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Managing military training-related environmental disturbance
Rick Zentelis1, Sam Banks2, J Dale Roberts3
1Sir Roland Wilson Scholar, The Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, Australia; Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, Australia; Australian Department of Defence, Russell, ACT, 2600, Australia.
Journal of Environmental Management
|September 21, 2017
Summary
Managing military training areas (MTAs) requires balancing training needs with environmental protection. Random range use degrades ecosystems, necessitating a strategic allocation tool to minimize environmental disturbance while maximizing training capacity.
Area of Science:
- Ecological management
- Conservation biology
- Military land use
Background:
- Military Training Areas (MTAs) cover 2% of Earth's land, impacting biodiversity.
- Balancing military activities and environmental conservation in MTAs is a unique management challenge.
- No other land use involves managing anthropogenic disturbances in a natural setting.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate optimal management of military training disturbance on MTAs.
- Explore strategies to maximize training while minimizing environmental impact.
- Develop a decision-making tool for allocating training activities to ranges.
Main Methods:
- Simulated military training disturbance at various range usage rates.
- Compared simulated disturbance to estimated ecosystem recovery rates.
- Evaluated a typical range rotation use strategy.
Main Results:
- Random allocation and spatial use of training ranges led to environmental degradation, even at low usage rates.
- Simulated degradation exceeded realistic ecosystem recovery rates.
- A decision-making tool was developed to guide range allocation.
Conclusions:
- Random range usage in MTAs causes significant environmental degradation.
- Strategic allocation of training activities is crucial for mitigating ecological damage.
- The developed tool aids in managing MTAs effectively for both training and conservation.
Keywords:
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