Species Distribution Modeling and Conservation Planning Workshop
In September of 2013 the CA LCC partnered with UC Davis Information Center for the Environment and Point Blue Conservation Science to offer a workshop on systematic conservation planning (see the CA LCC project description). The aim of the workshop was to present the state of the science for using spatial decision support tools to inform the conservation of plants and animals in the context of climate adaptation planning.
Presented here are the materials from the workshop, including reading lists, slide presentations, and lab exercises. These materials are free to use with attribution to the authors.
Preliminary Material
- Proposal for Developing Training Curriculum on Conservation in the Face of Climate Change
- Invitation to Analysts' Workshop
- Invitation to Managers' Workshop
Outline of Workshop
Presentation Slides
- Understanding and Assembling Environmental Data for Model Input for Analysts
- Invasive Species for Analysts
- Maxent Overview for Analysts
- Systematic Reserve Design for Analysts
- Landscape Connectivity and Urbanization for Analysts
- Understanding and Assembling Environmental Data for Model Input for Managers
- Invasive Species for Managers
- Maxent Overview for Managers
- Systematic Reserve Design for Managers
- Landscape Connectivity and Urbanization for Managers
Scenario Planning
- Notes from a workshop on structured decision making
- Modules from a USFWS workshop on scenario planning for climate change adaptation
Workshop Lab Exercises
- Systematic Conservation Planning - Understanding and Assembling Model Input Data
- Systematic Conservation Planning - Maxent Exercise
- Systematic Conservation Planning - Climate Change Exercise
- Data for Systematic Conservation Planning Exercises
- Marxan Exercises
Reading Lists and Online Resources
- Reading list for analysts' workshop
- Reading list for managers' workshop
- Reading list of Marxan case studies
- Online resources (websites and datasets)
Complete List of Resources Mentioned in Workshop
Last Updated:
3/2018
| Type |
Title |
Creator | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document | Conservation planning with uncertain climate change projections | Kujala, Heini, Moilanen, Atte, Araújo, Miguel B., and Cabeza, Mar | 2013 |
| Document | Core concepts of spatial prioritisation in systematic conservation planning | Mollanen, Atte and Kukkala, Aija S. | 2013 |
| Web Resource | Data Basin | Conservation Biology Institute | |
| Dataset | Daymet | Peter E. Thornton | |
| Web Resource | eBird | National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology | |
| Document | Ecosystem services in conservation planning: targeted benefits vs. co-benefits or costs? | Chan, Kai M. A., Hoshizaki, Lara, and Klinkenberg, Brian | 2011 |
| Document | Generalized linear and generalized additive models in studies of species distributions: setting the scene | Guisan, Antoine, Edwards, Thomas C. Jr., and Hastie, Trevor | 2002 |
| Web Resource | Global Biodiversity Information Facility | Global Biodiversity Information Facility | |
| Document | Identifying conservation areas on the basis of alternative distribution data sets | Underwood, Jared G., D'agrosa, Caterina, and Gerber, Leah R. | 2010 |
| Document | Identifying habitat conservation priorities and gaps for migratory shorebirds and waterfowl in California | Stralberg, Diana, Cameron, D. Richard, Reynolds, Mark D., Hickey, Catherine M., Klausmeyer, Kirk, Busby, Sylvia M., Stenzel, Lynne E., Shuford, W. David, and Page, Gary W. | 2011 |
| Document | Incorporating climate change adaptation into national conservation assessments | Game, Edward T., Lipsett-Moore, Geoffrey, Saxon, Earl, Peterson, Nate, and Sheppard, Stuart | 2011 |
| Web Resource | IPCC Data Distribution Centre | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | |
| Web Resource | Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Web Resource | LANDFIRE | U.S. Forest Service | |
| Dataset | Landsat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Web Resource | Landscape Conservation Cooperatives | Landscape Conservation Cooperative Network | |
| Document | Landscape Zonation, benefit functions and target-based planning: unifying reserve selection strategies | Mollanen, Atte | 2007 |
| Document | Likelihood analysis of species occurrence probability from presence-only data for modelling species distributions | Royle, J. Andrew, Chandler, Richard B., Yackulic, Charles, and Nichols, James D. | 2012 |
| Document | Marxan with Zones: software for optimal conservation based land- and sea-use zoning | Watts, Matthew E., Ball, Ian R., Stewart, Romola S., Klein, Carissa J., Wilson, Kerrie, Steinback, Charles, Louival, Reinaldo, Kircher, LIndsay, and Possingham, Hugh P. | 2009 |
| Document | Methods and workflow for spatial conservation prioritization using Zonation | Lehtomäki, Joona, and Moilanen, Atte | 2013 |