Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems

作者：Sarah M. Durant, Matthew S. Becker, Scott Creel, Sultana Bashir, Amy Dickman, Roseline Beudels-Jamar, Laly L. Lichtenfeld, Ray Hilborn, Jake Wall, George Wittemyer, Badamjav Lkhagvasuren, Stephen Blake, Luigi Boitani, Christine Breitenmoser‐Würsten, Femke Broekhuis, David Christianson, Gabriele Cozzi, Tim R. B. Davenport, James C. Deutsch, Pierre Devillers, Luke Dollar, Stephanie Dolrenry, Iain Douglas‐Hamilton, Egil Dröge, Emily Fitzherbert, Charles Foley, Leela Hazzah, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Dennis Ikanda, Andrew P. Jacobson, Dereck Joubert, Marcella J. Kelly, James Milanzi, Nicholas Mitchell, Jassiel M’soka, Maurus Msuha, Thandiwe Mweetwa, Julius Nyahongo, Elias Rosenblatt, Paul Schuette, Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri, A. R. E. Sinclair, Mark R. Stanley Price, Alexandra Zimmermann, Nathalie Pettorelli · 发表于：Journal of Applied Ecology · 年份：2015 · DOI：10.1111/1365-2664.12415 · 被引用次数：93 · 研究领域：Wildlife Ecology and Conservation、Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology、Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Summary 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.