effective priorities for global mammal conservation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 1.65

Articles by these authors

Global biodiversity conservation priorities. Science (2006) 11.20

Effectiveness of parks in protecting tropical biodiversity. Science (2001) 10.90

Respiratory viruses and exacerbations of asthma in adults. BMJ (1993) 6.37

Ecology. The barometer of life. Science (2010) 4.40

Wilderness and biodiversity conservation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 3.36

Ecology. Receding forest edges and vanishing reserves. Science (2000) 3.19

Environment. Can we defy nature's end? Science (2001) 3.14

Conservation. Averting lemur extinctions amid Madagascar's political crisis. Science (2014) 3.11

Improved detection of rhinoviruses in nasal and throat swabs by seminested RT-PCR. J Med Virol (1993) 2.59

Acute viral infections of upper respiratory tract in elderly people living in the community: comparative, prospective, population based study of disease burden. BMJ (1997) 2.50

The PTPN22 R620W polymorphism associates with RF positive rheumatoid arthritis in a dose-dependent manner but not with HLA-SE status. Genes Immun (2005) 2.47

Toxic epidermal necrolysis produced by an extracellular product of Staphylococcus aureus. Br J Dermatol (1971) 2.23

Control of oxidative metabolism and oxygen delivery in human skeletal muscle: a steady-state analysis of the work/energy cost transfer function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1985) 1.86

Risk factors for lower respiratory complications of rhinovirus infections in elderly people living in the community: prospective cohort study. BMJ (1996) 1.60

Effects of upper respiratory tract infections in patients with cystic fibrosis. Thorax (1996) 1.53

Acute upper respiratory tract viral illness and influenza immunization in homes for the elderly. Epidemiol Infect (1990) 1.49

Multiple controls of oxidative metabolism in living tissues as studied by phosphorus magnetic resonance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1986) 1.46

Influenza and asthma. Lancet (1992) 1.35

Epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States, 1979-1990: analysis of national mortality data. Neuroepidemiology (1995) 1.22

Preliminary observations on habitat utilization and diet in eight Surinam Monkeys. Folia Primatol (Basel) (1981) 1.22

Time-resolved spectroscopy of hemoglobin and myoglobin in resting and ischemic muscle. Anal Biochem (1988) 1.21

Optical and nuclear magnetic resonance studies of hypoxia in human tissue and tumors. Ann N Y Acad Sci (1988) 1.15

Physiological changes during carbon dioxide inhalation in patients with panic disorder, major depression, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder: evidence for a central fear mechanism. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2001) 1.13

Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint autogenous compared with alloplastic. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg (2002) 1.11

Prophylactic intranasal alpha 2 interferon and viral exacerbations of chronic respiratory disease. Thorax (1991) 1.11

Human CD8+ T lymphocyte clones specific for T cell receptor V beta families expressed on autologous CD4+ T cells. Immunity (1995) 1.06

Differential occupancy of somatodendritic and postsynaptic 5HT(1A) receptors by pindolol: a dose-occupancy study with [11C]WAY 100635 and positron emission tomography in humans. Neuropsychopharmacology (2001) 1.04

Persistently negative HIV-1 antibody enzyme immunoassay screening results for patients with HIV-1 infection and AIDS: serologic, clinical, and virologic results. Seronegative AIDS Clinical Study Group. AIDS (1999) 1.03

Serum amyloid A protein (SAA) in horses: objective measurement of the acute phase response. Equine Vet J (1989) 1.01

A framework linkage map of perennial ryegrass based on SSR markers. Genome (2006) 1.00

The role of extracellular products of 'phage group 2 staphylococci in toxic epidermal necrolysis. Contrib Microbiol Immunol (1973) 0.97

Effects of the common cold on mood and performance. Psychoneuroendocrinology (1998) 0.96

Influenza A among community-dwelling elderly persons in Leicestershire during winter 1993-4; cigarette smoking as a risk factor and the efficacy of influenza vaccination. Epidemiol Infect (1999) 0.95

Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an HIV dental clinic. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (1995) 0.95

Marek's disease virus latency. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol (2001) 0.93

Haemolysin and enzyme patterns of coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from toxic epidermal necrolysis, Ritter's disease and impetigo contagiosa. J Med Microbiol (1969) 0.93

Loss of WT1 function leads to ectopic myogenesis in Wilms' tumour. Nat Genet (1998) 0.93

Effect of influenza B virus infection on human performance. BMJ (1993) 0.92

Serum gonadotrophin concentrations in infantile female mice. J Reprod Fertil (1975) 0.91

The response of hairless mice to staphylococcal epidermolytic toxin. Br J Dermatol (1973) 0.91

Acute phase proteins: their use in veterinary diagnosis. Br Vet J (1992) 0.89

Development of the infantile mouse uterus: the effect of stilboestrol. J Reprod Fertil (1975) 0.87

Regulation of the Wilms' tumor gene during spermatogenesis. Dev Dyn (1996) 0.87

Habitat, density and group size of primates in a Brazilian tropical forest. Folia Primatol (Basel) (1993) 0.86

Immunogenicity of inactivated influenza vaccine in residential homes for elderly people. Age Ageing (1992) 0.86

Facial asymmetry while posing positive and negative emotions: support for the right hemisphere hypothesis. Neuropsychologia (1988) 0.85

