SecSel, a new software tool for conservation prioritization that is applicable to ordinal-scale data for multiple biodiversity features

Target. In SecSel, the targets for individual features are equated to the number of highly ranked units in a protected area. If the target is N for a given feature, the top-N of the units of the feature should be included. Based on this concept, the local units of the feature should be top-N included in the protected area. If the ranks are highly resolved and no local units have the same rank, the set with the minimum number of sites that fulfill the top-N included crite- rion of a feature is unique. If the resolution of the ranks is relatively low and ties are frequent, Fig 1. A graphical summary of spatial prioritization process by SecSel. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247737.g001 PLOS ONE SecSel, a new software tool for conservation prioritization applicable to ordinal-scale data PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247737 July 23, 2021 4 / 19