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Demystifying ecological connectivity for actionable spatial conservation planning
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posted on 2022-11-17, 03:10 authored by M Beger, A Metaxas, AC Balbar, JA McGowan, R Daigle, CD Kuempel, Eric TremlEric Treml, HP PossinghamConnectivity underpins the persistence of life; it needs to inform biodiversity conservation decisions. Yet, when prioritising conservation areas and developing actions, connectivity is not being operationalised in spatial planning. The challenge is the translation of flows associated with connectivity into conservation objectives that lead to actions. Connectivity is nebulous, it can be abstract and mean different things to different people, making it difficult to include in conservation problems. Here, we show how connectivity can be included in mathematically defining conservation planning objectives. We provide a path forward for linking connectivity to high-level conservation goals, such as increasing species’ persistence. We propose ways to design spatial management areas that gain biodiversity benefit from connectivity.
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Trends in Ecology and EvolutionVolume
37Pagination
1079-1091Location
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0169-5347eISSN
1872-8383Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalIssue
12Publisher
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connectivityconservation prioritisationdispersal connectivityflow processesglobal conservationland-sea connectivityHumansConservation of Natural ResourcesBiodiversityEcosystem15 Life on LandSchool of Life and Environmental SciencesFaculty of Science Engineering and Built EnvironmentEnvironmental SciencesBiological Sciences
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