Quantifying the relative contribution of an ecological reserve to conservation objectives
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Abstract
Evaluating the role public lands play in meeting conservation goals is an essential step in good governance. We present a tool for comparing the regional contribution of each of a suite of wildlife management units to conservation goals. We use weighted summation (simple additive weighting) to compute a Unit Contribution Index (UCI) based on species richness, population abundance, and a conservation score based on IUCN Red List classified threat levels. We evaluate UCI for a subset of the 729 participating wetlands of the Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring (IWMM) Program across U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regions 3 (Midwest USA), 4 (Southeast USA), and 5 (Northeast USA). We found that the median across-Region UCI for Region 5 was greater than Regions 3 and 4, while Region 4 had the greatest within-Region UCI median. This index is a powerful tool for wildlife managers to evaluate the performance of units within the conservation estate.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Quantifying the relative contribution of an ecological reserve to conservation objectives |
| Series title | Global Ecology and Conservation |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.01.002 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 142 |
| Last page | 147 |
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