We created an on-line tool called Moveit? ( www.esf.edu/efb/consbiograd/moveit/ ) to help stakeholders evaluate the numerous, complex questions associated with assisted colonization. A user is guided through a series of questions designed to assess the relative need, suitability and cost-benefit of assisted colonization for a taxon of interest. Average scores for each category are then used to suggest a management action. An additional benefit of the tool is that users may opt to store their results in a publicly available database, which will facilitate comparisons of scores between different stakeholders or taxa. We currently are seeking biologists that are familiar with a small number of candidate species and asking them to use the tool so that we can evaluate its performance.
We would be very grateful if you took the time to visit the Moveit? web-site and entered your opinions and knowledge regarding any species that you have worked with. Listed below are examples of some species which we already have some data on, however, more would be most valuable. If you decide to complete multiple please fill out a separate survey for each. Please check the option to save your information in the public database, so that we can compare results with other users. Please keep in mind you don't need to have all the answers, a general familiarity is suitable. Please do not hesitate to call or email us if you have any questions. Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: (315) 470-4781 List of Species: White Sands Pupfish (Cyprinodon tularosa) Gopher Tortoise (Copherus polyphemus) Eastern Birstlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) Eastern Hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos) Florida Torreya (Torreya taxifolia) Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) American Pika (Ochotona princeps) Ozark Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Milne-Edward's sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi) Slash Pine (Pinus eliottii) Siberin Salmon (Hucho taimen) Please feel free to fill the survey out for either a new species (ANY!) or one listed above. Thank you very much for your time and assistance.
