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Developing spatially explicit and stochastic measures of ecological departure

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Nevada

Publication date: April 23, 2024

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Single-system spatial ecological departure was high and extensive, except for one area of low-elevation groundwater-dependent systems. Variance of spatial ecological departure was extensively low, except in areas of lower ecological departure, despite vegetation differences among replicates. The multiple-system ecological departure exhibited lower values.

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  • Conservation Technology
  • Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
  • Ecosystem management

Abstract

Key Results Single-system spatial ecological departure was high and extensive, except for one area of low-elevation groundwater-dependent systems. Variance of spatial ecological departure was extensively low, except in areas of lower ecological departure, despite vegetation differences among replicates. The multiple-system ecological departure exhibited lower values.

Conclusions Spatial ecological departure is warranted for efficient land management as results were concordant between non-spatial and spatial metrics; however, rapid coding languages will be required.

Citation

Provencher, L., Byer, S., Badik, K.J. and Clifford, M.J., 2024. Developing spatially explicit and stochastic measures of ecological departure. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 33(4), p.WF23038. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF23038

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