Conservation planning for freshwater ecosystems in Mexico

Lira‐Noriega, Andrés; Aguilar, Verónica; Alarcón, Jesús; Kolb, Melanie; Urquiza-Haas, Tania; González-Ramírez, Laura; Tobón, Wolke; Koleff, Patricia

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.07.004

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“…; Lira‐Noriega et al. ). Priority vegetation was identified using an ad hoc index that integrated the proportion of 11 broad vegetation types in protected areas, area that has been lost of each vegetation type, and total extent of the vegetation type in Mexico (Tobón & Kolb ).…”

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“…; Koleff & Urquiza‐Haas ; Lira‐Noriega et al. ). We integrated explicit spatial information on biological importance (BI) (i.e., areas of high conservation value) and restoration feasibility (RF) (i.e., biophysical factors and existing land use that may foster or limit restoration efforts) in a spatial multicriteria analysis to identify areas where restoration may enhance conservation.…”

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“…; Lira‐Noriega et al. ). The results showed areas of high conservation value where biodiversity elements have been compromised by environmental degradation.…”

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“…In an era of river repair, recovery enhancement approaches have been used to guide river conservation and rehabilitation in some parts of the world for a decade or more . In these places, such principles and approaches are meaningfully incorporated with river management and decision‐making processes, supporting catchment‐scale vision setting, planning, and prioritization .…”

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In an era of river repair, the concept of recovery enhancement has become central to river management practice. However, until about the early 2000s there were no coherent geomorphic frameworks with which to forecast river recovery potential. While the practical uptake of such frameworks has been slow, and debates continue about what recovery means, some river management agencies in different parts of the world have applied related concepts within catchment scale, process-based approaches to river management. Agencies that make use of recovery enhancement approaches have reframed the way that vision setting, planning, and prioritization are undertaken. In this study, we review river recovery as a principle. We then present, using examples, an updated version of the framework for assessing river recovery and river recovery potential that is embedded in the River Styles framework. Finally, we show how the application of this framework can be used to better inform river management practice.

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Tracking geomorphic recovery in process‐based river management

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Human disturbance induces significant geomorphic changes to river systems. In eastern Australia, land-use practices such as clearance of forests and riparian vegetation, and removal of wood from channels in the 19th and 20th centuries induced widespread geomorphic impacts. However, since the 1970s, there has been a noticeable shift in the geomorphic condition of many rivers in eastern New South Wales (NSW). This transition to a recovery trajectory reflects a reduction in land-use pressures and improved farming practices on the one hand and adoption of recovery enhancement approaches to river conservation and rehabilitation by management authorities on the other. Monitoring and tracking changes in condition by state government agencies involves identifying when geomorphic recovery is occurring so that decision-support frameworks can determine whether river management is required, where, when, and how much to intervene to enhance river recovery and when to opt-out of management because the system requires little (or no) intervention. Here, we document procedures that are used to manage process-based, recovery enhancement in NSW. Following a brief review of river change in eastern NSW since European settlement, we outline an approach to identify and measure key geomorphic indicators of river recovery for different river types. We use case studies to demonstrate examples of geomorphic river recovery, prior to showing how state government agencies in NSW are monitoring trajectories and rates of recovery.Broader implications of this 'good news story' are discussed.

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Conservation planning for freshwater ecosystems in Mexico

Cited by 29 publications

References 36 publications

Restoration planning to guide Aichi targets in a megadiverse country

Restoration planning to guide Aichi targets in a megadiverse country

Assessing the geomorphic recovery potential of rivers: forecasting future trajectories of adjustment for use in management

Tracking geomorphic recovery in process‐based river management

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