A new decision support tool for collaborative adaptive vegetation management in northern Great Plains national parks

Ashton, Isabel W.; Symstad, Amy J.; Baldwin, Heather; Burg, Max Post van der; Bekedam, Steven; Borgman, Erin M.; Haar, Milton; Hogan, Terri; Rockwood, Stephanie; Swanson, Daniel J.; Thomson, Carmen; Wienk, Cody L.

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“…Typically, these are speciesspecific endeavours that integrate rates of spread and phenology of a given invasive species and also often include budgeting and scheduling scenarios to determine optimal longterm management strategies (Adams and Setterfield 2015). However, such approaches rarely consider the "connectivity conundrum" (Ashton et al 2020;Saffariha et al 2023, but see Minor and Gardner 2011). These modelling exercises focus on determining optimal timing and extent of ecological monitoring (Bonneau et al 2018), expenditure on efforts focused on eradication (Adams and Setterfield 2015), and generally assessing the cost of labour and other resources required to carry out the work within a management cycle (Baker et al 2017).…”

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Integrative adaptive management to address interactions between biological invasions and protected area connectivity: a Canadian perspective

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Hughes,

Pither

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Expanding and creating protected area networks has become a central pillar of global conservation planning. In the management and design of protected area networks, we must consider not only the positive aspects of landscape connectivity but also how that connectivity may facilitate the spread of invasive species, a challenge that has become known as the connectivity conundrum. Here, we review key considerations for landscape connectivity planning for protected area networks, focusing on interactions between network connectivity and the management of invasive species. We propose an integrative adaptive management framework for protected area network planning with five main elements, including monitoring, budgeting considerations, risk assessment, inter-organizational coordination, and local engagement. Protected area planners can address the dynamic aspects of the connectivity conundrum through collaborative and integrative adaptive management planning.

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Integrative adaptive management to address interactions between biological invasions and protected area connectivity: a Canadian perspective

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Hughes,

Pither

et al. 2023

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“…The development of anthropogenic activities in badlands and the associated trade-offs require policies and strategies that ensure conservation of the ecosystems and the ES they provide, while meeting human needs (Wilcox et al, 2011). Despite the protection of these ecosystems as UNESCO World Heritage sites (e.g., Canada's Dinosaur Provincial Park) (Zgłobicki et al, 2018), National Parks (e.g., badlands National Park in South Dakota) (Ashton et al, 2020) and Natural Parks and Protected Landscapes (e.g., Bardenas Reales in Spain) (Desir & Marín, 2013), there are still numerous badlands that are not considered a conservation priority, so their integration into land management and environmental policies remains a challenge, especially at the local scale.…”

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When cultural services and biodiversity matter most: Gaining a deeper insight into badlands ecosystem services preferences

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Most dryland ecosystems are characterised by a low ecosystem services (ES) provision, being socially perceived as lacking in cultural and regulating ES. This is the case of the badlands, highly eroded arid ecosystems without vegetation, which have been extensively analysed from a physical point of view, but hardly studied from the point of view of the benefits they provide to society. This paper aimed to determine the social preferences for and the relative importance of the ES provided by badlands. To achieve this objective, a representative sample of the population was taken from the Region of Murcia (Spain), a semiarid Mediterranean area with an abundant presence of these ecosystems. This study area is of additional interest for the provision of ES derived from agroecosystems. The contingent ranking method was used to identify aspects such as the utility provided by the different types of ES and the social well‐being derived from different management policies to be implemented. The results show a preference of the population for cultural ES and biodiversity in the badlands. Given that the implementation of badlands ES protection and a management policy based on the maintenance of agricultural ES are the two strategies that yield the highest social well‐being, the provisioning and regulating ES derived from agroecosystems in the area should be evaluated simultaneously, given the trade‐off that can occur between the two ecosystems. These results provide dryland ecosystem managers with a view of soil erosion management that is different from the traditional one, since it promotes not only its control, but also a greater presence of educational and recreational activities.

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Understanding socio-spatial perceptions and Badlands ecosystem services valuation. Is there any welfare in soil erosion?

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A new decision support tool for collaborative adaptive vegetation management in northern Great Plains national parks

Cited by 4 publications

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Integrative adaptive management to address interactions between biological invasions and protected area connectivity: a Canadian perspective

Integrative adaptive management to address interactions between biological invasions and protected area connectivity: a Canadian perspective

When cultural services and biodiversity matter most: Gaining a deeper insight into badlands ecosystem services preferences

Understanding socio-spatial perceptions and Badlands ecosystem services valuation. Is there any welfare in soil erosion?

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