Which Species, How Many, and from Where: Integrating Habitat Suitability, Population Genomics, and Abundance Estimates into Species Reintroduction Planning
Malone EW, Perkin JS, Leckie BM, Kulp MA, Hurt CR, Walker DM. 2018. Which Species, How Many, and from Where: Integrating Habitat Suitability, Population Genomics, and Abundance Estimates into Species Reintroduction Planning. Global Change Biology. 24(8):3729-3748
ABSTRACT: Extirpated organisms are reintroduced into their former ranges worldwide to combat species declines and biodiversity losses. The growing field of reintroduction biology provides guiding principles for reestablishing populations, though criticisms remain regarding limited integration of initial planning, modeling frameworks, interdisciplinary collaborations, and multi‐species approaches. We used an interdisciplinary, multi‐species, quantitative framework to plan reintroductions of three fish species into Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. We first assessed the appropriateness of habitat at reintroduction sites for banded sculpin (Cottus carolinae).
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Malone, Eric; Perkin, Joshuah; Leckie, Brian; Kulp, Matthew; Hurt, Carla; Walker, Donald
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Abrams Creek, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Ecological restoration, fish, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-01282, planning, population genomics, prioritization, reintroduction, SER, source stock, Southeast Region, species distribution modeling, translocation