Metapopulations, markets and the individual [Elektronische Ressource] : refining incentive-based approaches for biodiversity conservation on private lands / vorgelegt von Florian Hartig

Metapopulations, Markets and theIndividualRefining incentive-based approaches forbiodiversity conservation on private landsDissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.)am Fachbereich Mathematik/Informatik der Universität Osnabrückvorgelegt von Florian Hartig aus GießenOsnabrück 2009Metapopulations, Markets and the Individual - Refining incentive-basedapproaches for biodiversity conservation on private landsAbstract: When designing financial incentives for voluntary conservation of threatenedhabitats and ecosystems, we are faced with the problem that there is no single indicatorfor "biodiversity value". The value of a habitat depends on multiple factors such ashabitat type, area, and spatial and temporal connectivity. Moreover, not only are therelocal trade-offs between these indicators, but land use changes at one location may alsochange the value of sites in the vicinity. This doctoral thesis analyzes the consequences ofincluding trade-offs and interactions between sites in market-based conservation schemes.We ask the following questions: How can trade-offs between the survival of differentspecies be quantified? How can spatial processes and temporal processes be included inmarket-based conservation, in particular the value of spatial and temporal connectivity?And how do underlying economic dynamics relate to the spatio-temporal allocation ofconservation measures in market-based conservation schemes?