Improving the Design of a Conservation Reserve for a Critically Endangered Species
| Autor: | Chris Taylor, David B. Lindenmayer, Natasha C. R. Cadenhead, Brendan A. Wintle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Conservation of Natural Resources Conservation Biology Endangered species Biodiversity lcsh:Medicine Forests 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Marsupials Ecosystems Wildfires Trees Gymnobelideus leadbeateri Birds Critically endangered Animals Ecosystem Central Highlands lcsh:Science Conservation Science Mammals Multidisciplinary biology Raptors Ecology business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Environmental resource management lcsh:R Endangered Species Ecology and Environmental Sciences Organisms Biology and Life Sciences Opossums 15. Life on land Plants biology.organism_classification Terrestrial Environments Owls Population viability analysis Habitat Vertebrates Amniotes lcsh:Q business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 1, p e0169629 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Setting aside protected areas is a key strategy for tackling biodiversity loss. Reserve effectiveness depends on the extent to which protected areas capture both known occurrences and areas likely to support the species. We assessed the effectiveness of the existing reserve network for Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) and other forest-dependent species, and compared the existing reserve system to a set of plausible reserve expansion options based on area targets implied in a recent Population Viability Analysis (PVA). The existing Leadbeater's Reserve and surrounding reserve system captured 7.6% and 29.6% of cumulative habitat suitability, respectively, across the landscape. Expanded reserve scenarios captured 34% to 62% of cumulative habitat suitability. We found acute trade-offs between conserving Leadbeater's Possum habitat and conserving habitat of other forest-dependent species. Our analysis provides a template for systematically expanding and evaluating reserve expansion options in terms of trade-offs between priority species' needs. |
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