Species Conservation and Management: Case Studies

551 Pages·2004·4.9 MB·English

by  Mark A. Burgman, Oskar Kindvall, Chris C. Wood, Jeff S. Hatfield, Michael A. McCarthy, H. Re sit Akcakaya, Per Sjogren-Gulve

Species Conservation
and Management:
Case Studies
H. RESIT AKÇAKAYA, et al.,
Editors
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Species Conservation
and Management
E D I T E D B Y
H. RESIç T AKÇAKAYA
MARK A. BURGMAN
OSKAR KINDVALL
CHRIS C. WOOD
PER SJÖGREN-GULVE
JEFF S. HATFIELD
MICHAEL A. MCCARTHY
Species Conservation
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Case Studies
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Species conservation and management : case studies /
H. Re„it Akçakaya . . . [et al.].
p. cm.
ISBN 0-19-516646-9
1. Population viability analysis—Case studies. 2. Nature
conservation—Computer simulation—Case studies. I. Akçakaya, H. R.
QH352.5.S64 2004
577.8'8—dc22 2003014902
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Contents
Contributing Authors, xi
1 Using Models for Species Conservation and Management: An Introduction, 3
H. Re„it Akçakaya
I Plants
2 Strategies for Plant Population Viability Modeling: An Overview, 17
Mark A. Burgman
3 Australian Shrub Grevillea caleyi: Recovery through Management of Fire
and Predation, 23
Helen M. Regan and Tony D. Auld
4 Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) in Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington,
USA: Response to Blister Rust Infection, 36
Gregory J. Ettl and Nicholas Cottone
5 Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) in Southern Chile: Effects of Timber
and Seed Harvest, Volcanic Activity, and Fire, 48
Sarah A. Bekessy, Adrian C. Newton, Julian C. Fox, Antonio Lara, Andrea
Premoli, Marco Cortes, Mauro Gonzalez, Bruce Burns, Leonardo Gallo,
Fernanda Izquierdo, and Mark A. Burgman
6 Banksia goodii in Western Australia: Interacting Effects of Fire, Reproduction,
and Plant Growth on Viability, 64
Martin Drechsler
vi CONTENTS
7 Erodium paularense in Spain: Relevance of Microhabitats
in Population Dynamics, 75
María J. Albert, David Draper, and José M. Iriondo
8 Australian Heath Shrub (Epacris barbata): Viability under Management Options
for Fire and Disease, 90
David Keith
II Invertebrates
9 Modeling Invertebrates: An Overview, 107
Oskar Kindvall
10 Carnivorous Land Snail Tasmaphena lamproides in Tasmania:
Effects of Forest Harvesting, 112
Tracey J. Regan and Kevin J. Bonham
11 Bush Cricket Metrioptera bicolor in Sweden: Estimating Interpatch
Dispersal Rates, 125
Oskar Kindvall
12 Puritan Tiger Beetle (Cicindela puritana) on the Connecticut River:
Habitat Management and Translocation Alternatives, 137
Kristian Shawn Omland
13 Giant Velvet Worm (Tasmanipatus barretti) in Tasmania, Australia: Effects of
Planned Conversion of Native Forests to Plantations, 150
Julian C. Fox, Robert Mesibov, Michael A. McCarthy, and Mark A. Burgman
14 Hermit Beetle (Osmoderma eremita) in a Fragmented Landscape:
Predicting Occupancy Patterns, 162
Thomas Ranius and Jonas Hedin
15 Woodland Brown Butterfly (Lopinga achine) in Sweden: Viability in a Dynamic
Landscape Maintained by Grazing, 171
Oskar Kindvall and Karl-Olof Bergman
16 Tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis in Kazakhstan: Transmission Dynamics
in a Patchy Environment, 179
E. J. Milner-Gulland, Paul Torgerson, Blok Shaikenov, and Eric Morgan
III Fishes
17 Modeling Viability of Fish Populations: An Overview, 193
Chris C. Wood
18 European Mudminnow (Umbra krameri) in the Austrian Floodplain of the River
Danube: Conservation of an Indicator Species for Endangered Wetland
Ecosystems in Europe, 200
Josef Wanzenböck
CONTENTS vii
19 Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Puget Sound: Effects of
Spatially Correlated Catastrophes on Persistence, 208
