Species-specific spatial characteristics in reserve site selection

This paper addresses the problem of selecting reserve sites cost-effectively, taking into account the mobility and habitat area requirements of each species. Many reserve site selection problems are analyzed in mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) models due to the mathematical solvers available...

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Published in:Ecological economics Vol. 69; no. 12; pp. 2307 - 2314
Main Author: Groeneveld, Rolf A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2010
Elsevier
Series:Ecological Economics
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Cost-effectiveness
Habitats
Integer programming
Linear models
Nature reserves
networks
Reserve site selection
Reserve site selection Spatial optimization Integer programming Biodiversity
Spatial analysis
Spatial optimization
Species
Integer programming
Reserve site selection
Biodiversity
Spatial optimization
ISSN:0921-8009, 1873-6106
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Summary:This paper addresses the problem of selecting reserve sites cost-effectively, taking into account the mobility and habitat area requirements of each species. Many reserve site selection problems are analyzed in mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) models due to the mathematical solvers available for this model type. Ideally, such reserve site selection models take into consideration the possibility that species use reserve sites, even small ones, as stepping stones to move from one site to another. This consideration, however, is difficult to include in MILP models. This paper demonstrates and evaluates three alternative MILP models that include species' mobility and habitat area requirements. All models include the possible stepping stone function of reserve sites to some extent, although none does so perfectly. The models demonstrated find spatial reserve networks at lower costs than a non-spatial reserve site selection model.
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ISSN:0921-8009
1873-6106
DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.07.001