CRB: Target Taxon Analysis: A Biogeographical, Systematics Approach to Conservation Inventories

[9225059]目标分类群分析：保护清单的生物地理学、系统学方法。很少有植物和动物的分布数据可用于指导保护决策，最大限度地保护生物多样性。那些确实存在的昆虫很少代表生物多样性中最多样化的组成部分。昆虫占动物生命的95%，是生态系统的支柱，参与无数重要的生态相互作用。需要更多关于昆虫分布的信息，以便保护战略既能保护大量生物多样性，又能确保生态系统的长期生存能力。然而，许多昆虫物种尚未被描述，这限制了将它们纳入保护评估的清单计划。为了获得更好的保护规划数据，提出了一种选择和利用保护清单中信息丰富的昆虫指示类群的方法（目标分类群分析）。目前的提案要求资金支持进一步测试和改进该方法。这项工作将在马达加斯加进行，马达加斯加的濒危雨林是国际保护的优先事项。本项目将以已建立的蝴蝶目标分类群（鳞翅目：蛱蝶科：蛱蝶）为研究对象：(1)通过比较蛱蝶与昆虫和脊椎动物类群的分布，继续验证该方法的有效性；(2)评估不同空间尺度下目标分类群分析的有效性；(3)将目标分类群分析从严格选择和评价指标的方法扩展到设计最佳保护区网络的方法。环境生物学部11：华盛顿特区20550 y x d d d 4 M ~ J M x x d 4 x J 0系统与种群生物学‘ (#d电话：（202）357 9588 ’ (#f传真：（202）357 1191 ' $(#\电子邮件：rhoneycu@note.nsf.gov X & (M r (!!!F (Times New Roman Symbol & & Arial 5 " h v v v e - Gayle Edmonds

9225059 Kremen Target taxon analysis: a biogeographical, systematics approach to conservation inventories. Little distributional data on plants and animals is available to guide conservation decision-making to maximize the protection of biological diversity. That which does exist rarely represents the most diverse component of biodiversity, the insects. Insects make up 95% of animal life, and are the mainstay of ecosystems, participating in myriad essential ecological interactions. More information on insect distributions is needed so that conservation strategies can both protect the bulk biodiversity and ensure the long-term viability of ecosystems. However, many insect species are undescribed, a factor which limits including them in inventory programs for conservation evaluation. To obtain better data for conservation planning, a method (target taxon analysis) has therefore been proposed for choosing and utilizing informative insect indicator groups in conservation inventories. %%% The present proposal requests funds to support further testing and refining if the method. The work will be carried out in Madagascar, whose endangered rain forests constitute an international conservation priority. The project will use an established butterfly target taxon (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae: Henetosia) to: (1) continue testing the method by comparing Henotesia distributions with those of both insect and vertebrate groups, (2) assess the effectiveness of target taxon analysis at different spatial scales, and (3) extend target taxon analysis from a method for rigorously selecting and evaluating indicators, to one which can also be used for designing optimal reserve networks. iences 4 Division of Environmental Biology 4 l : Washington, DC 20550 y x d d d y 4 M ~ J M X D 4 X J 0 Systematic and Population Biology ` (#d phone: (202) 357 9588 ` (#f fax: (202) 357 1191 `$ (#\ e mail: rhoneycu@note.nsf.gov X & ( m r ( ! ! ! F ( ( ( Times New Roman Symbol & Arial 5 " h v ev e - Gayle Edmonds Gayle Edmonds