Archived Workshops/References
Landscape-level conservation planning
Description
Much of the time, conservation organizations merely look at within preserve boundaries to conserve and protect species. Increasingly, however, we are realizing the need for a larger-scale focus so that species do not become genetically isolated and so that species can re-colonize habitat patches where they have gone extinct. Biotic corridors and habitat connectivity are two emerging topics in conservation biology which the Coastal Training Program has been focusing on with its trainings.
We feel that establishing effective biotic corridors is one of the best examples of win-win solutions. Without habitat connectivity, genetically isolated vertebrate species may be less healthy; they may also be eligible for extra legal protection under the federal endangered species act.
Our trainings on landscape-level conservation planning feature leading experts and practitioners in California. We hope that our work featuring the latest science on this subject can improve conservation acquisition and management decision making in central California and will help ensure the ecological integrity of the Elkhorn Slough watershed over the coming millennia.
Training Programs
Documents and Publications
| TITLE DATE ADDED |
AUTHOR SOURCE |
DESCRIPTION |
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| WORKSHOP MATERIALS | ||
| Research Needs List: A Summary PDF, 16KB Jun 25 07 |
Sandra Jacobson Coastal Training Program 2007 |
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| Road Ecology References DOC, 46KB Jun 25 07 |
Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program 2007 |
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| Wildlife Connectivity Bibliography PDF, 31KB Jul 17 07 |
Coastal Training Program, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program 2007 |
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| PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS | ||
| A checklist for evaluating impacts to wildlife movement corridors PDF, 497KB Jan 30 07 |
P. Beier Wildlife Society Bulletin 20:434-440 1992 |
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| A conservation design for the Central Coast of California and the evaluation of mountain lion as an umbrella species PDF, 334KB Feb 23 07 |
James H. Thorne, Dick Cameron, James F. Quinn Natural Areas Journal 26(2):137-148 2006 |
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| A southern California freeway is a physical and social barrier to gene flow in carnivores PDF, 611KB Jun 28 07 |
Seth P. D. Riley, John P. Pollinger, Raymond M. Sauvajot, Eric C. York, Cassity Bromley, Todd K. Fuller, Robert K. Wayne Molecular Ecology 15:1733-1741 2006 |
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| Determining minimum habitat areas and habitat corridors for cougars PDF, 1.2MB Jan 30 07 |
P. Beier Conservation Biology 7(1):94-108 1993 |
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| Do habitat corridors provide connectivity? PDF, 408KB Jan 30 07 |
P. Beier and R. F. Noss Conservation Biology 12(6):1241-1252 1998 |
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| Ecological Effects of Roads and Traffic: A Literature Review PDF, 537KB Jun 25 07 |
Ian F. Spellerberg Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters 7(5):317-333 1998 |
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| Effects of Urbanization and Habitat Fragmentation on Bobcats and Coyotes in Southern California PDF, 5MB Jun 28 07 |
Seth P. D. Riley, Raymond M. Sauvajot, Todd K. Fuller, Eric C. York, Denise A. Kamradt, Cassity Bromley, and Robert K. Wayne Conservation Biology 17(2):566-576 2003 |
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| Home-Range and Habitat Selection by Adult Cougars in Southern California PDF, 5.2MB Jun 25 07 |
Brett G. Dickson and Paul Beier Journal of Wildlife Management 66(4):1235-1245 2002 |
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| Influence of Vegetation, Topography, and Roads on Cougar Movement in Southern California PDF, 258KB Jun 25 07 |
Brett G. Dickson, Jeffrey S. Jenness, Paul Beier Journal of Wildlife Management 69(1):264-276 2005 |
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| Metapopulation Models, Tenacious Tracking, and Cougar Conservation PDF, 1.6MB Jun 25 07 |
Paul Beier Metapopulations and Wildlife Conservation, D.R. McCullough, ed. 1996 |
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| Roads and Genetic Connectivity PDF, 509KB Jun 28 07 |
Jared L. Strasburg Nature 440:875-876 2006 |
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| South Coast Missing Linkages: restoring connectivity to wildlands in the largest metropolitan area in the USA PDF, 2.1MB Dec 12 07 |
Paul Beier, Kristeen L. Penrod, Claudia Luke, Wayne D. Spencer, and Clint Cabanero Connectivity Conservation, eds. Kevin R. Crooks and M. Sanjayan 2006 |
