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Sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones para la priorización de sitios a restaurar en la planicie aluvial del Río Mississippi
Author(s) -
Llewellyn Daniel W.,
Shaffer Gary P.,
Craig Nancy Jo,
Creasman Lisa,
Pashley David,
Swan Mark,
Brown Cindy
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
conservation biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.2
H-Index - 222
eISSN - 1523-1739
pISSN - 0888-8892
DOI - 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10051446.x
Subject(s) - wetland , alluvial plain , geography , environmental resource management , watershed , reforestation , environmental planning , water resource management , environmental science , forestry , ecology , cartography , computer science , machine learning , biology
Conversion of forested wetlands to agricultural use and the resulting fragmentation of the landscape has led to concerns for the functional integrity of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain ecosystem. We describe an effort spearheaded by The Nature Conservancy to initiate a multi‐decade partnership dedicated to creating and implementing a viable, cooperative, landscape‐level restoration project in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain. Important phases of the process during the first 5 years were (1) initiation of the development of an extensive network of partners, including state and federal agencies, private land owners, conservation groups, academicians, and other interested citizens; (2) development of a geographic information system (GIS) for the entire extent of the ecosystem; and (3) for one watershed, the Tensas basin in northeastern Louisiana, refinement of a high resolution GIS to generate more detailed land‐use conversion statistics to demonstrate the feasibility of a semi‐objective, landscape‐scale restoration planning procedure, including methodology for prioritization of existing wetland forest patches and areas most suitable for reforestation and connection via corridors.