Split diversity in constrained conservation prioritization using integer linear programming

Chernomor O, Minh BQ, Forest F, Klaere S, Ingram T, Henzinger MH, von Haeseler A. 2015. Split diversity in constrained conservation prioritization using integer linear programming. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 6(1), 83–91.

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Chernomor, Olga; Minh, Bui Quang; Forest, Félix; Klaere, Steffen; Ingram, Travis; Henzinger, MonikaISTA ; von Haeseler, Arndt
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Phylogenetic diversity (PD) is a measure of biodiversity based on the evolutionary history of species. Here, we discuss several optimization problems related to the use of PD, and the more general measure split diversity (SD), in conservation prioritization. Depending on the conservation goal and the information available about species, one can construct optimization routines that incorporate various conservation constraints. We demonstrate how this information can be used to select sets of species for conservation action. Specifically, we discuss the use of species' geographic distributions, the choice of candidates under economic pressure, and the use of predator–prey interactions between the species in a community to define viability constraints. Despite such optimization problems falling into the area of NP hard problems, it is possible to solve them in a reasonable amount of time using integer programming. We apply integer linear programming to a variety of models for conservation prioritization that incorporate the SD measure. We exemplarily show the results for two data sets: the Cape region of South Africa and a Caribbean coral reef community. Finally, we provide user-friendly software at http://www.cibiv.at/software/pda.
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2015-01-01
Journal Title
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
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Wiley
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6
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1
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83-91
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Chernomor O, Minh BQ, Forest F, et al. Split diversity in constrained conservation prioritization using integer linear programming. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2015;6(1):83-91. doi:10.1111/2041-210x.12299
Chernomor, O., Minh, B. Q., Forest, F., Klaere, S., Ingram, T., Henzinger, M. H., & von Haeseler, A. (2015). Split diversity in constrained conservation prioritization using integer linear programming. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.12299
Chernomor, Olga, Bui Quang Minh, Félix Forest, Steffen Klaere, Travis Ingram, Monika H Henzinger, and Arndt von Haeseler. “Split Diversity in Constrained Conservation Prioritization Using Integer Linear Programming.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Wiley, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.12299.
O. Chernomor et al., “Split diversity in constrained conservation prioritization using integer linear programming,” Methods in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 6, no. 1. Wiley, pp. 83–91, 2015.
Chernomor O, Minh BQ, Forest F, Klaere S, Ingram T, Henzinger MH, von Haeseler A. 2015. Split diversity in constrained conservation prioritization using integer linear programming. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 6(1), 83–91.
Chernomor, Olga, et al. “Split Diversity in Constrained Conservation Prioritization Using Integer Linear Programming.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 6, no. 1, Wiley, 2015, pp. 83–91, doi:10.1111/2041-210x.12299.
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