Cabeza M, Moilanen A
Trends Ecol Evol. 2001 May 1;16(5):242-248. doi: 10.1016/s0169-5347(01)02125-5.
Sophisticated computational methods have been developed to help us to identify sets of nature reserves that maximize the representation of regional diversity, but, until recently, the methods have not dealt explicitly and directly with the main goal of reserve networks, that of the long-term maintenance of biodiversity. Furthermore, the successful application of current methods requires reliable information about species distributions, which is not always available. Recent results show that data quality, as well as the choice of surrogates for biodiversity, could be critical for successful reserve design. Because of these problems and a lack of communication between scientists and managers, the impact of computational site-selection tools in applied conservation planning has been minimal.
复杂的计算方法已经被开发出来，以帮助我们识别那些能使区域多样性得到最大程度体现的自然保护区组合。但是，直到最近，这些方法都没有明确且直接地处理保护区网络的主要目标，即生物多样性的长期维护。此外，当前方法的成功应用需要有关物种分布的可靠信息，而这些信息并非总是可得的。最近的结果表明，数据质量以及生物多样性替代指标的选择，对于成功的保护区设计可能至关重要。由于这些问题以及科学家和管理者之间缺乏沟通，计算选址工具在应用保护规划中的影响一直很小。
