SecSel, a new software tool for conservation prioritization that is applicable to ordinal-scale data for multiple biodiversity features

• DOI: 10.1101/2021.02.15.431247
• Publication Date: 2021-02-16T07:45:17Z
• Authors: Takenaka Akio; Oguma Hiroyuki; Amagai Yukihiro; Ishihama Fumiko
• Keywords: Prioritization; Feature (linguistics)

Abstract SecSel, a protected-area prioritization tool, has been developed to help design areas that efficiently protect multiple features, including conservation of biodiversity and use ecosystem services. The by SecSel is based on evaluation the local units each feature. metrics should be quantitative but need not ratio scale. minimum requirement input data they are ordinal. target number with high values feature protected in area. can handle conflicts among between utilization land or specific functions. Before selection procedure, one conflicting pair features site discarded. That decision dispensability unit fulfilling also considers cost area compactness terms total boundary length distance nearest site. To demonstrate functionality Secsel, we used it an alpine region northern Japan where vegetation its recreational important considerations.