Biodiversity and Biocultural Conservation Laboratory
University of Texas at Austin

Recent Biodiversity-Related Lab Publications

Other Publications

Drafts

 

Pappas, C., Radhakrishnan, K. S., Barnes, J. W., and Sarkar, S. 2004.  "A Comparison of Heuristic, Meta-Heuristic, and Optimal Approaches to the Selection of Conservation Area Networks." [pdf]

 

Sanchez-Cordero, V., Sarkar, S., Stockwell, D. and Liu, Haowei. 2005. “Competition Limits the Southern Distribution of Bobcats Lynx rufus.”

 

In Press

 

Fuller, T. 2008. "Convention on Biodiversity," In Callicott, J. B. and Frodeman, R. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. (Detroit: Macmillan Reference). [pdf]

 

Sánchez-Cordero, V., Illoldi-Rangel, P., Escalante, T., Figueroa, F., Rodríguez, G., Linaje, M., Fuller, T., and Sarkar, S. 2008. “Deforestation and Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico,” In Columbus, A. M. and Kuznetsov, L. (Eds.), Endangered Species: New Research. (Hauppauge, New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers). [pdf]

 

In Print

 

Fuller, T., Morton, D. P., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "Incorporating Uncertainty about Species’ Potential Distributions under Climate Change into the Selection of Conservation Areas with a Case Study from the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska," Biological Conservation 141: 1547 - 1559. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2008.03.021 [pdf] [supplementary material]

 

Fuller, T., Morton, D., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "Planning for Biodiversity Conservation Using Stochastic Programming," In  Deutsch, A., Bravo de la Parra, R., de Boer, R. J., Diekmann, O., Jagers, P., Kisdi, E., Kretzschmar, M.,  Lansky, P., and Metz, H. (Eds.), Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Volume II. (Boston: Birkhäuser). pp. 101 - 107. [pdf]

 

Justus, J., Fuller, T., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "The Influence of Representation Targets on the Total Area of Conservation Area Networks," Conservation Biology 22: 673 - 682. [pdf] [supplementary material]

 

Illoldi-Rangel, P., Fuller, T., Linaje, M., Pappas, C., Sánchez-Cordero, V., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "Solving the Maximum Representation Problem to Prioritize Areas for the Conservation of Terrestrial Mammals at Risk in Oaxaca," Diversity and Distributions 14: 493 - 508. [pdf] [supplementary material]

 

Sánchez-Corderdo, V., Illoldi, P., Linaje, M., Fuller, T., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "Por Qué Hay Un Costo En Posponer La Conservación De La Diversidad Biológica En México," Biodiversitas 76: 7 - 12. [pdf]

 

Fuller, T., Sánchez-Corderdo, V., Illoldi-Rangel, P., Linaje, M., and Sarkar, S. 2007. "The Cost of Postponing Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico," Biological Conservation 134: 593 - 600. [pdf]

 

Pawar, S., Koo, M. S., Kelley, C., Ahmed, M. F., Choudhury, S. and Sarkar, S. 2007. "Conservation Assessment and Prioritization of Areas in Northeast India: Priorities for Amphibians and Reptiles," Biological Conservation, 136: 346 - 361. [pdf] 

 

Sarkar, S. 2007. "An Open Access Database for Himalayan Environmental Management," Himalayan Journal of Sciences, 4(6): 7-8. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S., Mayfield, M., Cameron, S., Fuller, T., and Garson, J. 2007. "Conservation Area Networks for the Indian Region: Systematic Methods and Future Prospects," Himalayan Journal of Sciences, 4(6): 27-40. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S. 2007. "Pragmatic Pluralism in Protecting Nature," Conservation Biology, 21: 1660. [pdf]

 

Fuller, T., Munguía, M., Mayfield, M., Sánchez-Corderdo, V., and Sarkar, S. 2006. "Incorporating Connectivity into Conservation Planning: A Multi-Criteria Case Study from Central Mexico," Biological Conservation 133: 131 - 142. [pdf]

 

Fuller, T. and Sarkar, S. 2006. "LQGraph: A Software Package for Optimizing Connectivity in Conservation Planning," Environmental Modeling and Software 21: 750 - 755. [pdf]

 

Moffett, A., Dyer, J., and Sarkar, S. 2006. "Integrating Biodiversity Representation with Multiple Criteria in North-Central Namibia Using Non-Dominated Alternatives and a Modified Analytic Hierarchy Process," Biological Conservation 129: 181 -191. [pdf]

 

Moffett, A. and Sarkar, S. 2006. "Incorporating Multiple Criteria into the Design of Conservation Area Networks: A Minireview with Recommendations," Diversity and Distributions 12: 125 -137. [pdf] [appendix]

 

Sarkar, S. 2006. "Ecological Diversity and Biodiversity as Concepts for Conservation Planning: Comments on Ricotta," Acta Biotheoretica 54: 133 -140.[pdf]

 

