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  • Ecological restoration is vital for global biodiversity goals.
  • Limited conservation budgets necessitate strategic habitat restoration site selection.
  • Optimizing restoration requires considering future habitat potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a spatially explicit framework for optimizing ecological restoration site selection.
  • To integrate land use history, species distributions, and economic costs into a decision-making model.
  • To identify high-priority restoration sites based on maximizing conservation benefit-to-cost ratios.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a framework integrating land use, species distribution, and economic data.
  • Modeled habitat and climate suitability to estimate reduced extinction risk.
  • Applied linear programming to maximize conservation benefit/restoration cost ratios.
  • Illustrated the approach with a case study in Kansas grasslands, using five indicator species.

Main Results:

  • Shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies showed the highest conservation benefit-to-cost ratios for selected indicator species.
  • The framework identified high-priority tallgrass prairie sites by setting minimum restoration thresholds.
  • The spatial optimization identified key areas for maximizing restoration impact.

Conclusions:

  • The developed framework provides a flexible and adaptable method for optimizing restoration site selection.
  • This approach can be updated for diverse ecosystems, species, and conservation priorities.
  • Strategic site selection is essential for effective biodiversity conservation and efficient budget allocation.