Journal article
Mapping a new future: using spatial multiple criteria analysis to identify novel habitats for assisted colonization of endangered species
MC Dade, N Pauli, NJ Mitchell
ANIMAL CONSERVATION | WILEY | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12150
Abstract
AbstractMany species with restricted ranges or poor dispersal ability will occupy suboptimal habitats under climate change. The practice of translocating populations to more suitable areas outside the known historical range (assisted colonization) has been advanced as a solution to reduce the risk of extinction in the wild. Due to the high‐risk and bureaucratic complexities of assisted colonization, it is imperative that a systematic process is used to select release sites that have a reduced likelihood of translocation failure. Here we demonstrate how a spatially explicit, three‐stage multiple criteria analysis (MCA) can be used to identify potentially suitable sites for assisted colonizati..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife and the Department of Agriculture and Food, particularly Geoff Banks, Ryan Vogwill and Phil Goulding for access to datasets used in this project. We are also grateful to the western swamp tortoise experts who participated in criteria selection and weighting (Andrew Burbidge, Gerald Kuchling, Don Bradshaw and Sophie Arnall) and to Hasnein bin Tareque, Cathy Cao and the Western Swamp Tortoise Recovery Team for their advice and support. Two anonymous reviewers provided valuable feedback that improved the paper. Our research was funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant (LP0990428) to N.J.M., and by the Schools of Earth and Environment and Animal Biology at The University of Western Australia.