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Title:
Biodiversity in a changing climate : linking science and management in conservation / edited by Terry L. Root, Kimberly R. Hall, Mark P. Herzog, and Christine A. Howell.
Author:
Root, Terry Louise, editor.

Hall, Kimberly R., 1967- editor.

Herzog, Mark Paul, 1969- editor.

Howell, Christine A. (Christine Ann), editor.
Publication Information:
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]

©2015
Call Number:
QH105.C2 B55 2015
Abstract:
"Building upon the rapidly-growing body of literature documenting how natural systems are responding to, and are at risk from, human-induced climate change, this book provides case-study examples of how a diverse range of species and ecological systems in California are changing with the climate. These case studies originate from multiple ecological fields (genetics, population biology, habitat studies, community ecology, landscape ecology, paleobiology) and are framed by chapters describing approaches and tools for climate-adaptation planning, reviewing climate impacts and biological responses, and encouraging the use of historical data. This framing emphasizes the need for partnerships between researchers and resource managers in addressing climate-related challenges, and highlights how communication strengthens these partnerships with 'conversations' between chapter authors and managers. Such connections help move advances in science from research reports to 'on the ground' changes that help protect species, and support all life"-- Provided by publisher.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780520278851

9780520286719
Physical Description:
xiv, 229 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
Contents:
A new era for ecologists : incorporating climate change into natural resource management / Climate change from the globe to California / Climatic influences on ecosystems / Modeling krill in the California Current : a 2005 case study / Shifts in marine biogeographic ranges / Integrating global climate change and conservation : a Klamath River case study / Pollinators and meadow restoration / Elevational shifts in breeding birds of the Southern California desert region / Conserving California grasslands into an uncertain future / Species invasions : linking changes in plant composition to changes in climate / Evolutionary conservation under climate change / Fossils predict biological responses to future climate change / Historical data on species occurrence : bridging the past to the future
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