Abstract
In dryland ecosystems, mobility is essential for both wildlife and people to access unpredictable and spatially heterogeneous resources, particularly in the face of climate change. Fences can prevent connectivity vital for this mobility. There are recent calls for large-scale barrier fencing interventions to address human-wildlife conflict and illegal resource extraction. Fencing has costs and benefits to people and wildlife. However, the evidence available for facilitating sound decision-making for fencing initiatives is limited, particularly for drylands. We identify six research areas that are key to informing evaluations of fencing initiatives: economics, edge permeability, reserve design, connectivity, ecosystem services and communities. Policy implications. Implementing this research agenda to evaluate fencing interventions in dryland ecosystems will enable better management and policy decisions. The United Nations Conventions on Migratory Species (CMS) and to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are appropriate international agreements for moving this agenda forward and leading the development of policies and guidelines on fencing in drylands. Implementing this research agenda to evaluate fencing interventions in dryland ecosystems will enable better management and policy decisions. The United Nations Conventions on Migratory Species (CMS) and to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are appropriate international agreements for moving this agenda forward and leading the development of policies and guidelines on fencing in drylands.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 544-551 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Barriers
- Biodiversity conservation
- Conservation policy
- Deserts
- Ecosystem function
- Management interventions
- Migration
- Nomadic pastoralism
- Rangelands
- Transhumance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology
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Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems. / Durant, Sarah M.; Becker, Matthew S.; Creel, Scott; Bashir, Sultana; Dickman, Amy J.; Beudels-Jamar, Roseline C.; Lichtenfeld, Laly; Hilborn, Ray; Wall, Jake; Wittemyer, George; Badamjav, Lkhagvasuren; Blake, Stephen; Boitani, Luigi; Breitenmoser, Christine; Broekhuis, Femke; Christianson, David A; Cozzi, Gabriele; Davenport, Tim R B; Deutsch, James; Devillers, Pierre; Dollar, Luke; Dolrenry, Stephanie; Douglas-Hamilton, Iain; Dro¨ge, Egil; Fitzherbert, Emily; Foley, Charles; Hazzah, Leela; Hopcraft, J. Grant C; Ikanda, Dennis; Jacobson, Andrew; Joubert, Dereck; Kelly, Marcella J.; Milanzi, James; Mitchell, Nicholas; M'Soka, Jassiel; Msuha, Maurus; Mweetwa, Thandiwe; Nyahongo, Julius; Rosenblatt, Elias; Schuette, Paul; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Sinclair, Anthony R E; Stanley Price, Mark R.; Zimmermann, Alexandra; Pettorelli, Nathalie.
In: Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 52, No. 3, 01.06.2015, p. 544-551.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems
AU - Durant, Sarah M.
AU - Becker, Matthew S.
AU - Creel, Scott
AU - Bashir, Sultana
AU - Dickman, Amy J.
AU - Beudels-Jamar, Roseline C.
AU - Lichtenfeld, Laly
AU - Hilborn, Ray
AU - Wall, Jake
AU - Wittemyer, George
AU - Badamjav, Lkhagvasuren
AU - Blake, Stephen
AU - Boitani, Luigi
AU - Breitenmoser, Christine
AU - Broekhuis, Femke
AU - Christianson, David A
AU - Cozzi, Gabriele
AU - Davenport, Tim R B
AU - Deutsch, James
AU - Devillers, Pierre
AU - Dollar, Luke
AU - Dolrenry, Stephanie
AU - Douglas-Hamilton, Iain
AU - Dro¨ge, Egil
AU - Fitzherbert, Emily
AU - Foley, Charles
AU - Hazzah, Leela
AU - Hopcraft, J. Grant C
AU - Ikanda, Dennis
AU - Jacobson, Andrew
AU - Joubert, Dereck
AU - Kelly, Marcella J.
AU - Milanzi, James
AU - Mitchell, Nicholas
AU - M'Soka, Jassiel
AU - Msuha, Maurus
AU - Mweetwa, Thandiwe
AU - Nyahongo, Julius
AU - Rosenblatt, Elias
AU - Schuette, Paul
AU - Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio
AU - Sinclair, Anthony R E
AU - Stanley Price, Mark R.
AU - Zimmermann, Alexandra
AU - Pettorelli, Nathalie
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - In dryland ecosystems, mobility is essential for both wildlife and people to access unpredictable and spatially heterogeneous resources, particularly in the face of climate change. Fences can prevent connectivity vital for this mobility. There are recent calls for large-scale barrier fencing interventions to address human-wildlife conflict and illegal resource extraction. Fencing has costs and benefits to people and wildlife. However, the evidence available for facilitating sound decision-making for fencing initiatives is limited, particularly for drylands. We identify six research areas that are key to informing evaluations of fencing initiatives: economics, edge permeability, reserve design, connectivity, ecosystem services and communities. Policy implications. Implementing this research agenda to evaluate fencing interventions in dryland ecosystems will enable better management and policy decisions. The United Nations Conventions on Migratory Species (CMS) and to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are appropriate international agreements for moving this agenda forward and leading the development of policies and guidelines on fencing in drylands. Implementing this research agenda to evaluate fencing interventions in dryland ecosystems will enable better management and policy decisions. The United Nations Conventions on Migratory Species (CMS) and to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are appropriate international agreements for moving this agenda forward and leading the development of policies and guidelines on fencing in drylands.
AB - In dryland ecosystems, mobility is essential for both wildlife and people to access unpredictable and spatially heterogeneous resources, particularly in the face of climate change. Fences can prevent connectivity vital for this mobility. There are recent calls for large-scale barrier fencing interventions to address human-wildlife conflict and illegal resource extraction. Fencing has costs and benefits to people and wildlife. However, the evidence available for facilitating sound decision-making for fencing initiatives is limited, particularly for drylands. We identify six research areas that are key to informing evaluations of fencing initiatives: economics, edge permeability, reserve design, connectivity, ecosystem services and communities. Policy implications. Implementing this research agenda to evaluate fencing interventions in dryland ecosystems will enable better management and policy decisions. The United Nations Conventions on Migratory Species (CMS) and to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are appropriate international agreements for moving this agenda forward and leading the development of policies and guidelines on fencing in drylands. Implementing this research agenda to evaluate fencing interventions in dryland ecosystems will enable better management and policy decisions. The United Nations Conventions on Migratory Species (CMS) and to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are appropriate international agreements for moving this agenda forward and leading the development of policies and guidelines on fencing in drylands.
KW - Barriers
KW - Biodiversity conservation
KW - Conservation policy
KW - Deserts
KW - Ecosystem function
KW - Management interventions
KW - Migration
KW - Nomadic pastoralism
KW - Rangelands
KW - Transhumance
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