Incorporating Climate Science in Applications of the U.S. Endangered Species Act for Aquatic Species

Conservation Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1222-1233

  Mcclure, Michelle M ^a   Alexander, Michael ^b   Borggaard, Diane ^c   Boughton, David ^d   Crozier, Lisa ^a   Griffis, Roger ^c   Jorgensen, Jeffrey C ^a   Lindley, Steven T ^d   Nye, Janet ^e   Rowland, Melanie J ^b,f   Seney, Erin E ^c,g   Snover, Amy ^h   Toole, Christopher ^c   Van Houtan, Kyle ^c,i  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Melanie J Rowland Consulting   (United States)

^g Erin Seney Consulting   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Conservation planning; Effects analysis; Population models; Recovery planning; Risk assessment; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AQUATIC ORGANISM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

ANÁLISIS DE EFECTOS; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EFFECTS ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUDIOS DE RIESGO; LEGAL ASPECT; MODELOS DE POBLACIÓN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANEACIÓN DE CONSERVACIÓN; PLANEACIÓN DE RECUPERACIÓN; POPULATION MODELS; RECOVERY PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VULNERABILIDAD; VULNERABILITY;

ANÁLISIS DE EFECTOS; CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EFFECTS ANALYSIS; ESTUDIOS DE RIESGO; MODELOS DE POBLACIÓN; PLANEACIÓN DE CONSERVACIÓN; PLANEACIÓN DE RECUPERACIÓN; POPULATION MODELS; RECOVERY PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILIDAD; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896925623     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12166     Document Type: Article

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