Spatial conservation planning
Conservation
Marxan
Gurobi
Integer Linear Programming
Irreplaceability of freshwater biodiversity & habitats
Current freshwater conservation efforts fall short in effectively protecting freshwater biodiversity. Acknowledging the challenge in freshwater conservation management, further assessments are needed regarding the efficiency of conservation planning. We aim to analyze global, systematic conservation planning networks given the key features habitat and biodiversity to (i) highlight areas of irreplaceability within freshwater ecosystems, and (ii) to compare the effectiveness of present-day conservation efforts vs. alternative, prioritized freshwater conservation planning solutions.
Publications
- Cost-effective restoration and conservation planning in Green and Blue Infrastructure designs. A case study on the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean: Andalusia (Spain) – Morocco (2019)
- Spatially explicit species distribution models: A missed opportunity in conservation planning? (2019)
- Continental-scale conservation prioritization of African dragonflies (2013)