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A variety of decision models have been formulated for the optimal selection of nature reserve sites to represent a diversity
of species or other conservation features. Unfortunately, many of these models tend to select scattered sites and do not take
into account important spatial attributes such as reserve shape and connectivity. These attributes are likely to affect not
only the persistence of species but also the general ecological functioning of reserves and the ability to effectively manage
them. In response, researchers have begun formulating reserve design models that improve spatial coherence by controlling
spatial attributes. We review the spatial attributes that are thought to be important in reserve design and also review reserve
design models that incorporate one or more of these attributes. Spatial modeling issues, computational issues, and the trade-offs
among competing optimization objectives are discussed. Directions for future research are identified. Ultimately, an argument
is made for the development of models that capture the dynamic interdependencies among sites and species populations and thus
incorporate the reasons why spatial attributes are important. 相似文献
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Between economics and ecology: some historical and philosophical considerations for modelers of natural capital 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Foster J 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2003,86(1-2):63-74
Natural capital models attempt to remediate the relationship between economics and ecology either by conjoining models and theories from each discipline or by finding a type of phenomena that can be meaningfully measured by both fields. The developmentof a widely accepted model which integrates economics and ecologyhas eluded researchers since the early 1970s. This paper offers an historical and philosophical perspective on some of the conceptual problems or obstacles that hinder the development ofnatural capital models. In particular, the disciplinary assumptions of economic science and ecological science are examined and it is argued that these assumptions are antithetical. Hence, the development of an effective and acceptednatural capital model will require that economics and ecology reconsider their self-conceptions as sciences. For the purposesof theoretical research and practical policy, the paper cautionsagainst confusing the issue of whether or not economic models accord with ecological models with the issue of whether or not economic activities accord with ecological realities. 相似文献
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Landsat 7s recent malfunctioning will result in significant gaps in long-term satellite monitoring of Earth, affecting not only the research of the Earth science community but also conservation users of these data. To determine whether or how important Landsat monitoring is for conservation and natural resource management, we reviewed the Landsat programs history with special emphasis on the development of user groups. We also conducted a bibliographic search to determine the extent to which conservation research has been based on Landsat data. Conservation biologists were not an early user group of Landsat data because a) biologists lacked technical capacity – computers and software – to analyze these data; b) Landsats 1980s commercialization rendered images too costly for biologists budgets; and c) the broad-scale disciplines of conservation biology and landscape ecology did not develop until the mid-to-late 1980s. All these conditions had changed by the 1990s and Landsat imagery became an important tool for conservation biology. Satellite monitoring and Landsat continuity are mandated by the Land Remote Sensing Act of 1992. This legislation leaves open commercial options. However, past experiments with commercial operations were neither viable nor economical, and severely reduced the quality of monitoring, archiving and data access for academia and the public. Future satellite monitoring programs are essential for conservation and natural resource management, must provide continuity with Landsat, and should be government operated. 相似文献
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Han-Shen Chen Li-Hsien Chien Tsuifang Hsieh 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2013,185(8):7001-7012
This study adopted the ecological footprint calculation structure to calculate the ecological footprints of the three major science parks in Taiwan from 2008 to 2010. The result shows that the ecological footprints of the Hsinchu Science Park, the Central Taiwan Science Park, and the Southern Taiwan Science Park were about 3.964, 2.970, and 4.165 ha per capita. The ecological footprint (EF) of the Central Taiwan Science Park was the lowest, meaning that the influence of the daily operations in the Central Taiwan Science Park on the environment was rather low. Secondly, the population density was relatively high, and the EF was not the highest of the Hsinchu Science Park, meaning that, while consuming ecological resources, the environmental management done was effective. In addition, the population density in Southern Taiwan Science Park is 82.8 units, lower than that of Hsinchu Science Park, but its ecological footprint per capita is 0.201 units, higher than Hsinchu, implying its indicator management has space for improvement. According to the analysis result above, in the science parks, the percentages of high-energy-consuming industries were rather high. It was necessary to encourage development of green industries with low energy consumption and low pollution through industry transformation. 相似文献
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David D. Marshall 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》1993,26(2-3):195-201
