Transcript Biodiversity Target Definition at the Landscape/ Seascape

Biodiversity Target Definition at
the Landscape/ Seascape Scale
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Frequently Asked Questions
1a. What is the definition of
a biodiversity conservation
corridor?
1b. What is the difference between key
biodiversity areas (KBAs) and biodiversity
conservation corridors?
large
corridor
corridor
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corridor
kba?
corridor
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kba
corridor
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kba
small
species area requirements
1c. Are there size limits to biodiversity conservation
corridors?
fine (highly
fragmented,
hotspot-type)
coarse
(continuous,
HBWA-type)
ecological grain (landscape connectivity)
2. How do biodiversity target definition and the concept
of biodiversity conservation corridors differ between
hotspot-type and wilderness-type regions?
3. How do biodiversity
target definition and the
concept of biodiversity
conservation corridors
differ between terrestrial,
freshwater and marine
biomes?
4. How do we identify threatened species that
cannot be conserved at the site scale alone and
develop area and connectivity requirements for
these species?
5. How do we identify which KBAs require a
corridor approach, and what should the criteria
for these be?
6. What do we mean by ecological processes
and how can we develop requirements for the
maintenance of critical ecological processes?
7. What are the appropriate indicators for
outcomes monitoring at the corridor scale?
8. How do we determine
where in a hotspot or high
biodiversity wilderness area
to adopt a corridor approach?
How do we prioritize among
potential biodiversity
conservation corridors?
9. Do corridors
require fixed
boundaries? If so,
how do we delineate
corridors?
10. How do we identify the boundaries of the
study region for compiling data and conducting
analysis for corridor delineation and design?
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11. What is the difference between prioritization
of KBAs and corridor planning?
12. How can we design corridor scenarios to
meet the requirements of biodiversity targets?
What decision tools are useful?
13. What are the main land/ resource uses
which contribute to the conservation of wideranging threatened species the persistence of
KBAs and/ or the maintenance of ecological
processes?
14. What is the difference between the CI
broad-scale conservation planning approach
and those of major partners, and between
conservation planning and land use planning?
Species
Extinctions
Avoided
Genes
Sites
Areas
Protected
Landscapes
Corridors
Consolidated
Biosphere
Increasing scale of ecological organization