New York Project
Landscape Conservation in the Choco-Andean Biological Corridor
September 2014 - December 2017
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Ecuador’s famous cloud forests are home to the Andean bear and scores of other endangered animals and plants—yet more than 50 percent of these biodiversity hotspots are now deforested, threatening both habitats and rural livelihoods. Working with local stakeholders, the researchers will develop a conservation program that connects existing forest reserves with the newly created Andean bear corridor. An optimal corridor design will ensure landscape connectivity for endangered species, while maintaining critical ecosystem services and sustainable ways of life for the human inhabitants of South America’s biodiversity epicenters.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Morin, D.J., A.K. Fuller, J.A. Royle, and C. Sutherland. 2017. Model-based estimators of density and connectivity to inform conservation of spatially-structured populations. Ecosphere 8(1):e01623. 10.1002/ecs2.1623. | January 2017 |
| Molina, S., A.K. Fuller, D.J. Morin, and J.A. Royle. 2017. Use of spatial capture-recapture to estimate density of Andean bears in northern Ecuador. Ursus 28:117-126. | August 2017 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Fuller, A.K. Landscape-scale conservation in the Ecuadorian Andes: The Socio-Ecological Corridor. Department of Natural Resources Seminar Series. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 10 March, 2015. | March 2015 |
| Morin, D.J., A.K. Fuller, J.A. Royle, C. Sutherland. 2015. Corridor design applications of spatial capture-recapture models. 22nd Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Invited presentation in symposia. | October 2015 |
| Fuller, A. K. 2011. Biodiversity conservation in multiple-use landscapes. Invited talk, New York Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Utica, NY. March 5, 2011. | March 2011 |
| Fuller, A.K. 2017. Biodiversity conservation in the Andean bear corridor. Secretary of Environment, Government of Ecuador. 26 April, 2017. | April 2017 |