As the Earth's climate changes, many species will have to move across human-dominated landscapes to track suitable climates and changing ecosystems. Given the magnitude of projected future climate change, expanding and connecting reserve networks—two of the most commonly recommended adaptation strategies for protecting biodiversity in a changing climate—will be necessary but insufficient for preventing climate-induced extinctions. In the present article, we explore additional policy options that could be implemented to facilitate species movements in a changing climate. We discuss both existing and new policies that have the potential to increase landscape permeability, protect species on the move, and physically move species to address climate change.
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1 September 2011
Beyond Reserves and Corridors: Policy Solutions to Facilitate the Movement of Plants and Animals in a Changing Climate
John Kostyack,
Joshua J. Lawler,
Dale D. Goble,
Julian D. Olden,
J. Michael Scott
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BioScience
Vol. 61 • No. 9
September 2011
Vol. 61 • No. 9
September 2011
Adaptation
climate change
policy
species movement