Evaluating conservation biology texts for bias in biodiversity representation

Biology 2 mentioned wetland ecosystems more than any other type (Fig 6). Similarly, North America was the most common site of data collection in all but two books. Conservation Biol- ogy for All mentioned Asia as the site of data collection more than any other location, and Europe was the most common data collection site in Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2 (Fig 7). Fig 2. The percentage of conservation textbook examples related to aquatic versus terrestrial systems. Open bars represent percentages of all taxa that are aquatic and terrestrial. Solid bars represent textbook examples. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234877.g002 Fig 3. The continent where examples were described as a percent of all examples. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234877.g003 PLOS ONE Bias in conservation biology textbooks PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234877 July 10, 2020 5 / 11