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Flagship species, the Glossary

In conservation biology, a flagship species is a species chosen to raise support for biodiversity conservation in a given place or social context.^[1]

33 relations: African elephant, Apex predator, Asian elephant, Bald eagle, Bengal tiger, Bioindicator, Black rhinoceros, Callinectes sapidus, Charismatic megafauna, Conservation biology, Conservation International, E. O. Wilson, Ecotourism, Endangered species, Environmental economics, Giant panda, Golden lion tamarin, Keystone species, Lion, Manatee, Marketing, Metaphor, Ocean acidification, Pemba flying fox, PLOS Biology, Scientific American, Social marketing, Socioeconomics, Tanzania, Umbrella species, Value (economics), World Wide Fund for Nature, Zoological Society of London.
Species

African elephant

African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis).

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Apex predator

An apex predator, also known as a top predator or superpredator, is a predator at the top of a food chain, without natural predators of its own.

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The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south.

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Bald eagle

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America.

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Bengal tiger

The Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies.

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Bioindicator

A bioindicator is any species (an indicator species) or group of species whose function, population, or status can reveal the qualitative status of the environment.

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Black rhinoceros

The black rhinoceros, black rhino or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern Africa and southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Callinectes sapidus

Callinectes sapidus (from the Ancient Greek,"beautiful" +, "swimmer", and Latin, "savory"), the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or, regionally, the Maryland blue crab, is a species of crab native to the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and introduced internationally.

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Charismatic megafauna

Charismatic megafauna are animal species that are large—in the relevant category that they represent—with symbolic value or widespread popular appeal, and are often used by environmental activists to gain public support for environmentalist goals. Flagship species and Charismatic megafauna are conservation biology.

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Conservation biology

Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions.

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Conservation International

Conservation International (CI) is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Crystal City, Virginia, in Arlington County, Virginia.

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E. O. Wilson

Edward Osborne Wilson (June 10, 1929 – December 26, 2021) was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist known for developing the field of sociobiology.

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Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism marketed as "responsible" travel (using what proponents say is sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.

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Environmental economics

Environmental economics is a sub-field of economics concerned with environmental issues.

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Giant panda

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China.

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Golden lion tamarin

The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia; mico-leão-dourado), also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae.

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Keystone species

A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance. Flagship species and keystone species are conservation biology.

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Lion

The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India.

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Manatee

Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows.

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Marketing

Marketing is the act of satisfying and retaining customers.

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.

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Ocean acidification

Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's ocean.

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Pemba flying fox

The Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.

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PLOS Biology

PLOS Biology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biology.

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Scientific American

Scientific American, informally abbreviated SciAm or sometimes SA, is an American popular science magazine.

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Social marketing is a marketing approach which focuses on influencing behavior with the primary goal of achieving "common good".

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Socioeconomics

Socioeconomics (also known as social economics) is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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Umbrella species

Umbrella species are species selected for making conservation-related decisions, typically because protecting these species indirectly protects the many other species that make up the ecological community of its habitat (the umbrella effect). Flagship species and umbrella species are conservation biology.

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Value (economics)

In economics, economic value is a measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent, and value for money represents an assessment of whether financial or other resources are being used effectively in order to secure such benefit.

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World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a Swiss-based international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

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Zoological Society of London

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship_species