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"Climate and Conservation" presents case studies from around the
world of leading-edge projects focused on climate change adaptation
- regional-scale endeavours 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 19 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 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
recognising 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.
Migrating wildlife species across the globe face a dire predicament
as their traditional migratory routes are cut off by human
encroachment. Forced into smaller and smaller patches of habitat,
they must compete more aggressively for dwindling food resources
and territory. This is more than just an unfortunate side effect of
human progress. As key species populations dwindle, ecosystems are
losing resilience and face collapse, and along with them, the
ecosystem services we depend on. Healthy ecosystems need healthy
wildlife populations. One possible answer? Wildlife corridors that
connect fragmented landscapes. This new and expanded second edition
of Corridor Ecology: Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity
Conservation and Climate Adaptation captures the many advances in
the field over the past ten years. It builds on concepts presented
in the first edition on the importance and practical details of
maintaining and restoring land connectivity. New to this edition is
a guest-edited chapter on ecological connectivity in oceans,
including a detailed discussion on pelagic marine corridors and how
coastal corridors can provide critical connectivity between marine
protected areas. Another new chapter considers the effects of
climate change on habitat and offers recommendations on designing
effective corridors as landscapes change with shifting climate
conditions. The book also includes a discussion of corridors in the
air for migrating flying species, from birds to bats, butterflies,
and even plant propagules--a concept so new that a term to describe
it has yet to be coined. All chapters are thoroughly revised and
updated. Practitioners as well as serious scholars of landscape
ecology and the science of protecting biodiversity will find this
new edition of corridor ecology science an indispensable resource.
"Safe Passages" brings together in a single volume the latest
information on the emerging science of road ecology as it relates
to mitigating interactions between roads and wildlife. This
practical handbook of tools and examples is designed to assist
individuals and organizations thinking about or working toward
reducing road-wildlife impacts. Detailed case studies span a range
of scales, from site-specific wildlife crossing structures, to
statewide planning for habitat connectivity, to national
legislation. Contributors explore the cooperative efforts that are
emerging as a result of diverse organizations--including
transportation agencies, land and wildlife management agencies, and
nongovernmental organizations--finding common ground to tackle
important road ecology issues and problems. "Safe Passages" is an
important new resource for local-, state-, and national-level
managers and policymakers working on road-wildlife issues.
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