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| The role of corridors in conservation - solution or bandwagon PDF, 788KB Jan 19 07 |
R.J. Hobbs Trends in Ecology & Evolution 7(11):389-392 1992 |
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| Use of highway undercrossings by wildlife in southern California PDF, 377KB Jun 27 07 |
Sandra J. Ng, Jim W. Dole, Raymond M. Sauvajot, Seth P. D. Riley, and Thomas J. Valone Biological Conservation 115:499-507 2004 |
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| OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| Aerial view of Coyote Valley JPG, 14.7MB Jan 30 07 |
Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program |
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| Effects of Two-Lane Roads on Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox PDF, 721KB Jun 25 07 |
Brian L. Cypher, Curtis D. Bjurlin, and Julia L. Nelson California Department of Transportation 2005 |
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| Highway Median Impacts on Wildlife Movement and Mortality: State of the Practice Survey and Gap Analysis PDF, 1.4MB Jun 21 07 |
Anthony P. Clevenger and Angela V. Kociolek California Department of Transportation October, 2006 |
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| Highways Through Habitats: The Banff Wildlife Crossings Project PDF, 575KB Jun 25 07 |
Tony Clevenger TR News 249:14-17 2007 |
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| Letter from Brad Shaffer on California tiger salamander hybridization PDF, 28KB Jul 17 07 |
H. Bradley Shaffer Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program January 29th, 2007 |
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| Letter to David Johnston concerning Coyote Valley PDF, 649KB Jul 17 07 |
Jim Thorne University of California, Davis November 15th, 2006 |
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| Principles of Wildlife Corridor Design PDF, 19KB Jan 30 07 |
Monica Bond Center for Biological Diversity 2003 |
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| Proceedings of the Sierra Azul Wildlife Connectivity Workshop PDF, 92KB Jul 17 07 |
Coastal Training Program, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program January 26th, 2007 |
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| Safe Passage: A User's Guide to Developing Effective Highway Crossings for Carnivores and Other Wildlife PDF, 816KB Jun 25 07 |
Bill Ruediger and Monique DiGiorgio The Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project 2007 |
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| State and Federal regulators comment letter: Castro Valley Ranch DEIR PDF, 1.2MB Jan 18 07 |
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,
California Department of Fish and Game U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2006 |
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| State and Federal regulators' comment letter: Coyote Valley Specific Plan PDF, 248KB Jan 18 07 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
California Department of Fish and Game U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2007 |
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| Urban Roads and the Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox PDF, 3.4MB Jun 21 07 |
Curtis D. Bjurlin, Brian L. Cypher, Carie M. Wingert, and Christine L. Van Horn Job California Department of Transportation July 10, 2005 |
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| Wildlands Conservation in the Central Coast Region of California PDF, 1.5MB Oct 16 06 |
Jim Thorne, Dick Cameron, Verna Jigour California Wilderness Coalition 2002 |
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| Wildlife and Transportation Reference for the Oak Ridges Moraine PDF, 2.7MB Jun 21 07 |
Provincial and Environmental Planning Office, Ministry of Transportation, Ontario CAN Ministry of Transportation June 2005 |
Links
| TITLE | DATE ADDED |
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| Missing Linkages: Restoring Connectivity to the California Landscape http://www.calwild.org/resources/pubs/linkages/index.htm |
Oct 10 06 |
| South Coast Missing Linkages Project http://www.scwildlands.org/ |
Oct 10 06 |
| Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation http://www.islandpress.org/bookstore/details.php?isbn=9781559630962 |
Aug 14 08 |
| Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning http://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Principles-Architecture-Land-Use-Planning/dp/1559635142 |
Aug 14 08 |
| Linkages in the Landscape: The Role of Corridors and Connectivity in Wildlife Conservation http://www.conservationplanning.info/linkages_in_the_landscape.pdf |
Aug 14 08 |
| Designing Greenways: Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and People http://www.islandpress.org/bookstore/details.php?prod_id=400 |
Aug 14 08 |