1. Analogies for a No-Analog World: Tackling Uncertainties in Reintroduction Planning
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Forbes, ElizabethS, Alagona, Peter S, Adams, Andrea J, Anderson, Sarah E, Brown, Kevin C, Colby, Jolie, Cooper, Scott D, Denny, Sean M, Hiroyasu, Elizabeth HT, Heilmayr, Robert, Kendall, Bruce E, Martin, Jennifer A, Hardesty-Moore, Molly, Mychajliw, Alexis M, Tyrrell, Brian P, and Welch, Zoë S
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Conservation of Natural Resources ,Ecosystem ,Uncertainty ,California ,analogies ,brown bear ,grizzly ,habitat suitability ,reintroduction ,Environmental Sciences ,Biological Sciences ,Evolutionary Biology - Abstract
Species reintroductions involve considerable uncertainty, especially in highly altered landscapes. Historical, geographic, and taxonomic analogies can help reduce this uncertainty by enabling conservationists to better assess habitat suitability in proposed reintroduction sites. We illustrate this approach using the example of the California grizzly, an iconic species proposed for reintroduction.
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- 2020