Examples taken from other SCP sites

TARGET
SYSTEMS
EXAMPLES

B&JC Mountains, Jamaica

Montane forest over shale

Montane forest over limestone

Headwater streams

Montane forest birds

Epiphytic communities

Moths

Moses Coulee, E. Washington State

Shrub-steppe matrix

Riparan vegetation complex

Seeps and springs

Cliffs and talus habitats

Breeding colony of spotted bats

Sage grouse

Pygmy rabbit

CONSERVATION
GOALS
EXAMPLES


Reserva Ria Lagartos,
Mexico.

TARGETS

GOALS

Coastal wetlands

Maintain or restore natural water flow.

Endemic dune vegetation community

Maintain current vegetation cover on dunes
Restore vegetation in degraded areas.

Petenes

Maintain vegetation cover in a 50-m band around the water perimeter.

Flamingos

Maintain two viable nesting sites.



EXAMPLES OF INDICATORS for HEALTH AND THREAT ABATEMENT

Conservation Target

Indicator

Method

WET

LIMESTONE

FOREST

 Change in total area of forest type Remotely sensed imagery: manual overlays or GIS
Change in land-use patterns Remotely sensed imagery: manual overlays or GIS
Change in vegetation structure (e.g., % crown cover, % herbaceous, woody tree, etc. species) Standard canopy cover methods; photographic point surveys
Change in presence, location, area, numbers of invasive plant species Transects, quadrats, remotely sensed imagery



CAVE

COMMUNITIES

 Change in species composition or abundances (incl. non-native species) Transects, trapping surveys
Changes in microclimate Sensor probes maintained with data loggers
Changes in physical structure or other degradation (e.g., graffiti) Photographic surveys
Changes in microhabitat (e.g., guano, freshwater systems) Surveys of resource accumulation, point sampling, sedimentation and flow-rate assessments
Change in utilization of cave resources Participatory techniques and other socio-economic survey techniques (e.g., guano extraction, availability, price, use, income supplement)



JAMAICAN
MAHOGANY


(or other threatened tree species)
 Change in population structure (number of individuals and stage structure) Transects; interviews with local woodsmen, furniture manufacturers on availability, price, quality, and use


Illustrative List of Stresses

Illustrative List of Sources of Stress

  • Habitat destruction or conversion
  • Habitat fragmentation
  • Habitat disturbance
  • Alteration of natural fire regimes
  • Nutrient loading
  • Sedimentation
  • Toxins/contaminants
  • Extraordinary predation/parasitism/disease
  • Modification of water levels; changes in natural flow patterns
  • Thermal alteration
  • Salinity alteration
  • Groundwater depletion
  • Resource depletion
  • Extraordinary competition for resources
  • Excessive herbivory
  • Altered composition/structure

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    Agricultural and Forestry
  • Incompatible crop production practices
  • Incompatible livestock production practices
  • Incompatible grazing practices
  • Incompatible forestry practices
    • Land Development
  • Incompatible primary home development
  • Incompatible second home/resort development
  • Incompatible commercial/industrial development
  • Incompatible development of roads or utilities
  • Conversion to agriculture or silviculture
    • Water Management
  • Dam construction
  • Construction of ditches or diversion systems
  • Channelization of rivers or streams
  • Incompatible operation of dams or reservoirs
  • Incompatible operation of drainage systems
  • Excessive groundwater withdrawal
  • Point Source Pollution
  • Industrial discharge
  • Livestock feedlot
  • Incompatible wastewater treatment
  • Marina development
    • Resource Extraction
  • Incompatible mining practices
  • Incompatible oil or gas drilling
  • Overfishing or overhunting
  • Poaching or commercial collecting
    • Recreation
  • Incompatible recreational use
  • Recreational vehicles
    • Land/Resource Management
  • Fire suppression
  • Incompatible management of/for certain species
    • Biological
  • Parasites/pathogens
  • Invasive/alien species

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