These steps are meant to be highly interactive - e.g., Steve G. suggests
that we may want to use the following approach to work through issues:
1. quickly describe the nature of the data and your general idea of
using it as a basis for reserve design.
2. quickly get feedback from the group as a whole in terms of approaches
- have we forgotten anything?
3. then break into a smaller group to actually come up with something.
1. How big should a single reserve be?
a. reserve system rule
for total extent (Bob, Steve, Loo)
b. ecosystem functioning
rationale
c. single species
rationale
2. How many reserves do we need in a
network/system and how far apart should they be?
(Hugh,
Bob, Steve)
a. scale of catastrophe-colonization
tradeoff rationale
b. more reserves vs.
bigger reserves
3. Which populations or sites should
be included in a reserve network/system? (Mary, Sandy)
a. biodiversity rationale
b. single species
rationale
Sunday, October 11
8:30 Continue
discussion of specific rules
later WRAP UP
a. identify new rules
to be developed
b. outline tasks,
products for November meeting
c. sketch out organization
of reporting results--how to package into manuscripts, divide up
responsibilities for longer term progress