methods for defining and identifying critical habitat for rare and endangered species
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Methods for Defining and Identifying Critical Habitat for Rare and Endangered Species. Jeremy VanDerWal and Lesley Lovett-Doust Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor. Two main theories: Metapopulation theory and Landscape ecology - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Methods for Defining and Identifying Critical Habitat for Rare
and Endangered Species
Jeremy VanDerWal and Lesley Lovett-DoustDept. of Biological Sciences,
University of Windsor
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• Two main theories:– Metapopulation theory and Landscape
ecology– Assume landscape is binary…composed
of patch and matrix
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• Metapopulation ecology– Framework for understanding population
dynamics in spatially structured landscapes– remains focused on species characteristics
and the patch– patches may vary in size, degree of isolation,
quality, etc.– often ignores the matrix
The Patch
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Patch-based modeling
• Attempts to relate species characteristics to characteristics of the patch -- i.e. – species abundance with patch size, shape,
quality…– probability of extinction/recolonization with
patch size, isolation...
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The Matrix
• Landscape ecology– summarizes effects of landscape composition
and configuration on ecological processes– landscapes can not be simply classified as
patch and matrix• Matrix is composed of patches which are more or
less similar to the focal patch
– the matrix matters -- i.e. influences dispersal
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Patch/matrix-based modeling
• Relate species characteristics to characteristics of the patch AND the surrounding matrix -- i.e. – species abundance with patch size, shape,
quality…AND also surrounding landuses, soil types, etc.
– probability of extinction/recolonization with patch size, isolation…BUT with isolation influenced by the matrix
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Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear Cactus
• Species at Risk in Canada (COSEWIC)• only 2 populations located at Point
Pelee National Park and on Pelee Island
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Rules:• Within:
– primary or secondary successional savannas
– perimeter of PPNP (cannot be in Lake Erie)
• At least:– 10m from beach– 68m from marsh*– 128m from pond*– 174m from wet meadow*
• Cannot be within:– forest– on a road or trail– park infrastructure areas
* except along east beach
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The challenge
• Binary landscape – patch / matrix– perspective of the organism– define habitat … delineate patch
• Scale of influence of the matrix– different environmental factors may have
influence on a species at different scales
• Incorporating multiple species…
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> 12,000 rare species locations
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# rare species = 4
73
2
93
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The Landscape
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Landscape sub-sampling
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Landscape sub-sampling
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Landscape sub-sampling
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Hybrid model
LandscapeEcology &
MetapopulationTheory
Additional considerations??
FOCUSsoftware
GARPsoftware
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Acknowledgements:
• Lesley Lovett-Doust
• Jon Lovett-Doust• Jan Ciborowski• Phil Graniero• Helen Murphy• Jeff Holland• Fellow grad
students• AERC• NHIC• NSERC• OGS• My wife, Andrea,
• AND my endangered species