What is the Goal?
Any prioritization system must first establish the overall objective for the program. This requires defining the values that are important. In the context of imperiled species conservation, different people or groups may value extinction prevention more than cost savings (or vice-versa). As a result, species closest to the edge of extinction may be ranked higher than species closest to listing or delisting (or vice-versa) depending on values. Each prioritization scheme will assign weights to research projects based on the species' ranking.
Step 1:
Choose a conservation goal. This will assign a score to the imperiled species in TX
Step 2:
Select the study species by clicking the appropriate row on the table. Note: Use the search box, or built-in column sorters to find your species.
Texas imperiled species
Describe the Research Project
How will the research help prioritize conservation?
We determine the importance of research questions based on how they might inform a hypothetical
population viability model (shown at right).
Ideally, research will direclty measure the effects of threats or conservation actions on the
probability of extinction - such that the most effective actions can be pursued in the future.
The following questions are designed to evaluate how directly proposed research will inform conservation actions.
Note: These questions and their weights are examples for demonstration. The Texas CPA should come up with questions it thinks are most relevant to selecting research projects consistent with the CPA's goals.
