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13.2. Examples of applications of existing models to environmental issues.
Species and population Type of application or the purpose of the model
Reference
African elephant
Loxodonta africana
in Kenya Harvest and reserve size
Armbruster and Lande 1993
Steller sea lion in northeastern Pacific
Harvest Pascual and Adkinson 1994
Grey seal and ringed seal in Baltic Sea
Hunting Kokko et al. 1997
Cottontail rabbit in New England
Habitat fragmentation and loss
Litvaitis and Villafuerte 1996
Gliding marsupial
Petaurus australi
Determining area requirements
Goldingay and Possingham 1995
Leadbeater’s possum in Southeastern Australia
Conservation and timber-management options Lindenmayer and Possingham 1996
Golden-cheeked warbler; black-capped vireo
Viability assessment
USDOI 1996a,b
Northern spotted owl
Timber harvest in old-growth forests
Akçakaya and Raphael 1998
California spotted owl
Estimating risk of extinction
LaHaye et al. 1994
California gnatcatcher Effects of fires and El Nin ˜os
Akçakaya and Atwood. 1997
European nuthatch in Denmark
Habitat fragmentation Verboom et al. 1991
Helmeted honeyeater in Victoria, Australia
Translocation as a conservation measure
Akçakaya et al. 1995
Florida scrub-jay Effects of habitat connectivity and catastrophes Root 1998
Marbled murrelet in Oregon
Listing as threatened species
Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife 1995
Pool frog in Sweden Large-scale forestry
Sjögren-Gulve and Ray 1996
Loggerhead sea turtle
Caretta caretta Turtle excluder devices
Crowder et al. 1994
Yellow mud turtle and Kemp’s ridley sea turtle
Headstarting as a management tool
Heppell et al. 1996
Brook trout in Appalachian streams
Multiple anthropogenic effects
Marschall and Crowder 1996
Striped bass in Santee-Cooper system, S.C.
Evaluation of management options
Bulak et al. 1995
Bluegill sunfish in North Carolina
Recovery after heavy metal impacts
Crutchfield and Ferson 2000
Butterfly
Melitaea cinxia
in Finland Minimum viable metapopulation size
Hanski et al. 1996.
Land snail
Arianta arbustorum
in Switzerland Effects of floods
Akçakaya and Baur 1996
Land snail
Tasmaphena lamproides
in Tasmania Forest management
Regan et al. 1999
Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon
pisum)
Ecotoxicological impacts
Walthall and Start 1997
Polychaetes
Capitella
sp. and
Streblospio benedicti
Response to pollutants
Levin et al. 1996
Banksia goodii
(rhizomatous shrub) in Australia Fire and land clearing
Drechsler et al. 1999
Mountain golden heather
Hudsonia montana
in N.C. Controlled burning and trampling reduction Gross et al. 1998
American ginseng and wild leek in Canada
Harvest Nantel et al. 1996
Bradshaw’s lomatinum in western Oregon
Prairie-burning treatments
Kaye et al. 1994
Sentry milk-vetch in the Grand Canyon
Protection from trampling
Maschinsky et al. 1997
Lev Ginzburg and H. Resit Akçakaya
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13.2. Examples of applications of existing models to environmental issues.
Species and population Type of application or the purpose of the model
Reference
African elephant
Loxodonta africana
in Kenya Harvest and reserve size
Armbruster and Lande 1993
Steller sea lion in northeastern Pacific
Harvest Pascual and Adkinson 1994
Grey seal and ringed seal in Baltic Sea
Hunting Kokko et al. 1997
Cottontail rabbit in New England
Habitat fragmentation and loss
Litvaitis and Villafuerte 1996
Gliding marsupial
Petaurus australi
Determining area requirements
Goldingay and Possingham 1995
Leadbeater’s possum in Southeastern Australia
Conservation and timber-management options Lindenmayer and Possingham 1996
Golden-cheeked warbler; black-capped vireo
Viability assessment
USDOI 1996a,b
Northern spotted owl
Timber harvest in old-growth forests
Akçakaya and Raphael 1998
California spotted owl
Estimating risk of extinction
LaHaye et al. 1994
California gnatcatcher Effects of fires and El Nin ˜os
Akçakaya and Atwood. 1997
European nuthatch in Denmark
Habitat fragmentation Verboom et al. 1991
Helmeted honeyeater in Victoria, Australia
Translocation as a conservation measure
Akçakaya et al. 1995
Florida scrub-jay Effects of habitat connectivity and catastrophes Root 1998
Marbled murrelet in Oregon
Listing as threatened species
Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife 1995
Pool frog in Sweden Large-scale forestry
Sjögren-Gulve and Ray 1996
Loggerhead sea turtle
Caretta caretta Turtle excluder devices
Crowder et al. 1994
Yellow mud turtle and Kemp’s ridley sea turtle
Headstarting as a management tool
Heppell et al. 1996
Brook trout in Appalachian streams
Multiple anthropogenic effects
Marschall and Crowder 1996
Striped bass in Santee-Cooper system, S.C.
Evaluation of management options
Bulak et al. 1995
Bluegill sunfish in North Carolina
Recovery after heavy metal impacts
Crutchfield and Ferson 2000
Butterfly
Melitaea cinxia
in Finland Minimum viable metapopulation size
Hanski et al. 1996.
Land snail
Arianta arbustorum
in Switzerland Effects of floods
Akçakaya and Baur 1996
Land snail
Tasmaphena lamproides
in Tasmania Forest management
Regan et al. 1999
Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon
pisum)
Ecotoxicological impacts
Walthall and Start 1997
Polychaetes
Capitella
sp. and
Streblospio benedicti
Response to pollutants
Levin et al. 1996
Banksia goodii
(rhizomatous shrub) in Australia Fire and land clearing
Drechsler et al. 1999
Mountain golden heather
Hudsonia montana
in N.C. Controlled burning and trampling reduction Gross et al. 1998
American ginseng and wild leek in Canada
Harvest Nantel et al. 1996
Bradshaw’s lomatinum in western Oregon
Prairie-burning treatments
Kaye et al. 1994
Sentry milk-vetch in the Grand Canyon
Protection from trampling
Maschinsky et al. 1997