An upgraded reserve selection algorithm

Abstract A new reserve selection algorithm is proposed which minimises the possibility of widely dispersed sites being selected by including a rule to select the nearest site when sites are otherwise equal. The algorithm also minimises the number of order-dependent selections. A comparison between two solutions, one with and one without the rule to choose the nearest site, when there is a choice, shows that there is a cost associated with including that rule. It is argued, however, that a more sensible and manageable spatial arrangement for a nominal reserve network is derived by including that rule.

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