@article{fdi:010046195,
  title = {{I}dentifying and mapping biodiversity processes for conservation planning in islands : a case study in {R}eunion {I}sland ({W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean)},
  author = {{L}agabrielle, {E}. and {R}ouget, {M}. and {P}ayet, {K}. and {W}istebaar, {N}. and {D}urieux, {L}aurent and {B}aret, {S}. and {L}ombard, {A}. and {S}trasberg, {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}ver the last century, island biodiversity has become one of the most threatened in the world. {A}lthough many island conservation plans address biodiversity requirements at the species level, few plans address the spatial requirements of the biodiversity processes that underpin the persistence of these species. {U}sing systematic conservation planning principles, we map the spatial components of biodiversity processes ({SCBP}s) and use these to design broad-scale conservation corridors for {R}eunion {I}sland. {O}ur method is based upon a literature review, expert knowledge, spatially explicit base data, conservation planning software, and spatial modelling. {W}e combine a target-driven algorithm with least-cost path analyses to delineate optimal corridors for {C}apturing key biodiversity processes while simultaneously considering biodiversity pattern targets, conservation opportunities, and future threats. {W}e identify five {SCBP}s: the oceanic-terrestrial interface; riverine corridors: macrohabitat interfaces; the boundaries of isolated topographic units; and lowland-upland gradients. {A} large proportion of the {SCBP}s (81.3%) is currently untransformed, whereas 3% is irreversibly transformed by urbanisation and 15.7% is transformed but restorable. {H}owever, {SCBP}s are almost fully disrupted by urbanisation in the lowlands, thereby compromising functional corridors along full altitudinal gradients. {T}his study is a contribution toward the reconciliation of conservation versus development objectives on {R}eunion {I}sland but we believe that the delineation method is sufficiently general to be applied to other islands. {O}ur results highlight the need for integrating marine, coastal and terrestrial conservation planning as a matter of urgency, given the rapid transformation of coastal areas on islands.},
  keywords = {{I}ntegrated conservation planning ; {B}iological processes ; {I}sland ; biogeography ; {C}orridors ; {L}and use modelling ; {S}ocio-economic cost},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {C}onservation},
  volume = {142},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {1523--1535},
  ISSN = {0006-3207},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.biocon.2009.02.022},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046195},
}