Strategic Conservation Prioritization Through Creating and Updating the Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need (RSGCN) List in the Northeastern U.S.
Melissa D. Starking, Tracy Monegan Rice, K Terwilliger, Donovan Drummey, Mack W. Frantz, Catherine D. Haffner, Brian Hess, Lisa K. Holst, Michael Marchand, Kevin R. Burgio
The paper develops a regional species prioritization framework for conservation in the northeastern U.S. by creating and updating the RSGCN list, improving accuracy over global datasets.
Conservation Science and Practice · Jun 15, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology