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Designing Landscapes for Sustainable Bird Populations Structured Decision Making Workshop Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Biological planning - Ecological context Problem 2 Develop a methodology for assessing and designing landscapes for sustainable populations of birds [and other wildlife] in the SAMBI area that can be applied in other areas of the eastern United States. – Prioritizes landscape based on current and potential future conditions – Conservation implementation on the priority areas is expected to result in target populations of birds associated with these ecosystems. – Selection of areas based on fundamental concepts of landscape ecology and conservation biology. – Can be updated periodically as new data become available. Biological Conservation planningDesign – Species – Desired Selection/Habitat Landscape Relationships Configuration Workshop objectives Determine which species should be used to design landscapes based on their habitat requirements. – Determine important landscape characteristics for each habitat – – 3 Which species represent unique map-able habitat requirements? Which habitat landscape characteristics are important in prioritizing areas? Which characteristics are compensatory and which are limiting? Biological planning – Species Selection/Habitat Relationships Species selection Determine which species should be used to design landscapes Classify surrogacy of each species – – – – Determine habitat characteristics for each species Determine the intangible tradeoffs – 4 Flagship – charismatic species that attract public support Umbrella – species that require large areas of habitat, thus conferring protection to other species Biodiversity– presence may indicate high species richness Keystone – species that are critical... Bio-political constraints Conservation Design – Desired Landscape Configuration Habitat and landscape criteria Determine habitat characteristics that are critical to the landscape design Classify surrogacy of each habitat – Flagship – charismatic habitat that attracts public support – Biodiversity – possess high species richness – Unique – required for some species to be present Determine landscape criteria for each habitat Identify limiting factors Determine the intangible tradeoffs – 5 Bio-political constraints Designing Landscapes for Sustainable Bird Populations Structured Decision Making Workshop Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Five core elements - PrOACT Problem – Solve the right problem Objectives – Describe the desired outcomes Alternatives – Consider any reasonable actions that achieve the outcomes Consequences – Describe how well alternatives meet objectives Tradeoffs – Evaluate consequences of each alternative – 7 Core of structured decision making (Hammond et al., 1999). Problem 8 Develop a methodology for assessing and designing landscapes for sustainable populations of birds [and other wildlife] in the SAMBI area that can be applied in other areas of the eastern United States. – Prioritizes landscape based on current and potential future conditions – Conservation implementation on the priority areas is expected to result in target populations of birds associated with these ecosystems. – Selection of areas based on fundamental concepts of landscape ecology and conservation biology. – Can be updated periodically as new data become available. Biological planning – Species Selection/Habitat Relationships Dividing the problem 9 Problem1: Identify a group of birds (focal species) associated with open pine systems that represent co-occurring species, are a reliable tool for biodiversity assessment, and are sensitive to resources, area, connectivity, and natural processes. Problem2: Identify characteristics of priority areas for conserving and restoring open pines systems that satisfy criteria for quantity, configuration, and location to achieve target populations of the umbrella species. Biological planning – Species Selection/Habitat Relationships Species selection Determine which species should be used to design landscapes Determine key habitat characteristics for each species Classify surrogacy of each species – – – – Determine the intangible tradeoffs – 10 Flagship – charismatic species that attract public support Umbrella – species that require large areas of habitat, thus conferring protection to other species Biodiversity– presence may indicate high species richness Keystone – species that are critical to ecosystem function. Bio-political constraints Biological planning – Species Selection/Habitat Relationships Assessing consequences – Species BASP Low % Canopy Cover X Basis Habitat Characteristics Diverse, Low Preference to high priority species HerbBasal Unidentified attributes? Large aceous Area/ Understory Tree Density X X X BRNU 11 HESP X X X NOBO X X X RCWO X X AMKE X X Old trees X Snags Patch Size Growing Season Fire X X X X Bare Ground Wet Savannah / Bogs X X X High Fire Frequency X X X X X X X Designing Landscapes for Sustainable Bird Populations Structured Decision Making Workshop Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Conservation Design – Desired Landscape Configuration Dividing the problem 13 Problem1: Identify a group of birds (focal species) associated with open pine systems that represent co-occurring species, are a reliable tool for biodiversity assessment, and are sensitive to resources, area, connectivity, and natural processes. Problem2: Identify characteristics of priority areas for conserving and restoring open pines systems that satisfy criteria for quantity, configuration, and location to achieve target populations of the umbrella species. Conservation Design – Desired Landscape Configuration Habitat and landscape criteria Determine habitat characteristics that are critical to the landscape design Identify limiting versus compensatory characteristics Classify “surrogacy” of each habitat – Flagship – charismatic habitat that attracts public support – Biodiversity – possess high species richness – Unique – required for some species to be present Determine the intangible tradeoffs – 14 Bio-political constraints Homework Review the problem statement – Look over the species x habitat attributes tables – SAMBI species and habitat characteristics are next Look over the landscape prioritization objectives – 15 Did we get it right? What other characteristics are important?
