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Dissimilarity matrices between Marxan solutions produced from different levels of planning-unit size, thematic resolution of habitats, and socioeconomic cost data

This dataset contains the dissimilarity matrices used to determine differences in spatial similarity between all reserve solutions produced with changes in levels of each investigated factor (planning-unit size, thematic resolution of habitats, socioeconomic cost). For individual reserve solutions, there are pair-wise comparisons between each of the 2000 solutions produced (100 for each of 20 total scenarios). For selection frequencies of each scenario, there are pair-wise comparisons between each of the 20 selection frequency outputs. These data matrices were Hellinger-transformed to allow meaningful use of parametric ordination methods.

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    Data Publication title Dissimilarity matrices between Marxan solutions produced from different levels of planning-unit size, thematic resolution of habitats, and socioeconomic cost data
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    This dataset contains the dissimilarity matrices used to determine differences in spatial similarity between all reserve solutions produced with changes in levels of each investigated factor (planning-unit size, thematic resolution of habitats, socioeconomic cost). For individual reserve solutions, there are pair-wise comparisons between each of the 2000 solutions produced (100 for each of 20 total scenarios). For selection frequencies of each scenario, there are pair-wise comparisons between each of the 20 selection frequency outputs. These data matrices were Hellinger-transformed to allow meaningful use of parametric ordination methods.

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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 2 comma-separated values (.csv) files and may be downloaded from the URL in the Data section of this record. The files exceed row and character limits respectively for opening in Microsoft Excel or importing into a Microsoft Access database. They may be opened in a text editor and saved as several (estimate 15-16) smaller files in Excel or opened in the 'R' software environment by using the "read.csv" function.

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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
    • dissimilarity matrix
    • spatial similarity
    • ecological statistics
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 2015/10/05
  • End Date 2015/10/10
    • Time Period 21st Century
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    • Fiji
    • Micronesia
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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): Dissimilarity matrices between Marxan solutions produced from different levels of planning-unit size, thematic resolution of habitats, and socioeconomic cost data. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.4225/28/57983A865286D