Methods used in KBA delineation (SW Mountains of China )

1. Single KBA delineation: Data Source

1. Polygon;2. Occurrence point;3. Approx location: County, place, mountains;

1. Polygon 2.Occurrence point

3. Approx. location

AZE: Alliance of Zero Extinction √IBA: Important Bird Area √ √GAA: Global Amphibian Assessment √PA: Protected Area √ √Species locality data: Reference: County – Species √Species locality data: Reference: Small place (township)– Species √Species locality data: Recently Survey: GPS – Species √

Methods used in KBA delineation (SW Mountains of China )

Legal / management friendly:1. Protected area: Managed by PA administrator2. Non-Protected Area: Estimated habitat range divided by county,

managed by county, or has estimated area.

1. Single KBA delineation: Outputs

KBA Type:1. KBA;2. Candidate KBA;

Boundary quality:1. Good: Clear defined boundary;2. Fuzzy: Estimated boundary;3. Poor: Could not define boundary.

Boundary Type:1. Polygon: Good for spatial analysis: area, buffer, etc.2. Point: Only show approx locality.

Methods used in KBA delineation (SW Mountains of China )

1. Single KBA delineation: Decision Trees

Minimum MU

Species occurrence

Record?

Habitat

(Area)

Estimate?

Boundary

Available?Boundary

TypeBoundary

QualityKBA

PA Yes - Yes Polygon Good I: KBA, Polygon, Good

County Yes Yes No Polygon Fuzzy II: KBA, Polygon, Fuzzy

County Yes No No Point Poor III: KBA, Point, Poor

PA No - Yes Polygon Good IV: CKBA, Polygon, Good

PA No Yes No Polygon Fuzzy V: CKBA, Polygon, Fuzzy

PA No NoNo

Point Poor VI: CKBA, Point, Poor

Methods used in KBA delineation (SW Mountains of China )

1. Single KBA delineation: 6 Type of KBA

I: KBA, Polygon, Good II: KBA, Polygon, Fuzzy III: KBA, Point, Poor

IV: CKBA, Polygon, Good V: CKBA, Polygon, Fuzzy VI: CKBA, Point, Poor

Methods used in KBA delineation (SW Mountains of China )

1. Conservation actions

Minimum MU

KBA

Filling Species

Information GAP

PA creation

(Effective action)

Define PA Boundary

(Legal benefits)

PA Capacity Building

PA I: KBA, Polygon, Good + +

County II: KBA, Polygon, Fuzzy + +

County III: KBA, Point, Poor + +

PAIV: CKBA, Polygon, Good

++ + +

PAV: CKBA, Polygon, Fuzzy

++ + +

PA VI: CKBA, Point, Poor ++ + +