Quantitative tools and simultaneous actions needed for species conservation under climate change–reply to Shoo et al. (2013)
<Para ID="Par1">We identify four issues in the decision framework for species conservation management under climate change proposed by Shoo et al. (<CitationRef CitationID="CR12">2013</CitationRef>) Clim Chan 119:239–246 and suggest ways to address them. First, binary-decision flow charts require Yes/No answers, which are not appropriate in most conservation decisions. A quantitative framework is preferable and action-guidance should be obtained even when the realistic answer to some questions remains “we simply do not know”. Second, the proposed flow chart imposes an a priori order of precedence and does not explicitly allow simultaneous actions. A workable framework should enable optimal allocation between multiple kinds of conservation efforts and permit complementary actions. Third, the probability of success, co-benefit to non-target species, and cost are unlikely to have a simple, consistent relationship across taxa. These variables need to be assessed case-by-case for each conservation measure and species. Finally, the decision framework disregards the legal, social, and ethical aspects pertaining to decision-making. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
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2015
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Authors: | Ahteensuu, Marko ; Aikio, Sami ; Cardoso, Pedro ; Hyvärinen, Marko ; Hällfors, Maria ; Lehvävirta, Susanna ; Schulman, Leif ; Vaara, Elina |
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Climatic Change. - Springer. - Vol. 129.2015, 1, p. 1-7
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