Mary Ruckelshaus, Paul McElhany, Michelle McClure, and Selina Heppell
20 Trout Cod (Muccullochella macquariensis) in the Murray River, Southeast
Australia: Prioritizing Rehabilitation Efforts, 219
Simon Nicol and Charles Todd
21 Yellowtail Flounder (Limanda ferruginea) off the Northeastern United States:
Implications of Movement among Stocks, 230
Deborah R. Hart and Steven X. Cadrin
22 Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean: Dynamics of
Nested Population Components under Several Harvest Regimes, 245
R. Kent Smedbol and Robert L. Stephenson
23 Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasi) in Canada: Generic Framework for Evaluating
Conservation Limits and Harvest Strategies, 256
Caihong Fu, Chris C. Wood, and Jake Schweigert
IV Amphibians and Reptiles
24 Modeling Amphibians and Reptiles: An Overview, 273
Per Sjögren-Gulve
25 Great Crested Newts (Triturus cristatus) in Europe: Effects of Metapopulation
Structure and Juvenile Dispersal on Population Persistence, 281
Richard A. Griffiths
26 Houston Toad (Bufo houstonensis) in Bastrop County, Texas: Need for
Protecting Multiple Subpopulations, 292
Jeff S. Hatfield, Andrew H. Price, David D. Diamond, and C. Diane True
27 Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) in Florida: Influence of Edge
Effects on Population Viability, 299
David R. Breininger, Michael L. Legare, and Rebecca B. Smith
28 Frillneck Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) in Northern Australia: Determining
Optimal Fire-Management Regimes, 312
Barry W. Brook and Anthony D. Griffiths
29 Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) in Central Sweden: Modeling Juvenile
Reintroduction and Spatial Management Strategies for Metapopulation
Establishment, 326
Sven-Åke Berglind
30 Southern Great Barrier Reef Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydes) Stock:
Consequences of Local Sex-Biased Harvesting, 340
Milani Chaloupka
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V Birds
31 Modeling Birds: An Overview, 357
Jeff S. Hatfield
32 Yellow-Shouldered Parrot (Amazona barbadensis) on the Islands
of Margarita and La Blanquilla, Venezuela: Poaching and the Survival
of a Threatened Species, 361
Jon Paul Rodríguez, Laurie Fajardo, Ileana Herrera, Ada Sánchez,
and Annedis Reyes
33 Golden-Cheeked Warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) in Texas: Importance of
Dispersal toward Persistence in a Metapopulation, 371
Mathew W. Alldredge, Jeff S. Hatfield, David D. Diamond, and C. Diane True
34 Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in Western Switzerland: Viability and
Management of an Endangered Grouse Metapopulation, 384
Sébastien Sachot and Nicolas Perrin
35 Seaside Sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) in Connecticut: Projected Effects
of Sea-Level Rise, 397
W. Gregory Shriver and James P. Gibbs
36 Helmeted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix) in Southern Australia:
Assessing Options for Establishing a New Wild Population, 410
Michael A. McCarthy, Peter W. Menkhorst, Bruce R. Quin, Ian J. Smales,
and Mark A. Burgman
37 Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans chionoptera) in the Southern Oceans:
Effects of Dispersal and Density Dependence on the Persistence
of an Island Metapopulation, 421
Pablo Inchausti and Henri Weimerskirch
VI Mammals
38 Mammal Population Viability Modeling: An Overview, 433
Michael A. McCarthy
39 Snowshoe Hares (Lepus americanus) in the Western United States: Movement in
a Dynamic Managed Landscape, 438
Paul C. Griffin and L. Scott Mills
40 Florida Key Deer (Odocoileus virginiaus clavium): Effects of Urban
Development and Road Mortality, 450
Roel R. Lopez
41 Turkish Mouflon (Ovis gmelinii anatolica) in Central Anatolia:
Population Viability under Scenarios of Harversting for Trophy, 459
Zeynep Sezen, H. Re„it Akçakaya, and C. Can Bilgin