BIOC58H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Coastal Flood, Endangered Species, Terrestrial Ecosystem
Document Summary
Recent successes and failures for mpa establishment: world"s largest marine protected area declared in antarctica, hopes dashed for giant new antarctic marine sanctuary, relied on for fishing. Irreplaceability is a key driver for cost-effective planning: picking sites for high irreplaceability decreases area needed within protected area system, reduced amount of protected areas if focused on. Identifying priority areas: two complementary approaches, conserve individual species or groups or species, conserve habitats and landscapes, prioritize based on species richness and endemism, goal > protect rare species and not the overall biodiversity of an area. Northwest: only found in specific forest type, therefore protect that forest, trying to identify what makes these forests suitable a habitat, suitable forests which are protected, lots of area to protect. If only protecting owl, all of the above protected. Clicker q2: you are designing a protected area to protect the endangered red wolf of ontario.
