Vulnerability and priority for conservation of rare and common species

The Earth is undergoing an unprecedented extinction process, with current rates that have already surpassed those background rates. This extinction process has multiple anthropogenic causes, including habitat loss, climate change, changes in the fire regimes, species invasions, overexploitation, and others. Some studies suggest that rare species (with restricted geographic range, habitat specialization, and small population sizes) are particularly prone to local extinction due to anthropogenic causes. In this context, this project aims to quantify the vulnerability of both rare and common species in response to various anthropogenic factors. The vulnerability of the species is defined as a result of both its presence in protected areas and its occurrence in high-risk extinction areas. This project seeking to answer: Can we create a single framework for quantifying the vulnerability of both very rare and very common species? And how might we implement this framework to make conservation decisions in response to different anthropogenic factors?