Browsing by Subject "conservation planning"
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ASSESSING THE BIODIVERSITY SUPPORT POTENTIAL OF FOREST PATCHES FOR CONSERVATION PLANNING
(2008-12-04)Biological diversity is a critical component controlling ecosystem function and resiliency, yet it remains difficult to measure at the spatial and temporal scales relevant to conservation. Recently, biodiversity surrogates ... -
Ecosystem Services in a Conservation Planning Framework
(2009-04-24)Natural ecosystems provide several important services to society, including water purification, crop pollination, and carbon storage. Until recently, however, these services were not paid for in market transactions, giving ... -
MORE THAN BUCKS AND ACRES: ASSESSING THE VALUE OF CONSERVED LANDS
(2010-04-29)Many non-profit conservation organizations resort to measuring their success in term of acres protected and dollars raised, also known as ‘bucks and acres’, for lack of better indicators. However, it is unclear how well ... -
Targeting Potential Conservation Sites for Swallow-tailed Kites (Elanoides forficatus) in Levy County, Florida
(2009-04-24)The Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) is facing population declines due to habitat loss and fragmentation across much of its remnant range. Current population estimates suggest that fewer than 5000 of these graceful ... -
Using the Ecosystem Service Value of Habitat Areas for Wildlife Conservation: Implications of Carbon-Rich Peatswamp Forests for the Bornean Orang-utan, Pongo Pygmaeus
(2010-04-30)Fragmentation of lowland peatswamp forests in Borneo poses a serious threat to the endangered Bornean orang-utan, whose decreasing population trends are attributed primarily to habitat loss. The orang-utan is projected ... -
Wolves in lower Michigan: habitat modeling and capacity estimation
(2010-12-07)Gray wolf populations have been rebounding in the Great Lakes region, after being nearly extirpated from the conterminous United States. Breeding populations of wolves have established in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan ...
