Using impact assessment study designs for addressing impacts to species of conservation concern
Abstract Impact assessments are a valuable tool for investigating the effects of human‐induced and natural perturbations on ecosystems and wildlife, including species of conservation concern. The breeding range of the golden‐cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), a federally endangered species, is...
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| author | Mike E. Marshall Ashley M. Long Shannon L. Farrell Heather A. Mathewson Michael L. Morrison Cal Newnam R. Neal Wilkins |
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| description | Abstract Impact assessments are a valuable tool for investigating the effects of human‐induced and natural perturbations on ecosystems and wildlife, including species of conservation concern. The breeding range of the golden‐cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), a federally endangered species, is located in a region with increasing development that includes housing, road construction and maintenance, and other land‐use conversions; along with wildfire, oak wilt, and other disturbances. Although many of these actions are assumed to have deleterious effects on warbler occurrence or fitness, there is limited research directly investigating impacts of these activities to date. Many of these threats cannot be investigated within a fully manipulative study framework because it is rarely possible or even appropriate to replicate treatments. We conducted impact assessment studies investigating the effects of military training and highway construction on the warbler. We use these studies to provide examples that demonstrate how common challenges in investigating impacts can be addressed during planning and implementation by using alternative study design and sampling strategies to effectively assess the impact of perturbations on species of interest. © 2012 The Wildlife Society. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-432ad3175ac2440698f89350225c9b7a2024-12-16T11:30:52ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55402012-09-0136345045610.1002/wsb.179Using impact assessment study designs for addressing impacts to species of conservation concernMike E. Marshall0Ashley M. Long1Shannon L. Farrell2Heather A. Mathewson3Michael L. Morrison4Cal Newnam5R. Neal Wilkins6Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USADepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USAInstitute of Renewable Natural Resources, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USAInstitute of Renewable Natural Resources, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USADepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USATexas Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 15426, Austin, TX 78761, USAInstitute of Renewable Natural Resources, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USAAbstract Impact assessments are a valuable tool for investigating the effects of human‐induced and natural perturbations on ecosystems and wildlife, including species of conservation concern. The breeding range of the golden‐cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), a federally endangered species, is located in a region with increasing development that includes housing, road construction and maintenance, and other land‐use conversions; along with wildfire, oak wilt, and other disturbances. Although many of these actions are assumed to have deleterious effects on warbler occurrence or fitness, there is limited research directly investigating impacts of these activities to date. Many of these threats cannot be investigated within a fully manipulative study framework because it is rarely possible or even appropriate to replicate treatments. We conducted impact assessment studies investigating the effects of military training and highway construction on the warbler. We use these studies to provide examples that demonstrate how common challenges in investigating impacts can be addressed during planning and implementation by using alternative study design and sampling strategies to effectively assess the impact of perturbations on species of interest. © 2012 The Wildlife Society.https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.179endangered speciesgolden‐cheeked warblerhighway constructionimpact assessmentmilitary trainingmitigation |
| spellingShingle | Mike E. Marshall Ashley M. Long Shannon L. Farrell Heather A. Mathewson Michael L. Morrison Cal Newnam R. Neal Wilkins Using impact assessment study designs for addressing impacts to species of conservation concern Wildlife Society Bulletin endangered species golden‐cheeked warbler highway construction impact assessment military training mitigation |
| title | Using impact assessment study designs for addressing impacts to species of conservation concern |
| title_full | Using impact assessment study designs for addressing impacts to species of conservation concern |
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| title_short | Using impact assessment study designs for addressing impacts to species of conservation concern |
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