Balancing Rare Species Conservation with Extractive Industries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Rare Plants
2.3. Oil and Gas Development and Potential
2.4. Species Distribution Modeling
2.5. Spatial Conservation Optimization
3. Results
3.1. Species Distribution Models
3.2. Spatial Conservation Optimization
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Code 1 | NS 2 | ESA 3 | IUCN 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aliciella caespitosa (A. Gray) J.M. Porter (=Gilia caespitosa A. Gray) | Rabbit Valley gilia | ALCA23 (=GICA8) | G2 | N | N |
Astragalus equisolensis Neese & S.L. Welsh (=Astragalus desperatus M.E. Jones var. neeseae Barneby) | Horseshoe milkvetch (=Elizabeth’s milkvetch) | ASEQ (=ASDEN) | T2 | N | N |
Astragalus hamiltonii Ced. Porter (=Astragalus lonchocarpus Torr. var. hamiltonii (Ced. Porter) Isely) | Hamilton’s milkvetch | ASHA3 (=ASLOH) | G1 | N | N |
Astragalus iselyi S.L. Welsh | Isely’s milkvetch | ASIS | G1 | U | N |
Astragalus montii (=Astragalus limnocharis Barneby var. montii (S.L. Welsh) Isely) | Heliotrope milkvetch | ASMO11 (=ASLIM) | G3 | T | N |
Astragalus sabulosus M.E. Jones var. sabulosus | Cisco milkvetch | ASSAS | T2 | U | N |
Astragalus sabulosus M.E. Jones var. Vehiculus | Cisco milkvetch | ASSAV | T1 | U | N |
Cryptantha barnebyi I.M. Johnst. | Oilshale cryptantha | CRBA6 | G2 | N | N |
Cryptantha grahamii I.M. Johnst. | Fragrant cryptantha | CRGR4 | G2 | N | N |
Cycladenia humilis Benth. var. jonesii (Eastw.) S.L. Welsh (=Cycladenia jonesii Eastw.) | Jone’s waxydogbane | CYHUJ (=CYJO2) | T2 | T | N |
Erigeron maguirei Cronquist (=Erigeron maguirei Cronquist var. harrisonii S.L. Welsh) | Maguire’s fleabane | ERMA8 (=ERMAH) | G2 | D | N |
Eriogonum smithii (=Eriogonum corymbosum Benth. var. smithii (Reveal) S.L. Welsh) | Flat-top buckwheat | ERSM (=ERCOS2) | G1 | N | N |
Glaucocarpum suffrutescens (Rollins) Rollins (=Schoenocrambe suffrutescens (Rollins) S.L. Welsh & Chatterley (=Thelypodium suffrutescens Rollins) (=Hesperidanthus suffrutescens (Rollins) Al-Shehbaz) | Uinta Basin waxfruit (=Toad-flax cress) | GLSU (=SCSU2) (=THSU4) | G1 | E | N |
Lepidium barnebyanum Reveal (=Lepidium montanum Nutt. ssp. Demissum C.L. Hitchc.) | Barneby’s pepperwood | LEBA (=LEMOD) | G1 | E | N |
Oreoxis trotteri S.L. Welsh & Goodrich (=Cymopterus trotteri (S.L. Welsh & Goodrich) Cronquist) | Trotter’s alpineparsley | ORTR (=CYTR13) | G1 | N | N |
Pediocactus despainii S.L. Welsh & Goodrich | Despains’s pincushion | PEDE17 | G2 | E | NT |
Pediocactus winkleri K.D. Heil | Winkler’s pincushion | PEWI2 | G2 | T | LC |
Penstemon albifluvis England (=Penstemon scariosus Pennell var. albifluvis (England) N.H. Holmgren) | White River beardtongue | PEAL80 (=PESCA) | T1 | N | N |
Penstemon flowersii Neese & S.L. Welsh | Flowers’ beardtongue | PEFL8 | G1 | N | N |
Penstemon gibbensii Dorn | Gibbens’ beardtongue | PEGI4 | G1 | N | N |
Penstemon grahamii D.D. Keck | Uinta Basin beardtongue | PEGR6 | G2 | N | N |
Phemeranthus thompsonii (N.D. Atwood & S.L. Welsh) (=Talinum thompsonii N.D. Atwood & S.L. Welsh) | Cedar Mountain fameflower | PHTH6 (=THAT) | N | N | N |
Physaria tumulosa (=Lesquerella rubicundula Rollins) (=Lesquerella hitchcockii Munz ssp. Rubicundula (Rollins) Maguire & A.H (=Lesquerella tumulosa (Barneby) Reveal) | Kodachrome bladderpod (=Tum bladderpod) | PHTU (=LERU4) (=LEHIR) (=LETU) | G3 | E | N |
Schoenocrambe argillacea (S.L. Welsh & N.D. Atwood) (=Thelypodiopsis argillacea S.L. Welsh & N.D. Atwood) | Uinta Basin plainsmustard | SCAR5 (=THAR6) | G1 | T | N |
Sclerocactus brevispinus K.D. Heil & J.M. Porter (=Sclerocactus whipplei (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose) | Pariette cactus | SCBR12 (=SCWI2) | G1 | E | CR |
Sclerocactus wetlandicus Hochstätter | Uinta Basin Hookless cactus | SCWE | G3 | T | LC |
Sclerocactus wrightiae L.D. Benson | Wright Fishhook cactus | SCWR | G2 | E | NT |
Spiranthes diluvialis (=Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. var. diluvialis (Sheviak) S.L. Welsh | Ute Ladies’-tresses | SPDI6 (SPROD) | G2 | T | LC |
Townsendia aprica S.L. Welsh & Reveal (=Townsendia jonesii (Beaman) Reveal var. lutea S.L. Welsh | Last Chance townsendia | TOAP (=TOJO) | G2 | T | N |
Number of Well-Pads within | Number of Units–Selected | Number of Units–Not Selected |
---|---|---|
0 | 8815 | 38,640 |
1–3 | 422 | 5189 |
4–6 | 13 | 1174 |
6–9 | 5 | 604 |
10–15 | - | 421 |
15–20 | - | 121 |
21–30 | - | 87 |
>30 | - | 51 |
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Carrell, J.D.; Hammill, E.; Edwards, T.C. Balancing Rare Species Conservation with Extractive Industries. Land 2022, 11, 2012. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112012
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