2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/21/2019 | 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | A FRAMEWORK FOR EXPLORING AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN CONNECTIVITY - CASE STUDY OF THE CHIRICAHUA LEOPARD FROG IN THE CIENEGA CREEK BASIN | 251 DE
A FRAMEWORK FOR EXPLORING AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN CONNECTIVITY - CASE STUDY OF THE CHIRICAHUA LEOPARD FROG IN THE CIENEGA CREEK BASIN
Aquatic and riparian ecosystems assume critical importance in arid environments, supporting diverse resident and migratory species over different life stages. Ecological connectivity is imperative in functioning of these ecosystems, and a subject of significant research, management and conservation interest. Stakeholders hold differing perceptions on aquatic and riparian connectivity, and this subject is relatively unexplored in arid landscapes. We focused on these issues in the US portion of the Madrean Archipelago by combining qualitative methods to capture the diversity of perspectives among stakeholders, and quantitative spatial analysis to capture the variety of factors influencing aquatic and riparian connectivity. We synthesized available literature and resultant stakeholder perspectives into a Connectivity Component-Dimension Framework that deconstructs aquatic and riparian connectivity into connectivity components - hydrologic, terrestrial, functional, societal; and their spatio-temporal dimensions. Using GIS and regression analysis, we applied this framework to a case study of the threatened Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana chiricahuensis) in Arizona’s Cienega Creek basin and created connectivity indices for this focal species. This customizable framework can be used by stakeholders for exploratory analysis, conservation decision making, assessment or visualization of aquatic and riparian connectivity, in arid landscapes, and beyond.
- Aquatic-terrestrial Linkage
- Spatial
- Landscape
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Akanksha Sharma
(), Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia / School of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, akanksha.sharma@uga.edu;
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Larry Fisher
(), School of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, lafisher@email.arizona.edu;
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Don Falk
(), School of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, dafalk@email.arizona.edu;
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Michael Bogan
(), School of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, mbogan@email.arizona.edu;
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