Integrating climate change into Habitat Conservation Plans under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Environmental Management

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1103-1114

  Bernazzani, Paola ^a   Bradley, Bethany A ^b   Opperman, Jeffrey J ^c  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation strategy; Biological conservation; Climate change; Conservation planning; Ecosystem management; Endangered species act; Habitat conservation plans; Reserve design

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CONSERVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; RESERVE DESIGN;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PRIVATE LAND;

ADAPTATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HABITAT; LAW; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGAL ASPECT;

UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866776077     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9853-2     Document Type: Article

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