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Effectiveness of biodiversity surrogates for conservation planning: different measures of effectiveness generate a kaleidoscope of variation by Grantham, Hedley S, Pressey, Robert L, Wells, Jessie A, Beattie, Andrew J

“…Conservation planners represent many aspects of biodiversity by using surrogates with spatial distributions readily observed or quantified, but tests of their…”
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Spatial scaling of microbial eukaryote diversity by Green, Jessica L, Holmes, Andrew J, Westoby, Mark, Oliver, Ian, Briscoe, David, Dangerfield, Mark, Gillings, Michael, Beattie, Andrew J

“…Patterns in the spatial distribution of organisms provide important information about mechanisms that regulate the diversity of life and the complexity of…”
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Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity is Money in the Bank by Beattie, Andrew, Ehrlich, Paul R, Turnbull, Christine

“…We live on an unexplored planet, ignorant of more than eighty percent of the species that share our world. In this fascinating and abundantly illustrated book,…”
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Social complexity and nesting habits are factors in the evolution of antimicrobial defences in wasps by Hoggard, Stephen J, Wilson, Peter D, Beattie, Andrew J, Stow, Adam J

“…Microbial diseases are important selective agents in social insects and one major defense mechanism is the secretion of cuticular antimicrobial compounds. We…”
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Ecology and bioprospecting by BEATTIE, ANDREW J, HAY, MARK, MAGNUSSON, BILL, de NYS, ROCKY, SMEATHERS, JAMES, VINCENT, JULIAN F.V

“…Bioprospecting is the exploration of biodiversity for new resources of social and commercial value. It is carried out by a wide range of established industries…”
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Public outreach: Industries depend on biodiversity too by Beattie, Andrew J, Ehrlich, Paul R

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Invertebrate Morphospecies as Surrogates for Species: A Case Study by Oliver, Ian, Beattie, Andrew J.

“…Environmental monitoring and conservation evaluation in terrestrial habitats may be enhanced by the use of invertebrate inventories, but taxonomic and logistic…”
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Designing a cost-effective invertebrate survey: a test of methods for rapid assessment of biodiversity by Oliver, Ian, Beattie, Andrew J.

“…We investigated three procedures that may lead to rapid and accurate assessment of epigaeic arthropod biodiversity. They are: (1) the identification of taxa…”
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Ecological and Genetic Consequences of Pollination by Sexual Deception in the Orchid Caladenia tentactulata by Peakall, Rod, Beattie, Andrew J.

“…Only orchids affect pollination by the deceptive sexual attraction of male insects, a syndrome particularly well developed in Australia. We examined the…”
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Plant phylogeny as a surrogate for turnover in beetle assemblages by Nipperess, David A., Beattie, Andrew J., Faith, Daniel P., Ginn, Scott G., Kitching, Roger L., Reid, Chris A. M., Russell, Tracey, Hughes, Lesley

“…The ability to extrapolate from the known to the unknown is essential if we are to use the turnover of overall biodiversity, as opposed to a few well-known…”
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A gloverin-like antibacterial protein is synthesized in helicoverpa armigera following bacterial challenge by Mackintosh, James A, Gooley, Andrew A, Karuso, Peter H, Beattie, Andrew J, Jardine, Daniel R, Veal, Duncan A

“…A bacteria inducible antibacterial protein, P2, was isolated from the old world bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. Fifth-instar larvae were injected with live…”
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Assessing benefits to both participants in a lycaenid-ant association by Cushman, J. Hall, Rashbrook, Vanessa K., Beattie, Andrew J.

“…We examined interactions between the ant Iridomyrmex nitidiceps and the lycaenid butterfly Paralucia aurifera in southeastern Australia, and present data…”
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Industries depend on biodiversity too by Beattie, Andrew J., Ehrlich, Paul R.

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Impact of spatial disjunction within biophysical classes on plant species composition: implications for conservation planning by ADAMS, MATTHEW P., SMITH, PETER L., BEATTIE, ANDREW J.

“…The use of surrogates for biodiversity is a practical tool to improve the cost effectiveness of regional conservation planning. However, there is still much…”
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Vascular plant diversity as a surrogate for bryophyte and lichen diversity by Pharo, Emma J., Beattie, Andrew J., Binns, Doug

“…An important issue in conservation biology is the extent to which one group of organisms can function as a surrogate for less well-known groups. We explored…”
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Taxonomic and structural similarities in soil oribatid communities by Osier, Graham H.R, Beattie, Andrew J

“…We examined the taxonomic and structural concordance between oribatid mite communities at different sites from around the world using meta‐analysis. The study…”
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Directed dispersal: demographic analysis of an ant-seed mutualism by Hanzawa, F.M, Beattie, A.J, Culver, D.C

“…Certain seed dispersers may benefit plants by depositing seeds in specific microsites favorable for survival or growth. This has been called "directed…”
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A possible method for the rapid assessment of biodiversity by Oliver, Ian, Beattie, Andrew J.

“…Inventories of vertebrate and flowering plants are frequently used as surrogates for estimates of total biodiversity. This is in part because the inclusion of…”
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Morphological dispersion of Rhytidoponera assemblages: the importance of spatial scale and null model by Nipperess, David A., Beattie, Andrew J.

“…A series of spatially nested assemblages of Rhytidoponera operational taxonomic units (OTUs) (Formicidae: Hymenoptera) from Sturt National Park, New South…”
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influence of spatial scale on the congruence of classifications circumscribing morphological units of biodiversity by Nipperess, David A., Andersen, Alan N., Pik, Anthony J., Bramble, Roger, Wilson, Peter, Beattie, Andrew J.

“…The 'taxonomic impediment' has led to a growing trend in ecology and conservation biology to use operational surrogates for species within the context of a…”
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