Analogies for a No-Analog World: Tackling Uncertainties in Reintroduction Planning. (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Forbes, ElizabethS.; Alagona, Peter S.; Adams, Andrea J.; Anderson, Sarah E.; Brown, Kevin C.; Colby, Jolie; Cooper, Scott D.; Denny, Sean M.; Hiroyasu, Elizabeth H.T.; Heilmayr, Robert; Kendall, Bruce E.; Martin, Jennifer A.; Hardesty-Moore, Molly; Mychajliw, Alexis M.; Tyrrell, Brian P.; Welch, Zoë S.
• Is Part Of: Trends in ecology & evolution. Volume 35:Number 7(2020)
• Page Start: 551
• Page End: 554
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: reintroduction -- habitat suitability -- analogies -- brown bear -- grizzly -- California; Ecology -- Periodicals; Evolution (Biology) -- Periodicals; 576.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.04.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-5347

Abstract

Abstract : Species reintroductions involve considerable uncertainty, especially in highly altered landscapes. Historical, geographic, and taxonomic analogies can help reduce this uncertainty by enabling conservationists to better assess habitat suitability in proposed reintroduction sites. We illustrate this approach using the example of the California grizzly, an iconic species proposed for reintroduction.