Achieving full connectivity of sites in the multiperiod reserve network design problem

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Dynamic reserve site selection, Fire, Forests, Landscapes, All tags... Mixed integer programming, Other Landscapes, Other Wildlife, Plants, Reserve network design, Reserve site selection, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Southeast CASC, Spatial connectivity, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags

Final Report: Science to Support Adaptive Landscape Planning and Decision Making for Gopher Tortoise Conservation

The gopher tortoise is a familiar turtle species across the southeastern Coastal Plain, but its population has declined significantly over several decades. A principal reason is that much of its primary habitat – sparse, open stands of mature pine – has been replaced by development or agriculture, or has become degraded through the suppression of low‐intensity, forage‐producing ground fires. The gopher tortoise is a “keystone” species, meaning that its disappearance from the landscape would negatively impact many other species that make use of its underground burrows. Out of concern over its decline and its important role in the ecosystem, the gopher tortoise is being considered for listing under the federal...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Drought, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Fire, Forests, All tags... Forests, Gopher Tortoise, Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Other Wildlife, Plants, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Southeast CASC, Southeast CASC, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags