Spatial conservation prioritization: Quantitative methods and computational tools

摘要: Habitat loss and deterioration, climate change, economic pressures for resource extraction have all led to a global of biodiversity. The limited resources available conservation need be used both effectively efficiently in order minimise further losses. Spatial prioritization addresses the question how we should allocate effort funds space time. While benefits quantitative methods been widely promoted, adoption these "real-world" planning implementation is still its infancy, partly due difficulty identifying which tools (if any) are suited specific problems. Conservation Prioritization brings together team leading scientists introduce conceptual methodological aspects undertake spatial manner. It provides reader with information on when, why, use statistical computational prioritization. Important topics underlying including metapopulation modelling, population viability analysis species distribution uncertainty discussed, as well operational definitions methods. book includes chapters most latest software, concludes an insight into future field.