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South Coast Wildlands
brings both scientific
rigor and a highly collaborative approach to
regional planning. We are working with
biologists and conservation scientists from
Northern Arizona University, San Diego
State University Field Station Programs,
Conservation Biology Institute, and others
to develop platforms that engage biological
experts in the region with methods for
identifying and designing movement
corridors that functionally connect habitats
and sustain ecosystem processes.
The South Coast Missing Linkages Project is producing conservation designs for 15
key habitat linkages associated with the South Coast Ecoregion. Planning for each
linkage involves 3 main phases:
Biological Perspectives Workshops: Agency, academic and professional scientists
specializing in a wide variety of disciplines presented the results of biological
studies in the region and participated in taxonomic workgroups to identify focal
species that represent the complexity of ecological interactions that can be sustained
by successful linkage design.
Conservation Design: The focal species data generated at the workshops, along with
additional research and various GIS analyses, are guiding field assessments and
the development of conservation designs for each linkage.
Conservation Delivery: As each linkage design is completed, working groups are initiated
to engage planners, engineers, biologists, federal and state agencies, tribal associations
and local non-governmental organizations in implementation activities. This project
is dedicated to ensuring that each linkage design is incorporated into all local
management and planning activities in the region.
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