flagship species — /ˈflægʃɪp spisiz/ (say flagship speeseez) noun a species which attracts attention and sympathy for its plight, as the dolphin, whale, frog, koala, etc., and thus more readily attracts funds for the conservation or protection of a whole ecosystem… …
flagship species — a highly recognisable species that serves to focus attention on a particular place in relation to habitat conservation. The species can be an endemic, significant in an evolutionary or ecological sense, or even just attractive to humans… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Species-area curve — The species area relationship for a contiguous habitat In ecology, a species area curve is a relationship between the area of a habitat, or of part of a habitat, and the number of species found within that area. Larger areas tend to contain… … Wikipedia
Species distribution — A species range maps represents the geographical region where individuals of a species can be found. This is a range map of Juniperus communis, the common juniper. Species distribution is the manner in which a biological taxon is spatially… … Wikipedia
Species of StarCraft — Blizzard Entertainment s 1998 bestselling real time strategy game series StarCraft revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy, with three species and multiple factions all vying for supremacy in the sector. The… … Wikipedia
Invasive species — See also: List of invasive species, Introduced species, Pest (organism), and Weed North American beavers constitute an invasive species in Tierra del Fuego, where they have a substantial impact on landscape and local ecology through their… … Wikipedia
Introduced species — Alien species redirects here. For life on planets other than Earth, see Extraterrestrial life. For a list of extraterrestrials in fiction, see List of alien species. Sweet clover (Melilotus sp.), introduced and naturalized to the U.S. from… … Wikipedia
Keystone species — A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionate effect on its environment relative to its abundancecite journal author=Paine, R.T. year=1995 title=A Conversation on Refining the Concept of Keystone Species journal=Conservation Biology … Wikipedia
Umbrella species — are species selected for making conservation related decisions. Species conservation can be subjective because it is hard to determine the status of many species. With millions of species of concern, the identification of selected keystone… … Wikipedia
Generalist and specialist species — With its eucalyptus only diet, the koala can be considered a specialist species. A generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources (for example, a heterotroph … Wikipedia
