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Among the most widely predicted climate change-related impacts to biodiversity are geographic range shifts, whereby species shift their spatial distribution to track their climate niches. A series of commonly ...
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Open AccessDo empirical observations support commonly-held climate change range shift hypotheses? A systematic review protocol
Among the most widely anticipated climate-related impacts to biodiversity are geographic range shifts, whereby species shift their spatial distribution in response to changing climate conditions. In particular...
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Application of Decision Science to Resilience Management in Jamaica Bay
This book highlights the growing interest in management interventions designed to enhance the resilience of social-ecological systems (SESs) such as the Jamaica Bay watershed. Effective management requires dec...
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Thresholds for Conservation and Management: Structured Decision Making as a Conceptual Framework
A conceptual framework is provided for considering the threshold concept in natural resource management and conservation. We define three kinds of thresholds relevant to management and conservation. Ecological th...
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Application of Threshold Concepts to Ecological Management Problems: Occupancy of Golden Eagles in Denali National Park, Alaska
In this chapter, we demonstrate the application of the various classes of thresholds, detailed in earlier chapters and elsewhere, via an actual but simplified natural resource management case study. We intend ...
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Sea level rise (SLR) projections along the coast of Florida present an enormous challenge for management and conservation over the long term. Decision makers need to recognize and adopt strategies to adapt to ...
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The creation and use of a globally available database of DNA sequences from a standardized gene region has been proposed as a tool for species identification, assessing genetic diversity and monitoring the leg...
