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Biodiversity Conservation
Zhilan Lin, Yuke Zhang, Liming Yong, Xingguang Yu, Xianyan Wang
Summary: Effective conservation protection requires considering biological information and socioeconomic costs, especially in coastal areas with overlapping human activities. This study explored the impact of different cost scenarios on the spatial priority of marine protected areas and found that using marine zone function as a cost surrogate achieved the optimal scenario. The results provide valuable reference data for the conservation planning of coastal species.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Edward Tsyrlin, Melissa Carew, Ary A. Hoffmann, Simon Linke, Rhys A. Coleman
Summary: Family-level identification is commonly used for monitoring freshwater macroinvertebrates, but its effectiveness in reflecting regional biodiversity patterns in Australia is untested. This study compared family-level and species-level datasets for freshwater insects in Melbourne, Australia. The results showed a positive relationship between family and species richness, but the family-level dataset underestimated the sampling effort needed to accurately reflect species diversity and overlooked regionally rare species. It is recommended to include species-level identification in monitoring programs to understand regional biodiversity patterns and conservation priorities.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Katharina Teschke, Rebecca Konijnenberg, Hendrik Pehlke, Thomas Brey
Summary: This study compares different reserve configurations used in the process of designing a Weddell Sea MPA in Antarctica using univariate and multivariate statistics. The results show that different target level settings for conservation features significantly affect the configuration of the solutions. The mixed-target scenario was found to be the most flexible and well balanced, providing multiple options for consideration.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Yonglin Mu, Yun Guo, Xiaowen Li, Peng Li, Junhong Bai, Simon Linke, Baoshan Cui
Summary: Conservation and restoration are two separate approaches to ecosystem management, but restoration can provide additional benefits in limited resource situations. This study proposes a methodological framework for integrating conservation and restoration based on multiple ecosystem services, aiming to identify the best pattern for cost-effective conservation and restoration.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Oceanography
Linda R. Harris, Stephen D. Holness, Stephen P. Kirkman, Kerry J. Sink, Prideel Majiedt, Amanda Driver
Summary: Ecosystem-based marine spatial planning (MSP) plays a crucial role in securing marine biodiversity and ecological processes. South Africa's experience in spatial planning on land has been applied to develop the first National Coastal and Marine Map of Critical Biodiversity Areas (CBAs) and Ecological Support Areas (ESAs), serving as the basis for including the marine biodiversity sector in MSP.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Camilla Langkilde-Lauesen, Niels Strange, Kerrie A. Wilson
Summary: This study applied MARXAN to identify cost-efficient areas for biodiversity protection in Thy National Park, Denmark. The results suggest that heterogeneous targets may be more effective in achieving conservation goals and efficient management.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Xianyan Wang, Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Chalatip Junchompoo, Watchara Sakornwimon, Mo Chen, Fuxing Wu, Suwat Jutapruet, Shiang-Lin Huang
Summary: Holistic marine biodiversity conservation involves mapping critical habitats for marine protected area networks and using species distribution modelling and MARXAN software to protect marine ecosystems efficiently.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Longjie Yao, Bangrui Yue, Weitao Pan, Zongbin Zhu
Summary: A new prioritization framework for planning implementation is developed, which is of great importance for identifying conservation priority areas in China's ecological conservation planning. The framework incorporates multiple key indicators and provides differentiated decision-making scenarios to maximize conservation benefits and reduce conservation costs.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
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Ecology
Monica D. Parisi, Patrick R. Huber, Steven E. Greco
Summary: Habitat connectivity is crucial for designing reserve networks to conserve species at risk. However, acquiring land to achieve connectivity for multiple species can be challenging due to limited data and complex models. In this study, four land acquisition strategies were compared in terms of their efficiency in meeting conservation targets, structural connectivity, and connectivity for focal species. The combination of 'Priority 1' and 'Corridor' parcels was found to be the most efficient solution.
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Ecology
Liqing Zhang, Junxiang Li
Summary: This study aims to develop a comprehensive approach to identify and prioritize protected areas (PAs) for effective biodiversity conservation. By considering the supply and demand of ecosystem services and landscape connectivity, using systematic conservation planning decision support tools, and estimating conservation costs, spatial prioritization outcomes for PAs were generated.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Linda R. Harris, Stephen D. Holness
Summary: Systematic conservation plans are becoming more prevalent as countries strive to identify priorities for meeting international conservation commitments. This study aimed to develop a robust heuristic approach for setting biodiversity targets in marine systematic conservation planning (SCP). The results showed that our heuristic targets outperformed fixed targets in terms of feature representation and cost efficiency. The approach developed in this study can be widely applied and adapted to other contexts.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jose Don T. De Alban, Bryan Po Ian Leong, Ruben Venegas-Li, Grant M. Connette, Johanness Jamaludin, Kyaw Thinn Latt, Patrick Oswald, Carl Reeder, Edward L. Webb
Summary: The existing PA network in Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar underrepresented threatened wildlife species and forest types, especially mangroves. By expanding protection areas, including specific strategies for mangrove forests, the target representation for all wildlife species and forest types can be achieved. However, large oil palm agribusiness concessions may compete with conservation interests in priority conservation areas.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Dominic Muenzel, Kay Critchell, Courtney Cox, Stuart J. Campbell, Raymond Jakub, Wahid Suherfian, La Sara, Iliana Chollett, Eric A. Treml, Maria Beger
Summary: This study used larval dispersal connectivity to design networks of no-take reserves in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Different methods, such as decision trees and Marxan, were used to consider the setting and expansion of marine reserve networks at different scales. The study found that there were differences in priority areas for protection and expected benefits among different species, and that reef quality should also be taken into account when interpreting larval dispersal patterns and evaluating conservation measures.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Patrick R. Huber, Matthew Baker, Allan D. Hollander, Matthew Lange, Daphne Miller, James F. Quinn, Courtney Riggle, Thomas P. Tomich
Summary: Systematic land use planning typically neglects human health and wellbeing. This study tested the effects of integrating health issues into a land use planning process focused on environmental factors. Through consultation with stakeholders, indicators and datasets were identified to assess and track health-related environmental links. The use of Marxan software allowed for the identification of efficient land use patterns that maximize ecological conservation and human health outcomes.
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Oceanography
Micheli Duarte de Paula Costa, Rafael A. Magris, Jose Henrique Muelbert, Joao Paes Vieira, Jorge Pablo Castello, Margareth S. Copertino, Hugh P. Possingham
Summary: Fish conservation in estuaries is complex due to diverse social values, multiple ecological processes and ontogenetic shift. This study developed a prioritisation approach to create conservation zones in an estuarine system, integrating pelagic and benthic habitats for different life history stages. The results showed that spatial priorities for conservation zones were robust and an integrated plan required less area than a traditional plan.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)