Data from: Using the Spatial Population Abundance Dynamics Engine for conservation management ...

1. An explicit spatial understanding of population dynamics is often critical for effective management of wild populations. Sophisticated approaches are available to simulate these dynamics, but are largely either spatially homogeneous or agent-based, and thus best suited to small spatial or tempora...

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Main Authors: Beeton, Nicholas J., McMahon, Clive R., Williamson, Grant, Potts, Joanne, Bloomer, Jonathan, Bester, Marthán N., Forbes, Lawrence K., Johnson, Christopher N., Williamson, Grant J., Johnson, Chris N., Forbes, Larry K.
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Dryad 2016
Subjects:
invasives
prioritisation
Population ecology
Holocene
Felis catus
McMahon
Marion Island
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.q202d
https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.q202d
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Summary:1. An explicit spatial understanding of population dynamics is often critical for effective management of wild populations. Sophisticated approaches are available to simulate these dynamics, but are largely either spatially homogeneous or agent-based, and thus best suited to small spatial or temporal scales. These approaches also often ignore financial decisions crucial to choosing management approaches on the basis of cost-effectiveness. 2. We created a user-friendly and flexible modelling framework for simulating these population issues at large spatial scales – the Spatial Population Abundance Dynamics Engine (SPADE). SPADE is based on the STAR model (McMahon et al. 2010) and uses a reaction-diffusion approach to model population trajectories and a cost-benefit analysis technique to calculate optimal management strategies over long periods and across broad spatial scales. It expands on STAR by incorporating species interactions and multiple concurrent management strategies, and by allowing full user ... : Marion Island case studyData files from the Marion Island feral cat eradication covering hunting, killing, sighting and trapping events. Includes files used in order to prepare this dataset for analysis in SPADE.case study.zip ...

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