Climate change adaptation for the US national wildlife refuge system

Environmental Management

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1043-1052

  Griffith, Brad ^a   Scott, J Michael ^b   Adamcik, Robert ^c   Ashe, Daniel ^c   Czech, Brian ^c   Fischman, Robert ^d   Gonzalez, Patrick ^e   Lawler, Joshua ^f   McGuire, A David ^a   Pidgorna, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate; Conservation; Planning; Refuge; Strategy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; CHANGING CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION TARGETS; CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP; DYNAMIC VISION; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION; INTEGRATED RESEARCH; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND ACQUISITION; POSSIBLE FUTURES; SEASONAL HABITATS; STRATEGIC PLAN; STRATEGIC RESPONSE; WETLAND MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE REFUGE;

ANIMALS; COMPLEXATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FORESTRY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MIGRATORY POPULATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; REFUGE; WATERFOWL; WETLAND MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HABITAT; HYDROLOGY; LAW; LIFE CYCLE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NONHUMAN; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SEA LEVEL RISE; SPECIES INVASION; UNITED STATES; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE;

EID: 73449126211     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9323-7     Document Type: Review

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