Integrated Coastal-Terrestrial Conservation Planning for landscape-scale reserve design in Southeastern Iran,

Integrated Coastal-Terrestrial Conservation Planning for landscape-scale reserve design in Southeastern Iran

Authors

Mohammad Shafiezadeh, Hossein Moradi, Sima Fakheran, Saeid Pourmanafi, Josef Senn

Publication date

2019/8/1

Journal

Ecological Indicators

Publisher

Elsevier

Description

Natural habitats of Southeastern Iran are threatened by both natural and anthropogenic pressures such as long-term drought, dust storms, and land use change. Surveys on habitat suitability of vulnerable species and integration of protected areas have raised alarm over potential species extinction and geographical isolation of populations. Reducing the threats of human activities on sensitive terrestrial and coastal ecosystems requires integrated planning and management of terrestrial and coastal protected areas, however many of these areas have been selected and managed independently. Selecting coastal protected areas network require a systematic conservation planning approach, to reduce the development impacts on sensitive habitats. Therefore, this study aimed to identify an optimized integrative network of terrestrial and coastal protected areas in southeast Iran. An attempt was made to maximize …