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A framework for linking hemispheric, full annual cycle prioritizations to local conservation actions for migratory birds

Authors :
William V. DeLuca
Nathaniel E. Seavy
Joanna Grand
Jorge Velásquez‐Tibatá
Lotem Taylor
Cat Bowler
Jill L. Deppe
Erika J. Knight
Gloria M. Lentijo
Timothy D. Meehan
Nicole L. Michel
Sarah P. Saunders
Nolan Schillerstrom
Melanie A. Smith
Chad Witko
Chad B. Wilsey
Source :
Conservation Science and Practice, Vol 5, Iss 8, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Wiley, 2023.

Abstract

Abstract The conservation of migratory birds poses a fundamental challenge, their conservation requires coordinated action across the hemisphere, but those actions must be designed and implemented locally. To address this challenge, we describe a multilevel framework for linking broad‐scale, full annual cycle prioritizations to local conservation actions for migratory birds. We developed hemisphere‐scale spatial prioritizations for the full annual cycle of migratory birds that breed in six different ecosystems in North America. The full annual cycle prioritizations provide a hemispheric context within which regional priorities can be identified. Finer resolution, regional prioritizations can then inform local conservation actions more effectively. We describe the importance of local conservation practitioner contributions at each level of the process and provide two examples of regional spatial prioritizations that were developed to guide local action. The first example focused on coastal North and South Carolina, USA, and used information on marsh birds, shorebirds, ecological integrity, and co‐benefits for people to identify Cape Romain, South Carolina as a high‐priority site for conservation action. The second example in Colombia used information on migrant and resident birds to identify the Cauca Valley as a high‐priority site. The multilevel conceptual framework we describe is one pathway for identifying sites for implementation of local conservation actions that are guided by conservation priorities for migratory birds across their full annual cycle.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25784854
Volume :
5
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Conservation Science and Practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.03095300c71a47d7af8635586c8e8553
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12975