Georgina M Mace

Summary

Affiliation: Institute of Zoology
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Preserving the tree of life
    Georgina M Mace
    Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
    Science 300:1707-9. 2003
  2. ncbi The role of taxonomy in species conservation
    Georgina M Mace
    Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent s Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 359:711-9. 2004
  3. ncbi Natural population die-offs: causes and consequences for terrestrial mammals
    Eric I Ameca Y Juárez
    Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent s Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
    Trends Ecol Evol 27:272-7. 2012
  4. ncbi Human population density and extinction risk in the world's carnivores
    Marcel Cardillo
    Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Ascot, United Kingdom
    PLoS Biol 2:E197. 2004
  5. ncbi Measuring global trends in the status of biodiversity: red list indices for birds
    Stuart H M Butchart
    BirdLife International, Cambridge, United Kingdom
    PLoS Biol 2:e383. 2004
  6. ncbi The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge
    Jan Schipper
    International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN Species Programme, IUCN, 28 Rue Mauverney, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
    Science 322:225-30. 2008
  7. ncbi The impact of species concept on biodiversity studies
    Paul Michael Agapow
    Department of Biology, University College London, Darwin Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
    Q Rev Biol 79:161-79. 2004
  8. ncbi Colloquium paper: phylogenetic trees and the future of mammalian biodiversity
    T Jonathan Davies
    National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, 735 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:11556-63. 2008
  9. ncbi The predictability of extinction: biological and external correlates of decline in mammals
    Marcel Cardillo
    Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 275:1441-8. 2008
  10. ncbi Change the IUCN protected area categories to reflect biodiversity outcomes
    Luigi Boitani
    Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    PLoS Biol 6:e66. 2008

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Publications16

  1. ncbi Preserving the tree of life
    Georgina M Mace
    Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
    Science 300:1707-9. 2003
    ..In the future, as techniques improve and more data become accessible, we will have an expanded set of conservation options, including ways to prioritize outcomes from evolutionary and ecological processes...
  2. ncbi The role of taxonomy in species conservation
    Georgina M Mace
    Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent s Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 359:711-9. 2004
    ..These solutions are well within our grasp but require a new kind of collaboration among conservation biologists, taxonomists and legislators, as well as an increased resource of taxonomists with relevant and high-quality skills...
  3. ncbi Natural population die-offs: causes and consequences for terrestrial mammals
    Eric I Ameca Y Juárez
    Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent s Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
    Trends Ecol Evol 27:272-7. 2012
    ....
  4. ncbi Human population density and extinction risk in the world's carnivores
    Marcel Cardillo
    Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Ascot, United Kingdom
    PLoS Biol 2:E197. 2004
    ..We suggest that a preemptive approach to species conservation is needed to identify and protect species that may not be threatened at present but may become so in the near future...
  5. ncbi Measuring global trends in the status of biodiversity: red list indices for birds
    Stuart H M Butchart
    BirdLife International, Cambridge, United Kingdom
    PLoS Biol 2:e383. 2004
    ..At present, suitable data are only available for birds, but indices for other taxonomic groups are in development, as is a sampled index based on a stratified sample from all major taxonomic groups...
  6. ncbi The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge
    Jan Schipper
    International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN Species Programme, IUCN, 28 Rue Mauverney, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
    Science 322:225-30. 2008
    ..Marine mammals are also disproportionately poorly known. These data are made freely available to support further scientific developments and conservation action...
  7. ncbi The impact of species concept on biodiversity studies
    Paul Michael Agapow
    Department of Biology, University College London, Darwin Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
    Q Rev Biol 79:161-79. 2004
    ..We discuss the serious consequences of this trend for conservation, including an apparent change in the number of endangered species, potential political fallout, and the difficulty of deciding what should be conserved...
  8. ncbi Colloquium paper: phylogenetic trees and the future of mammalian biodiversity
    T Jonathan Davies
    National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, 735 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:11556-63. 2008
    ....
  9. ncbi The predictability of extinction: biological and external correlates of decline in mammals
    Marcel Cardillo
    Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 275:1441-8. 2008
    ..Our results therefore support the view that comparative models of relatively narrow taxonomic scope are likely to be the most precise...
  10. ncbi Change the IUCN protected area categories to reflect biodiversity outcomes
    Luigi Boitani
    Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    PLoS Biol 6:e66. 2008
  11. ncbi The 2010 biodiversity indicators: challenges for science and policy
    Georgina M Mace
    NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks, SL5 7PY, United Kingdom
    Conserv Biol 21:1406-13. 2007
    ....
  12. ncbi Evolutionary biology and practical conservation: bridging a widening gap
    Georgina M Mace
    NERC Centre for Population Biology, Division of Biology, Imperial College, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK
    Mol Ecol 17:9-19. 2008
    ..Improved methods for integrating the work of scientists and policymakers is recommended, from the beginning to end of the planning process...
  13. ncbi Multiple causes of high extinction risk in large mammal species
    Marcel Cardillo
    Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK
    Science 309:1239-41. 2005
    ..Thus, the disadvantages of large size are greater than generally recognized, and future loss of large mammal biodiversity could be far more rapid than expected...
  14. ncbi The 2010 challenge: data availability, information needs and extraterrestrial insights
    Andrew Balmford
    Conservation Biology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 360:221-8. 2005
    ..The involvement of social and Earth system scientists, as well as biologists, in collaborative research programmes to build and parameterize models of the Earth system to elucidate these mechanisms is a high priority...
  15. ncbi Biodiversity: an index of intactness
    Georgina M Mace
    Nature 434:32-3. 2005
  16. ncbi Latent extinction risk and the future battlegrounds of mammal conservation
    Marcel Cardillo
    Division of Biology and Natural Environment Research Council Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot SL5 7PY, United Kingdom
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:4157-61. 2006
    ..Incorporating latent extinction risk patterns into conservation planning could help guard against future biodiversity loss by anticipating and preventing species declines before they begin...