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Spatial nestedness of conservation priorities

This dataset contains information on the degree to which fine-resolution priorities (determined with small planning units) were spatially nested within all coarse-resolution priorities (determined with large planning units). All coarse-resolution priorities were evaluated against two test scenarios, of the highest resolutions possible. Coarse-scenario and test ("best") scenario codes reflect those used in publication to which these datasets relate. SF is an abbreviation for selection frequency; high-priority areas were defined at two levels. Percentage values represent the percentage small high-priority planning units from each of the test scenarios that overlapped with high-priority large planning units from the ten coarse scenarios that were tested.
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    This dataset contains information on the degree to which fine-resolution priorities (determined with small planning units) were spatially nested within all coarse-resolution priorities (determined with large planning units). All coarse-resolution priorities were evaluated against two test scenarios, of the highest resolutions possible. Coarse-scenario and test ("best") scenario codes reflect those used in publication to which these datasets relate. SF is an abbreviation for selection frequency; high-priority areas were defined at two levels. Percentage values represent the percentage small high-priority planning units from each of the test scenarios that overlapped with high-priority large planning units from the ten coarse scenarios that were tested.

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      There are several datasets associated with the study described in the related publication. The study quantifies the individual and interacting effects of three factors - planning-unit size, thematic resolution of habitat maps, and spatial variability of socioeconomic costs - on spatial priorities for conservation, by creating 20 unique prioritisation scenarios involving different levels of each factor. Prioritisations were run using the reserve selection tool Marxan. Because output data from these scenarios are analogous to ecological data, ecological statistics were applied to determine spatial similarities between reserve designs. The other datasets for this study can be found at the Related Data links below.

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      This dataset is available as a comma-separated values (.csv) file.

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      Coral-reef habitats in Fiji and Micronesia (consisting of the Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau, Guam, and the Federated States of Micronesia) were used as case studies. Although analyses are grounded in real data, they are demonstration exercises and not intended to inform real-world conservation action in the study regions.

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  • Keywords
    • systematic conservation planning
    • spatial nestedness
    • Marxan
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 2015/11/11
  • End Date 2015/11/12
    • Time Period 21st Century
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    • Fiji
    • Micronesia
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    Attachment nestedness_results.csv Csv table containing information on spatial nestedness results. Coarse-scenario and test ("best") scenario codes reflect the same referred to in the publication that is based on these published datasets. SF is an abbreviation for selection frequency; high-priority areas were defined at two levels. Percentage values represent the percentage small high-priority planning units from each of the test scenarios that overlapped with high-priority large planning units from the ten coarse scenarios that were tested.
    The Data Manager is: Jessica Miao Jin Cheok
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      Name Cheok, Jessica, Pressey, Robert L., Weeks, Rebecca, Andrefouet, Serge and Moloney, James (2016) Sympathy for the devil: detailing the effects of planning-unit size, thematic resolution of reef classes, and socioeconomic costs on spatial priorities for marine conservation. PLoS ONE, 11(11): e0164869
    • URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164869
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    The data will be licensed under CC BY: Attribution 3.0 AU
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      Jessica Cheok
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    Citation Cheok, Jessica Miao Jin (2016): Spatial nestedness of conservation priorities . James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.4225/28/579AB6F042DD7