The importance of expert input to spatial conservation prioritization outcomes is poorly understood. We quantified the impacts of refinements made during consultation with experts on spatial conservation prioritization of Christmas Island. There was just 0.57 correlation between the spatial conservation priorities before and after consultation, bottom ranked areas being most sensitive to changes. The inclusion of a landscape condition layer was the most significant individual influence. Changes (addition, removal, modification) to biodiversity layers resulted in a combined 0.2 reduction in correlation between initial and final solutions. Representation of rare species in top ranked areas was much greater after expert consultation; representation of widely distributed species changed relatively little. Our results show how different inputs have notably different impacts on the final plan. Understanding these differences helps plan time and resources for expert consultation.

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协作性保护规划：量化专家参与以识别空间保护重点的贡献

专家意见对于空间保护优先排序结果的重要性了解甚少。我们量化了在与专家商讨圣诞节岛空间保护优先次序过程中所做的改进所产生的影响。磋商前后，空间保护优先级之间只有0.57的相关性，排名靠前的区域对变化最敏感。包含景观条件层是最重要的个人影响力。生物多样性层的变化（增加，去除，修改）导致初始解决方案和最终解决方案之间的相关性降低了0.2。经专家咨询，顶级地区中稀有物种的数量要多得多；分布广泛的物种的代表变化相对较小。我们的结果表明，不同的投入如何对最终计划产生显着不同的影响。了解这些差异有助于计划时间和资源以进行专家咨询。