A decision framework for considering climate change adaptation in biodiversity conservation planning

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1247-1255

  Oliver, Tom H ^a   Smithers, Richard J ^b   Bailey, Sallie ^c   Walmsley, Clive A ^d   Watts, Kevin ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c FORESTRY COMMISSION   (United Kingdom)

^d Countryside Council for Wales Maes Y Ffynnon ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Connectivity; Habitat management; Habitat restoration; Sensitivity; Threatened species; Translocation; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; INHIBITION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PRIORITIZATION; RANGE EXPANSION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TRANSLOCATION; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84870352259     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12003     Document Type: Article

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