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Determining the Scale
Getting Started
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Purpose
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Terms
Network Design
Vision and Goals
Network Scale
Integration
Design Principles
Application
Land Ratings
Design Checklist
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Implementation
Acquisition
Incentives
Stewardship
Outreach
Funding
Maintenance
The vision and goals for a network
help to define the appropriate scale at which to work and will
determine the type and resolution of data available to map the current
and proposed network.
The scale of a network area can be defined by political or ecological
boundaries. Conservation networks are most effective at large scales,
such as regions, basins, ecoregions, or large landscapes. Networks can
be designed at smaller scales. However, they should be developed within
the context of larger networks to reduce conflicts and redundancy and
to ensure that ecosystem processes, which function at larger scales, are
maintained.
