Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21033
Title: Application of multivariate techniques in conservation planning frameworks
Contributor(s): Linke, S (author); Watts, Matthew (author)orcid ; Klein, Carissa J (author); Bailey, R C (author); Possingham, Hugh P (author)
Publication Date: 2007
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21033
Abstract: Over the last few years systematic conservation planning has gained greater focus in freshwater ecology. As most conservation plans target multiple biodiversity features, this is inherently a multivariate problem. Apart from the use of multivariate modeling techniques to estimate taxa distributions, we present three applications of classification and ordination techniques in a conservation framework. Highly unique sites - thus of high conservation value - can be identified using the multivariate distance to a group centroid or their nearest neighbors. Systematic conservation planning algorithms, such as bootstrapped heuristics or simulated annealing, deliver multiple solutions to meet conservation targets. Cluster analysis and non-metric multidimensional scaling help to select complementary conservation plans out of a pool of possible solutions. When taxa or other biodiversity features cannot be extrapolated across the landscape, multivariate environmental similarity patterns are linked directly to species patterns to create environmental surrogates that can be used for spatial prioritisation. We will demonstrate how these three approaches can enhance applied conservation planning schemes using invertebrate data from Victoria, Australia and the Yukon Territory, Canada.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: NABS 2007: North American Benthological Society 55th Annual Meeting, Columbia, United States of America, 3rd - 8th June, 2007
Source of Publication: North American Benthological Society (NABS) Technical Program
Publisher: North American Benthological Society
Place of Publication: Columbia, United States of America
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 080605 Decision Support and Group Support Systems
050299 Environmental Science and Management not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960599 Ecosystem Assessment and Management not elsewhere classified
HERDC Category Description: E3 Extract of Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: https://nabs.confex.com/nabs/2007/techprogram/P1638.HTM
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