Metabolic control principles and 31P NMR. Fed Proc (1986) 0.85

Malaria in Leicester 1983-1988: a review of 114 cases. J Infect (1990) 0.84

Remodeling in the microcirculation of rat skeletal muscle during chronic ischemia. Microcirculation (2003) 0.83

Wilms' tumour--a case of disrupted development. J Cell Sci Suppl (1994) 0.83

Volunteer blood donors for a cell pheresis programme. N Z Med J (1985) 0.83

Conservation International and biodiversity conservation. Nature (2000) 0.83

Aspirin and Reye's syndrome. Lancet (1993) 0.82

Callitrichids in Brazil and the Guianas: current conservation status and potential for biomedical research. Primates Med (1978) 0.81

Impact of respiratory virus infection in patients with chronic chest disease. Epidemiol Infect (1993) 0.81

Effect of antipanic treatment on response to carbon dioxide. Biol Psychiatry (1997) 0.81

Hypothalamic substance P release. Attenuated angiotensin responses in mRen2(27) transgenic rats. Hypertension (1997) 0.81

Unilateral hypoxic-ischemic injury in neonatal rat results in a persistent increase in the density of striatal tyrosine hydroxylase immunoperoxidase staining. Brain Res Dev Brain Res (1991) 0.80

Following Africa's lead in setting priorities. Nature (2000) 0.80

Innovation and regulation in human implant technologies: developing comparative approaches. Soc Sci Med (2001) 0.79

Arteriolar endothelial dysfunction is restored in ischaemic muscles by chronic electrical stimulation. J Vasc Res (2004) 0.79

Lung and chest wall mechanical properties before and after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. J Appl Physiol (1985) (1994) 0.79

Locomotion and posture in Ateles geoffroyi and Ateles paniscus. Folia Primatol (Basel) (1978) 0.79

Anorexia nervosa: "thirty something". J Subst Abuse Treat (1994) 0.78

Histochemical studies on three gonadotrophin-responsive enzymes in the infantile mouse ovary. J Reprod Fertil (1975) 0.77

Humoral response to H5N2 vaccination in exotic birds in the United Arab Emirates. Vet Rec (2007) 0.76

Serum and milk alkaline phosphatase in human lactation. Clin Chim Acta (1981) 0.76

Delusional infestation and dementia: a case report. Br J Psychiatry (1987) 0.76

Maternal nutrition and the regulation of milk synthesis. Proc Nutr Soc (1995) 0.76

Positron emission tomography study of pindolol occupancy of 5-HT(1A) receptors in humans: preliminary analyses. Nucl Med Biol (2000) 0.76

A steady state and differential polarised phase fluorimetric study of the liver microsomal and mitochondrial membranes of thermally acclimated green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). Biochim Biophys Acta (1980) 0.75

Databases tailored for biodiversity conservation. Science (2000) 0.75

Psychotomimetic use of tobacco in Surinam and French Guiana. J Ethnopharmacol (1980) 0.75

The pandas' habitat at Wolong Nature Reserve. Science (2001) 0.75

Life before death. Nurs Times (1981) 0.75

Evaluating pre-registration midwifery education. Nurs Times (1995) 0.75

An evaluation of pre-registration midwifery education in England. Research design: a case study approach. Midwifery (1992) 0.75

Some effects of steroids on the immature mouse ovary in vitro. J Reprod Fertil (1973) 0.75

Use of acrylic splint without intermaxillary fixation for anterior alveolar osteotomy. J Oral Surg (1969) 0.75

Hybridization in the genus Leontopithecus, L.R. rosalia (Linnaeus, 1766) X.L.R. chyrsomelas (Kuhl, 1820) (Callitrichidae, primates). Rev Bras Biol (1976) 0.75

Mouse ovarian alkaline phosphatase activities that respond to gonadotropins: histochemical and biochemical studies. J Histochem Cytochem (1976) 0.75

Giant liposarcoma of the spermatic cord. Med J Aust (1988) 0.75

Computers in nursing. If you want something done.... Nurs Times (1986) 0.75

Combined use of the chemitrode with osmotic minipumps for experimental brain research. Brain Res Bull (1981) 0.75

Viewpoint: considerations in contracting specialty PPO services. AAPPO J (1992) 0.75

Progress of a breeding project for non-human primates in Colombia. Nature (1974) 0.75

Influenza vaccination in patients with asthma: effect on peak expiratory flow, asthma symptoms and use of medication. Vaccine (1997) 0.75

Proceedings: Some histochemical changes in immature mouse ovaries after gonadotrophin treatment. J Endocrinol (1974) 0.75

Analysis of diffusion through concentric right circular cylinders and concentric spheres. J Pharm Sci (1976) 0.75

New data on the taxonomy of the Brazilian marmosets of the genus Callithrix Erxleben, 1777. Folia Primatol (Basel) (1973) 0.75

von Willebrand factor antigen levels in Kaposi's sarcoma. J Am Acad Dermatol (1986) 0.75

Coated versus non-Proplast-coated endosseous blade-vent dental implants. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol (1975) 0.75

Single-hand tying of the surgeon's or friction knot. Aust N Z J Surg (1986) 0.75

Myxoedematous madness and grievous bodily harm. J Clin Forensic Med (1997) 0.75

Folie à deux in Down's syndrome. A case report. Br J Psychiatry (1987) 0.75

Some problems concerning the assay of Clostridium chauvoei vaccine in laboratory animals. Dev Biol Stand (1976) 0.75

Hospital-based educators take a look at their jobs. Hospitals (1978) 0.75