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Deconstructing The Surrogate Species Concept: A Life History Approach To The Protection Of Ecosystem Services., John E. Banks, John D. Stark, Roger I. Vargas, Azmy S. Ackleh
Deconstructing The Surrogate Species Concept: A Life History Approach To The Protection Of Ecosystem Services., John E. Banks, John D. Stark, Roger I. Vargas, Azmy S. Ackleh
John Banks
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Effects Of Proximity To Forest Habitat On Hymenoptera Diversity In A Costa Rican Coffee Agroecosystem, John E. Banks, Lisa Hannon, Paul Hanson, Thomas Dietsch, Sebastian Castro, Natalia Urena, Mark Chandler
Effects Of Proximity To Forest Habitat On Hymenoptera Diversity In A Costa Rican Coffee Agroecosystem, John E. Banks, Lisa Hannon, Paul Hanson, Thomas Dietsch, Sebastian Castro, Natalia Urena, Mark Chandler
John Banks
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How Risky Is Risk Assessment: The Role That Life History Strategies Play In Susceptibility Of Species To Stress, John D. Stark, John Banks, Roger Vargas
How Risky Is Risk Assessment: The Role That Life History Strategies Play In Susceptibility Of Species To Stress, John D. Stark, John Banks, Roger Vargas
John Banks
Measurements of toxicity based on individuals, such as the LC50 (concentration that kills 50% of a population), and effects on reproduction are used extensively in determining ecological risk, in particular, for endangered or threatened species. An underlying assumption is that individual-based toxicity metrics for one species can be directly compared with that for another species. However, this assumption overlooks the fact that different species have different life-history strategies and variables, such as lifespan, time to first reproduction, and number of offspring produced over a lifetime. Using a simple model and laboratory-derived parameter values, we tested the impact of differences in …