A geospatial assessment on the distribution, condition, and vulnerability of Wyoming's wetlands

被引：46

作者：

Copeland, Holly E. ^{[1
]}

Tessman, Stephen A. ^{[2
]}

Girvetz, Evan H. ^{[3
]}

Roberts, Larry ^{[4
]}

Enquist, Carolyn ^{[5
]}

Orabona, Andrea ^{[6
]}

Patla, Susan ^{[7
]}

Kiesecker, Joseph ^{[8
]}

机构：

[1] Nature Conservancy, Lander, WY 82520 USA

[2] Wyoming Game & Fish Dept, Cheyenne, WY 82006 USA

[3] Univ Washington, Coll Forest Resources, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[4] Casper Reg Off, Wyoming Game & Fish Dept, Casper, WY 82604 USA

[5] Nature Conservancy, Tucson, AZ 85719 USA

[6] Lander Reg Off, Wyoming Game & Fish Dept, Lander, WY 82520 USA

[7] Jackson Reg Off, Wyoming Game & Fish Dept, Jackson, WY 83001 USA

[8] N Amer Reg Off, Nat Conservancy, Ft Collins, CO 80524 USA

来源：

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS | 2010年 / 10卷 / 04期

关键词：

Biodiversity assessment; Condition assessment; Vulnerability assessment; Climate change; SYNOPTIC ASSESSMENT; PRAIRIE WETLANDS; LANDSCAPE; WATER; CONSERVATION; IRRIGATION; IMPACTS; CONSEQUENCES; AGRICULTURE; ABUNDANCE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.01.011

中图分类号：

X176 [生物多样性保护];

学科分类号：

090705 ;

摘要：

Wetlands serve critical functions including natural flood control and providing wildlife habitat, yet despite these values they remain highly threatened systems. Here we present a landscape-scale geospatial assessment of wetlands in Wyoming. Areas containing high densities of wetlands were identified and mapped, and wetland complexes were quantified as a function of their biological diversity, protection status, susceptibility to climate change, and proximity to sources of impairment. Our results indicate there are 280591 wetlands in Wyoming, totaling 371758 surface hectares, and 222 wetland complexes. The majority (67%) of wetlands are classified as temporary. Low elevation wetland complexes are the least protected, in the poorest current condition, and the most vulnerable to future land use changes. This fundamental information will provide a tool decision-makers can use to more effectively allocate limited resources to conserve, manage, and restore Wyoming's wetlands. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：869 / 879

页数：11

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