Assisted Colonization and Rapid Climate Change
Hoegh-Guldberg O, Hughes L, McIntyre S, Lindenmayer DB, Parmesan C, Possingham HP, Thomas CD. 2008. Assisted Colonization and Rapid Climate Change. Science. 321(5887):345-346
This paper describes a decision framework for assessing possible species translocation under future climate change conditions. Determining whether a species faces significant risk of decline or extinction requires knowledge of species biology and adaptation strategies within its environment.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hoegh-Guldberg, O; Hughes, L; McIntyre, S; Lindenmayer, D; Parmesan, C; Possingham, H; Thomas, C
- Units
- JOTR
- Keywords
- assisted migration, Climate Change, conservation measure, Ecology, Global Warming, habitat connectivity, Habitat Range, Human Disturbance, management, PWR-toolkit, Resource Management, Threatened Species, vegetation, wildlife