The objectives for monitoring the growth and yield of forests can range from collecting data to validate current management on an ownership to collecting data at a regional level to develop models, measure treatment response, or observe long-term growth trends. Traditional inventory and research data each have drawbacks for observing growth and yield and treatment response. The actual design of a monitoring system should try to minimize these problems, but will depend on the specific objectives. Monitoring of operations may take an inventory-type approach, while gathering regional information to build models requires a design more like research. Each organization must be responsible for monitoring its own operations, however, cooperatives offer a viable and cost effective alternative to gathering regional growth and response data. Monitoring programs will lead to confidence and credibility in management practices and in the use of tested models. 相似文献
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Lakmali Weerasena Douglas Shier David Tonkyn 《Environmental Modeling and Assessment》2014,19(5):437-449
A number of mathematical models and solution techniques have been developed to design systems of reserve sites to protect species and their natural habitats. This paper presents two optimization models for obtaining ecological reserve systems that are spatially compact. Compact reserve systems will increase species persistence relative to more fragmented systems and can reduce the costs associated with reserve boundaries. These optimization models employ a hierarchical approach that incorporates both the boundary length of all clusters and the sum of within-cluster distances. Unlike previous approaches, we argue that measuring the distance between sites within clusters (and not between clusters) is more appropriate. Numerical experiments are conducted on synthetic grid systems and on a real-world hexagonal data set. These experiments confirm that the models produce reasonably compact clusters of reserve sites that respect species availability and budget constraints. Simplifications to the models are developed that significantly reduce the computational effort, while still identifying reasonable sets of reserve clusters. Sensitivity of the results to changes in model parameters (number of allowable sites, number of possible clusters, and rarity of species covered) is also explored. 相似文献
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John M. Johnston Joan H. Novak Stephen R. Kraemer 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2000,63(1):253-263
The EPA's Office of Research and Development is embarking on a long term project to develop a Multimedia Integrated Modeling System (MIMS). The system will have capabilities to represent the transport and fate of nutrients and chemical stressors over multiple spatial and temporal scales. MIMS will be designed to improve the environmental management community's ability to evaluate the impact of air and water quality and watershed management practices on stream and estuarine conditions. The system will provide a computer-based problem-solving environment for testing understanding of multimedia (atmosphere, land, water) environmental problems, such as the movement of chemicals through the hydrologic cycle, and the response of aquatic ecological systems to land-use change, with initial emphasis on the fish health endpoint. The design will attempt to combine the state-of-the-art in computer science, system design, and numerical analysis (i.e., object-oriented design, parallel processing, advanced numerical libraries including analytic elements) with the latest advancements in process level science (hydrology, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, ecology). The purpose of this paper is to introduce a vision for a MIMS and anticipate the challenges to its development. 相似文献
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Mathematical Methods for Spatially Cohesive Reserve Design 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Mark D. McDonnell Hugh P. Possingham Ian R. Ball Elizabeth A. Cousins 《Environmental Modeling and Assessment》2002,7(2):107-114
The problem of designing spatially cohesive nature reserve systems that meet biodiversity objectives is formulated as a nonlinear integer programming problem. The multiobjective function minimises a combination of boundary length, area and failed representation of the biological attributes we are trying to conserve. The task is to reserve a subset of sites that best meet this objective. We use data on the distribution of habitats in the Northern Territory, Australia, to show how simulated annealing and a greedy heuristic algorithm can be used to generate good solutions to such large reserve design problems, and to compare the effectiveness of these methods. 相似文献
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Ohman KV Hettiaratchi JP Ruwanpura J Balakrishnan J Achari G 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2007,135(1-3):85-97
The application of scientifically based decision making tools to help address solid waste management issues dates back to
the early 1960s. Researchers continue to use operations research tools to help optimize landfill design and operating parameters.
This paper discusses the application of another type of decision making tool, the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), to address
priority ranking for a number of landfill engineering design and operating objectives in developing and developed countries.
In this application, the AHP is used to rank, and prioritize, economic, environmental, health and safety, legislative and
public perception objectives for landfill design and operations specific to landfill distance from a community, and precipitation
levels. Results from a global survey using the Delphi process are included, with a discussion on the survey’s impact on the
objective rankings relative to community proximity and precipitation. The Delphi process worked extremely well, and was an
excellent tool to use in this application. The initial results from the objective rankings show promise in the development
of an integrated model for landfill design and operation. 相似文献