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Selecting Zones In A Marine Park: Early Systematic Planning Improves Cost-Efficiency; Combining Habitat And Biotic Data Improves Effectiveness, H A. Malcom, E Foulsham, R L. Pressey, A Jordan, P L. Davies, T Ingleton, N Johnstone, S Hessey, Stephen Da Smith
Selecting Zones In A Marine Park: Early Systematic Planning Improves Cost-Efficiency; Combining Habitat And Biotic Data Improves Effectiveness, H A. Malcom, E Foulsham, R L. Pressey, A Jordan, P L. Davies, T Ingleton, N Johnstone, S Hessey, Stephen Da Smith
Professor Stephen DA Smith
Systematic planning, using algorithm tools, can improve biodiversity representation in ‘no-take’ zones in a marine park while reducing costs of meeting conservation targets. The current zoning plan for the 870 km2 Solitary Islands Marine Park (SIMP), designed without algorithm tools, provides an example to compare the efficiency of zoning scenarios that include or ignore the existing zoning scheme and to assess the utility of habitat and/or biotic data for planning. Marxan was used to compare representation of habitat categories and a selection of fish species using 3 scenarios for ‘no-take’ sanctuary zones: 1) clean slate; 2) building on the …