How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species
Restoration of depleted populations is an important method in biological conservation. Reintroduction strategies frequently aim to restore stable, increasing, self-sustaining populations. Knowledge of asymptotic system dynamics may provide advantage in selecting reintroduction strategies. We introdu...
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| author | Brenda J. Hanley Elizabeth M. Bunting Krysten L. Schuler |
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| description | Restoration of depleted populations is an important method in biological conservation. Reintroduction strategies frequently aim to restore stable, increasing, self-sustaining populations. Knowledge of asymptotic system dynamics may provide advantage in selecting reintroduction strategies. We introduce interactive software that is designed to identify strategies for release of females that are immediately aligned with stable population dynamics from species represented by 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-stage life history strategies. The software allows managers to input a matrix of interest, the desired number of breeding females, and the desired management timeline, and calls upon stable population theory to give release strategies that are in concert with both stable population status and the management goals. We demonstrate how the software can aid in assessing various strategies ahead of a hypothetical restoration. For the purpose of demonstration of the tool only, we use published vital rates of an ungulate species, but remark that the selection of species for demonstration is not central to the use of this tool. Adaption of this tool to real-life restorations of any 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-stage iteroparous species may aid in understanding how to minimize undesirable recovery complications that may naturally arise from transient population dynamics. The software is freely available at: https//cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/tools/stapopd. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a746155b0064daa80ac10918bdb4a882023-12-03T10:55:42ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592019-05-017e687310.7717/peerj.6873How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous speciesBrenda J. Hanley0Elizabeth M. Bunting1Krysten L. Schuler2Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of AmericaCornell Wildlife Health Lab, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of AmericaCornell Wildlife Health Lab, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of AmericaRestoration of depleted populations is an important method in biological conservation. Reintroduction strategies frequently aim to restore stable, increasing, self-sustaining populations. Knowledge of asymptotic system dynamics may provide advantage in selecting reintroduction strategies. We introduce interactive software that is designed to identify strategies for release of females that are immediately aligned with stable population dynamics from species represented by 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-stage life history strategies. The software allows managers to input a matrix of interest, the desired number of breeding females, and the desired management timeline, and calls upon stable population theory to give release strategies that are in concert with both stable population status and the management goals. We demonstrate how the software can aid in assessing various strategies ahead of a hypothetical restoration. For the purpose of demonstration of the tool only, we use published vital rates of an ungulate species, but remark that the selection of species for demonstration is not central to the use of this tool. Adaption of this tool to real-life restorations of any 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-stage iteroparous species may aid in understanding how to minimize undesirable recovery complications that may naturally arise from transient population dynamics. The software is freely available at: https//cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/tools/stapopd.https://peerj.com/articles/6873.pdfAsymptotic dynamicsResource managementPopulation dynamicsEigenvalueRecoveryTransient dynamics |
| spellingShingle | Brenda J. Hanley Elizabeth M. Bunting Krysten L. Schuler How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species PeerJ Asymptotic dynamics Resource management Population dynamics Eigenvalue Recovery Transient dynamics |
| title | How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species |
| title_full | How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species |
| title_fullStr | How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species |
| title_full_unstemmed | How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species |
| title_short | How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species |
| title_sort | how can we augment the few that remain using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species |
| topic | Asymptotic dynamics Resource management Population dynamics Eigenvalue Recovery Transient dynamics |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/6873.pdf |
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