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Spatial Conservation Prioritization
Quantitative Methods and Computational Tools
Edited by Atte Moilanen, Kerrie A. Wilson, and Hugh Possingham
326 pages
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75 line and 15 halftone illustrations
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246x189mm
978-0-19-954776-0
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Hardback
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28 May 2009
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- Synthesizes a scattered literature to produce the first book on spatial conservation prioritization
- Incorporates contributions from leading conservation biologists who are pioneering the development of methods and software in the field
- Provides the advanced student, scientist, or conservation manager with information on the latest methodology and capabilities of software
- Demonstrates how quantitative conservation prioritization methods can be adopted for "real-world" planning
Habitat loss and deterioration, climate change, and economic pressures for resource extraction have all led to a global loss of biodiversity. The limited resources available for conservation need to be used both effectively and efficiently in order to minimise further losses. Spatial conservation prioritization addresses the question of how we should allocate conservation effort and funds in space and time. While the benefits of quantitative conservation prioritization methods have been widely promoted, adoption of these methods in "real-world" planning and implementation is still in its infancy, partly due to
the difficulty of identifying which methods and tools (if any) are suited to specific planning problems.
Spatial Conservation Prioritization brings together a team of leading scientists to introduce the conceptual and methodological aspects of how to undertake spatial conservation planning in a quantitative manner. It provides the reader with information on when, why, and how to use which statistical and computational methods for conservation prioritization. Important topics underlying spatial prioritization including metapopulation modelling, population viability analysis modelling, species distribution modelling, and uncertainty analysis are discussed, as well as operational definitions and methods. The book includes chapters on the most widely used and latest
software, and concludes with an insight into the future of the field.Readership: The practical emphasis and comprehensive coverage means that this book will be essential reading for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and established researchers in the fields of spatial ecology and conservation biology. It will also be a valuable reference for conservation practitioners, land managers, and government/NGO consultants and advisers.
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Edited by Atte Moilanen, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland, Kerrie A. Wilson, School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland, Australia, and Hugh Possingham, The Ecology Centre and Department of Mathematics, The University of Queensland, Australia Contributors:
Anshu Aggarwal; Miguel B. Araújo; Anni Arponen; Ian Ball; Thomas W. Barrett; Mark A. Burgman; Mar Cabeza; Richard M. Cowling; Michael Drielsma; Jane Elith; Michelle Ensbey; Daniel P. Faith; Simon Ferrier; Trevon Fuller; Robert G. Haight; Christopher D. Kelley; Carissa J. Klein; Andrew T.
Knight; Heini Kujala; John R. Leathwick; Michael A. McCarthy; Alexander Moffett; Atte Moilanen; Emily Nicholson; Scott Nielsen; Reed Noss; Otso Ovaskainen; Stephen Polasky; Hugh P. Possingham; Robert L. Pressey; Helen M. Regan; Malcolm J. Ridges; Sahotra Sarkar; Stephanie A. Snyder; Ken Vance-Borland; Matthew E. Watts; Kerrie A. Wilson; Brendan A. Wintle
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"This is a great book for scientists and advanced graduate students. All of the authors of this volume must be praised for their excellent contribution to move conservation onto firmer scientific ground." - The Quarterly Review of Biology
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Preface, Ilkka Hanski
1: Simon Ferrier & Brendan A. Wintle: Quantitative Approaches to Spatial Conservation Prioritization: Matching the Solution to the Need
2: Kerrie A. Wilson, Mar Cabeza & Carissa J. Klein: Fundamental Concepts of Spatial Conservation Prioritization
3: Atte Moilanen, Hugh P. Possingham & Stephen Polasky: A Mathematical Classification of Conservation Prioritization Problems
4: Robert G. Haight & Stephanie A. Snyder: Integer Programming Methods for Reserve Selection and Design
5: Atte Moilanen & Ian Ball: Heuristic and Approximate Optimization Methods for Spatial Conservation Prioritization
6: Jane Elith & John Leathwick: Conservation Prioritization Using Species Distribution Modelling
7: Simon Ferrier, Daniel P. Faith, Anni Arponen, & Michael Drielsma: Community-level Approaches to Spatial Conservation Prioritization
8: Emily Nicholson & Otso Ovaskainen: Conservation Prioritization Using Metapopulation Models
9: Michael A. McCarthy: Spatial Population Viability Analysis
10: Hugh P. Possingham, Atte Moilanen & Kerrie A. Wilson: Accounting for Habitat Dynamics in Conservation Planning
11: Helen M. Regan, Michelle Ensbey & Mark A. Burgman: Conservation Prioritization and Uncertainty in Planning Inputs
12: Reed Noss, Scott Nielsen & Ken Vance-Borland: Prioritizing Ecosystems, Species, and Sites for Restoration
13: Miguel B. Araújo: Climate Change and Spatial Conservation Planning
14: Ian R. Ball, Hugh P. Possingham & Matthew E. Watts: Marxan and Relatives: Software for Spatial Conservation Prioritization
15: Atte Moilanen, Heini Kujala & John R. Leathwick: The Zonation Framework and Software for Conservation Prioritization
16: Robert L. Pressey, Matthew E. Watts, Thomas W. Barrett & Malcolm J. Ridges: The C-Plan Conservation Planning System: Origins, Applications and Possible Futures
17: Sahotra Sarkar, Trevon Fuller, Anshu Aggarwal, Alexander Moffett & Christopher D. Kelley: The ConsNet Software Platform for Systematic Conservation Planning
18: Andrew T. Knight, Richard M. Cowling, Hugh P. Possingham & Kerrie A. Wilson: From Theory to Practice: Designing and Situating Spatial Prioritization Approaches to Better Implement Conservation Action
19: Atte Moilanen, Hugh P. Possingham & Kerrie A. Wilson: Spatial Conservation Prioritization: Past, Present, and Future
References
Index
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