Connectivity of island ecosystems from a management and ecological perspective

有效管理生物多样性对实现联合国2015年制定的可持续发展目标至关重要。管理有效性通常是通过评估特定价值的状况和趋势来衡量的(Leverington等人。2010年)通过生物多样性监测方案。因此，持续的监测和管理是保护生物多样性不可或缺的一部分，但在保护过程中往往被忽视或执行不力(Regan等人)。2008年)。取得成功的障碍包括：(1)导致设计和执行问题的目标表述不清晰或含糊不清；(2)组织界限；(3)缺乏机构能力，导致在没有进行严格分析的情况下数据堆积；(4)缺乏适当的标准来指导监测活动并提供来自这些方案的数据(Lindenmayer等人)。2012年；雷诺兹等人。2010)。成功的监测需要管理者、生态学家和数据科学家之间的大力合作，特别是在小岛屿发展中国家(SID)等有多个组织管理该地区生物多样性的地区。地球上有超过10万个岛屿，这些岛屿支持着全球20%的生物多样性，使它们成为世界上最重要但最脆弱的生态系统之一。许多岛屿受到栖息地丧失、对自然资源的过度利用和外来入侵物种的严重影响，威胁到当地的生物多样性，管理不力使这些问题更加严重。本研究旨在提高小岛屿发展中国家生态系统管理的有效性。我将与来自世界各地的岛屿生态系统管理者和保护从业者合作，探索哪些因素阻碍了有效的管理，并制定了加强遗址管理的路线图。此外，我的目的是通过珊瑚种群遗传分析显示岛屿之间的连通性水平，以及可能通过海洋垃圾到达岛屿的入侵海洋物种的可能威胁，从而表明协调监测和管理岛屿资源的重要性。在这项研究的基础上，我将创建一个管理框架，弥合管理者之间的差距，并改善岛屿生态系统内生物多样性的保护。这将有助于保护全球重要的物种和栖息地。

The effective management of biodiversity is paramount to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals set out by the United Nations in 2015. Management effectiveness is often measured by assessing the condition and trend of specific values (Leverington et al. 2010) through biodiversity monitoring programmes. Ongoing monitoring and management is therefore integral to conservation of biodiversity but is an often neglected or poorly executed part of the conservation process (Regan et al. 2008). Barriers to success include; (i) poorly articulated or vague objectives contributing to design and implementation problems; (ii) organisational boundaries; (iii) lack of institutional capacity resulting in data piling up without rigorous analysis; (iv) lack of the appropriate standards to guide monitoring activities and make data available from these programmes (Lindenmayer et al. 2012; Reynolds et al. 2010). Successful monitoring requires strong collaboration among managers, ecologists and data scientists, especially in regions where there are multiple organisations managing the biological diversity of the region such as small island developing states (SIDS).Earth is home to over 100,000 islands, which support 20% of global biodiversity making them some of the most important but most vulnerable ecosystems in the world. Many islands are badly affected by habitat loss, over-use of natural resources and the introduction of invasive species, threatening local biodiversity and these issues are compounded by inefficient management. My research aims to improve the effectiveness of small island developing states ecosystem management. Working with island ecosystem managers and conservation practitioners from around the world I will explore what factors hinder effective management and create a roadmap for strengthening management at sites. Additionally, I aim to demonstrate the importance of coordinating monitoring and management of resources across islands by demonstrating the levels of connectivity between islands via population genetic analysis of coral as well as the possible threat of invasive marine species arriving at islands potentially via marine debris. Based on this research I will create a management framework that bridges the gap between managers and improves the conservation of biodiversity within island ecosystems. This will help protect globally important species and habitats.