Sarkar, S., Pressey, R.L., Faith, D.P., Margules, C.R., Fuller, T., Stoms, D.M., Moffett, A., Wilson, K.A., Williams, K.J., Williams, P.H., and Andelman, S. 2006. "Biodiversity Conservation Planning Tools:  Present Status and Challenges for the Future," Annual Review of Environment and Resources 31: 123 - 159. [pdf]

 

Moffett, A., Garson. J., and Sarkar, S. 2005. "MultCSync: A Software Package for Incorporating Multiple Criteria in Conservation Planning," Environmental Modelling and Software 20: 1315 -1322. [pdf]

 

Sanchez-Corderdo, V., Cirelli, V., Munguia, M., and Sarkar, S. 2005. "Place Prioritization for Biodiversity Representation Using Species' Ecological Niche Modeling," Biodiversity Informatics 2: 11 23. [pdf]

 

Sanchez-Cordero, V., Illoldi-Rangel, P., Linaje, M., Sarkar, S., and Peterson, A. T. 2005. "Deforestation and Extant Distributions of Mexican Endemic Mammals," Biological Conservation 126: 465 - 473. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S. 2005. Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy: An Introduction to the Issues. Cambridge University Press. [Amazon]

 

Sarkar, S. 2005. "Ecology," In Zalta, E. N. Ed. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2005 Edition). URL = http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ecology/

 

Sarkar, S. 2005. "Place Matters," Science 307: 1879. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S., Justus, J., Fuller, T., Kelley, C., Garson, J., and Mayfield, M. 2005. "Effectiveness of Environmental Surrogates for the Selection of Conservation Area Networks," Conservation Biology 19: 815 - 825. [pdf]

 

Justus, J. 2004. "Review of [Searching for Sustainability: Interdisciplinary Essays in the Philosophy of Conservation Biology]," Philosophy of Science 71: 232 – 235. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S. 2004. "Conservation Biology," In Zalta, E. N. Ed. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2004 Edition). URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/conservation-biology/>.

 

Sarkar, S. and Garson, J. 2004. "Multiple Criterion Synchronization (MCS) for Conservation Area Network Design: The Use of Non-Dominated Alternative Sets," Conservation and Society 2: 433-448. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S., Moffett, A., Sierra, R., Fuller, T., Cameron, S., and Garson, J. 2004. "Incorporating Multiple Criteria into the Design of Conservation Area Networks," Endangered Species Update 21: 100 - 107.[pdf]

 

Sarkar, S., Pappas, C., Garson, J., Aggarwal, A., and Cameron, S. 2004. "Place Prioritization for Biodiversity Conservation Using Probabilistic Surrogate Distribution Data," Diversity and Distributions 10: 125 -133. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S. 2003. "Conservation Area Networks," Conservation and Society 1: v - vii. [pdf]

 

Garson, J., Aggarwal, A., and S. Sarkar. 2002. “Birds as Surrogates for Biodiversity: An Analysis of a Data Set from Southern Québec,” Journal of Biosciences 27: 347 – 360. [pdf]

 

Justus, J. 2002. “Taking Stock of Conservation Biology: Old Problems and New Directions,” BioScience 52: 854 – 856. [pdf]

 

Justus, J. and S. Sarkar. 2002. “The Principle of Complementarity in the Design of Reserve Networks to Conserve Biodiversity: A Preliminary History,” Journal of Biosciences 27: 421 – 435. [pdf]

 

Kelley, C., Garson, J., Aggarwal, A., and S. Sarkar. 2002. “Place Prioritization for Biodiversity Reserve Network Design: A Comparison of the SITES and ResNet Software Packages for Coverage and Efficiency,” Diversity and Distributions 8: 297 – 306. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S. 2002. “Defining “Biodiversity”; Assessing Biodiversity,” The Monist 85: 131 – 155. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S. 2002. “Preface,” Journal of Biosciences 27: i - iv. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S., Aggarwal, A., Garson, J., Margules, C., and J. Zeidler. 2002. “Place Prioritization for Biodiversity Content,” Journal of Biosciences 27: 339 – 346. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S. and Margules, C. 2002. “Operationalizing Biodiversity for Conservation Planning,” Journal of Biosciences 27: 299-308. [pdf]

 

Sarakinos, H., Nicholls, A. O., Tubert, A., Aggarwal, A., Margules, C. R., and S. Sarkar. 2001. “Area Prioritization for Biodiversity Conservation in Québec on the Basis of Species Distributions: A Preliminary Analysis,” Biodiversity and Conservation 10: 1419 – 1472. [pdf]

 

Sarkar, S., Parker, N. C., Garson, J., Aggarwal, A., and S. Haskell. 2000. “Place Prioritization for Texas Using GAP Data: The Use of Biodiversity and Economic Surrogates Within Socioeconomic Constraints,” Gap Analysis Bulletin 9: 48 – 51.
http://www.gap.uidaho.edu/Bulletins/9/bulletin9/bulletin9html/ppftugd.html

 

Sarkar, S. 1999. "Wilderness Preservation and Biodiversity Conservation − Keeping Divergent Goals Distinct," Bioscience 49: 405 – 412. [pdf]

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