Climate and Conservation Landscape and Seascape Science, Planning, a
Climate and Conservation presents case studies from around the world of leading-edge projects focused on climate change adaptation-regional-scale endeavors where scientists, managers, and practitioners are working to protect biodiversity by protecting lan
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Climate and Conservation landscape and seascape science, planning, and action
Edited by Jodi A. Hilty, Charles C. Chester, and Molly S. Cross
Washington | Covelo | London
Copyright © 2012 Island Press All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 1718 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009 Island Press is a trademark of The Center for Resource Economics.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Climate and conservation : landscape and seascape science, planning, and action / edited by Jodi A. Hilty, Charles C. Chester, and Molly S. Cross. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-61091-170-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-61091-170-9 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-61091-171-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-61091-171-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Biodiversity conservation. 2. Climate change mitigation. 3. Endangered ecosystems. 4. Ecosystem management. I. Hilty, Jodi A. II. Chester, Charles C. III. Cross, Molly S. QH75.C56 2012 333.95'16—dc23 2012001573
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To hope for our children Samuel, Caleb, and Sophia Chester; Jesse House and Remi Hilty; Phoebe and Willa Cross; and to the future of biodiversity
contents
Foreword
xiii
Preface
xv
PART 1
SETTING THE CONTEXT
1
Chapter 1
Climate Change Science, Impacts, and Opportunities
3
Charles C. Chester, Jodi A. Hilty, and Stephen C. Trombulak Chapter 2
Landscape and Seascape Climate Change Planning and Action
16
Molly S. Cross, Anne M. Schrag, Evan H. Girvetz, and Carolyn A. F. Enquist
PART 2
EQUATORIAL AND TROPICAL LANDSCAPES
31
Chapter 3
Albertine Rift, Africa
33
Anton Seimon and Andrew Plumptre Chapter 4
The Brazilian Amazon
45
Eneas Salati, Marc Dourojeanni, Agenor Mundim, Gilvan Sampaio, and Thomas Lovejoy Chapter 5
Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
56
Margaret Buck Holland
PART 3
TEMPERATE AND MEDITERRANEAN LANDSCAPES
67
Chapter 6
Boreal Forest, Canada
69
Meg Krawchuk, Kim Lisgo, Shawn Leroux, Pierre Vernier, Steve Cumming, and Fiona Schmiegelow Chapter 7
Cape Floristic Region, South Africa Lee Hannah, Dave Panitz, and Guy Midgley
80
x Contents
Chapter 8
Eastern Mongolian Grassland Steppe
92
Evan H. Girvetz, Robert McDonald, Michael Heiner, Joseph Kiesecker, Galbadrakh Davaa, Chris Pague, Matthew Durnin, and Enkhtuya Oidov Chapter 9
Northern Great Plains, North America
104
Anne M. Schrag and Steve Forrest Chapter 10 Washington State, USA
115
Meade Krosby, Je
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