Spatial conservation prioritization: quantitative methods and computational tools

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. ÍNDICE: Preface, Ilkka Hanski; 1. Quantitative Approaches to Spatial Conservation Prioritization: Matching the Solution to the Need; 2. Fundamental Concepts of Spatial Conservation Prioritization; 3. A Mathematical Classification of Conservation Prioritization Problems; 4. Integer Programming Methods for Reserve Selection and Design; 5. Heuristic and Approximate Optimization Methods for Spatial Conservation Prioritization; 6. Conservation Prioritization Using Species Distribution Modelling; 7. Community-level Approaches to Spatial Conservation Prioritization; 8. Conservation Prioritization Using Metapopulation Models; 9. Spatial Population Viability Analysis; 10. Accounting for Habitat Dynamics in Conservation Planning; 11. Conservation Prioritization and Uncertainty in Planning Inputs; 12. Prioritizing Ecosystems, Species, and Sites for Restoration; 13. Climate Change and Spatial Conservation Planning; 14. Marxan and Relatives: Software for Spatial Conservation Prioritization; 15. The Zonation Framework and Software for Conservation Prioritization; 16. The C-Plan Conservation Planning System: Origins, Applications and Possible Futures; 17. The ConsNet Software Platform for Systematic Conservation Planning; 18. From Theory to Practice: Designing and Situating Spatial Prioritization Approaches to Better Implement Conservation Action; 19. Spatial Conservation Prioritization: Past, Present, and Future; References; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-954777-7
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 326
• Fecha Publicación: 28/05/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés