Climate and Conservation presents case studies from around the world of leading-edge projects focused on climate change adaptation-regional-scale endeavors where scientists, managers, and practitioners are working to protect biodiversity by protecting landscapes and seascapes in response to threats posed by climate change.
The book begins with an introductory section that frames the issues and takes a systematic look at planning for climate change adaptation. The nineteen chapters that follow examine particular case studies in every part of the world, including landscapes and seascapes from equatorial, temperate, montane, polar, and marine and freshwater regions. Projects profiled range from North American grasslands to boreal forests to coral reefs to Alpine freshwater environments.
Chapter authors have extensive experience in their respective regions and are actively engaged in working on climate-related issues. The result is a collection of geographical case studies that allows for effective cross-comparison while at the same time recognizing the uniqueness of each situation and locale.
Climate and Conservation offers readers tangible, place-based examples of projects designed to protect large landscapes as a means of conserving biodiversity in the face of the looming threat of global climate change. It informs readers of how a diverse set of conservation actors have been responding to climate change at a scale that matches the problem, and is an essential contribution for anyone involved with large-scale biodiversity conservation.
Foreword Preface
PART I. Setting the Context Chapter 1. Change Science, Impacts, and Opportunities \ Charles C. Chester, Jodi A. Hilty, and Stephen C. Trombulak Chapter 2. Landscape and Seascape Climate Change Planning and Action \ Molly S. Cross, Anne M. Schrag, Evan H. Girvetz, and Carolyn A. F. Enquist
PART II. Equatorial Landscapes Chapter 3. Albertine Rift, Africa \ Anton Seimon and Andrew Plumptre Chapter 4. The Brazilian Amazon \ Eneas Salati, Marc Dourojeanni, Agenor Mundim, Gilvan Sampaio, and Thomas Lovejoy Chapter 5. Mesoamerican Biological Corridor \ Margaret Buck Holland
PART III. Temperate and Mediterranean Landscapes Chapter 6. Boreal Forest, Canada \ Meg Krawchuk, Kim Lisgo, Shawn Leroux, Pierre Vernier, Steve Cumming, and Fiona Schmiegelow Chapter 7. Cape Floristic Region, South Africa \ Lee Hannah, Dave Panitz, and Guy Midgley Chapter 8. Eastern Mongolian Grassland Steppe \ Evan H. Girvetz, Robert McDonald, Michael Heiner, Joseph Kiesecker, Galbadrakh Davaa, Chris Pague, Matthew Durnin, and Enkhtuya Oidov Chapter 9. Northern Great Plains, North America \ Anne M. Schrag and Steve Forrest Chapter 10. Washington State, USA \ Meade Krosby, Jennifer R. Hoffman, Joshua J. Lawler, and Brad H. McRae
PART IV. Freshwater and Seascapes Chapter 11. Alps Freshwater, Europe \ Leopold F üreder, Thomas Waldner, Aurelia Ullrich-Schneider, and Thomas Scheurer Chapter 12. Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, Asia \ Brian D. Smith and Elisabeth Fahrni Mansur Chapter 13. Vatu-i-Ra Seascape, Fiji \ Stacy Jupiter, Caleb McClennen, and Elizabeth Matthews Chapter 14. Wider Caribbean Region \ Marianne Fish
PART V. Montane Landscapes Chapter 15. Altai-Sayan, Eurasia \ Yuri Badenkov, Tatyana Yashina, and Graeme Worboys Chapter 16. Great Eastern Ranges, Australia \ Ian Pulsford, Graeme Worboys, Gary Howling, and Thomas Barrett Chapter 17. Madrean Sky Islands, North America \ Laura L ópez-Hoffman and Adrian Quijada-Mascare ñas Chapter 18. The Northern Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion, North America \ Stephen C. Trombulak, Robert F. Baldwin, Joshua J. Lawler, Jeffrey Hepinstall-Cymerman, and Mark A. Anderson Chapter 19. Yellowstone to Yukon, North America \ Charles C. Chester, Jodi A. Hilty, and Wendy L. Francis
PART VI. Polar Land to Seascapes Chapter 20. Arctic Alaska, USA \ Steve Zack and Joe Liebezeit Chapter 21. Antarctica \ David Ainley and Tina Tin
PART VII. Lessons Learned Chapter 22. Moving Forward on Climate Change Science Planning and Action \ Jodi A. Hilty, Molly S. Cross, and Charles C. Chester
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"Climate and Conservation offers fresh perspectives on the challenges that climate change brings to the already daunting task of conserving biodiversity. What distinguishes this volume from other assessments is the authors' collective experience in engaging with managers and stakeholders to incorporate climate change into conservation planning and, importantly, action at sites around the globe."
