Durant, SM;
Becker, MS;
Creel, S;
Bashir, S;
Dickman, AJ;
Beudels-Jamar, RC;
Lichtenfeld, L;
... Pettorelli, N; + view all
(2015)
Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems.
Journal of Applied Ecology
, 52
(3)
pp. 544-551.
10.1111/1365-2664.12415.
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Abstract
In dryland ecosystems, mobility is essential for both wildlife and people to access unpredictable and spatially heterogeneous resources, particularly in the face of climate change. Fences can prevent connectivity vital for this mobility. There are recent calls for large-scale barrier fencing interventions to address human–wildlife conflict and illegal resource extraction. Fencing has costs and benefits to people and wildlife. However, the evidence available for facilitating sound decision-making for fencing initiatives is limited, particularly for drylands. We identify six research areas that are key to informing evaluations of fencing initiatives: economics, edge permeability, reserve design, connectivity, ecosystem services and communities. Policy implications. Implementing this research agenda to evaluate fencing interventions in dryland ecosystems will enable better management and policy decisions. The United Nations Conventions on Migratory Species (CMS) and to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are appropriate international agreements for moving this agenda forward and leading the development of policies and guidelines on fencing in drylands.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1365-2664.12415 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12415 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2015 The Authors. Journal of Applied Ecology © 2015 British Ecological Society. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Durant, SM; Becker, MS; Creel, S; Bashir, S; Dickman, AJ; Beudels-Jamar, RC; Lichtenfeld, L; (2015) Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems. Journal of Applied Ecology , 52 (3) pp. 544-551, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12415. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
| Keywords: | Barriers, biodiversity conservation, conservation policy, deserts, ecosystem function, management interventions, migration, nomadic pastoralism, rangelands, transhumance |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1462091 |
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