Accommodating climate change contingencies in conservation strategy

Gillson, Lindsey; Dawson, Terence P.; Jack, Sam; McGeoch, Mélodie A.

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.008

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“…In light of predicted climate change and these adaptation priorities, a generic first level framework for prioritising landscapes for management intervention has been advocated (Gillson et al, 2013). This approach is based on two 'axes of concern' (i) landscape conservation capacity, and (ii) vulnerability to climate change (Dawson et al, 2011;Gillson et al, 2013).…”

Section: Adaptation Principles For Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This approach is based on two 'axes of concern' (i) landscape conservation capacity, and (ii) vulnerability to climate change (Dawson et al, 2011;Gillson et al, 2013). The conservation capacity of a given landscape is defined by the amount of protected area, connectivity and matrix condition.…”

Section: Adaptation Principles For Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A conceptual approach to conservation planning for alpine river ecosystems (adapted from Gillson et al 2013) is summarised in Figure 6. Conservation capacity (y-axis) is particularly sensitive to flow regulation/abstraction which can reduce connectivity between and within basins, outside the natural contraction and expansion cycles associated with annual melt dynamics (Malard et al, 2006).…”

Section: Developing Conservation Strategies For a Changing Climate Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Figure 1. A conceptual approach to conservation planning based on the axes of concern (adapted from Gillson et al (2013) Linke et al (2011).…”

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Alpine aquatic ecosystem conservation policy in a changing climate

Khamis

Hannah

Clarvis

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Environmental Science & Policy

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Freshwater ecosystems are often of high conservation value, yet many have been degraded significantly by direct anthropogenic impacts and are further threatened by global environmental change. Traditionally, conservation science and policy has promoted principles based on preservation and restoration paradigms, which are linked to assumptions of stationarity and uniformitarianism. Adaptation requires new approaches based on flexibility, iterativity, non-linearity, and redundancy. Many high alpine river networks represent near natural, pristine river systems and important biodiversity 'hotspots' of European freshwater fauna. However, there remains a lack of guidance on alpine river conservation strategies under a changing climate at EU, regional and local levels. A critical evaluation of current conservation and adaptation principles and governance frameworks was undertaken with relation to predicted climate change impacts on freshwater ecosystems. Case studies are presented from two alpine zones in mainland Europe (the Pyrénées and the Swiss Alps). The complexity of climate change impacts on hydrological regimes, habitat and biota from both case study regions suggests that current legislative and policy mechanisms, which frame conservation approaches, need to be realigned. In particular, a shift in focus from species-centric approaches to more holistic ecosystem functioning conservation is proposed.A methodological approach is set out that may help conservationists and resource managers to both prioritise their efforts, and better predict future habitat and biotic responses to set ecological baseline conditions. Due to the complexity and limited potential for preventative intervention in these systems, conservation strategies should focus on: (i) the maintenance and enhancement of connectivity within and between alpine river basins and (ii) the control and reduction of additional anthropogenic stressors.

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Section: Adaptation Principles For Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Adaptation Principles For Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Developing Conservation Strategies For a Changing Climate Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Figure 1. A conceptual approach to conservation planning based on the axes of concern (adapted from Gillson et al (2013) Linke et al (2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Alpine aquatic ecosystem conservation policy in a changing climate

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“…3). Our emerging understanding from this first year of operational deployment of the OMEGAS network thus suggests a mosaic-like coastal pH seascape where organism's exposure to OA is both geographically defined and variable over spatial scales of dispersal of marine larvae (Gouhier et al, 2010;Navarrete et al, 2008).…”

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Exploring local adaptation and the ocean acidification seascape – studies in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem

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Abstract. The California Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME), a temperate marine region dominated by episodic upwelling, is predicted to experience rapid environmental change in the future due to ocean acidification. The aragonite saturation state within the California Current System is predicted to decrease in the future with near-permanent undersaturation conditions expected by the year 2050. Thus, the CCLME is a critical region to study due to the rapid rate of environmental change that resident organisms will experience and because of the economic and societal value of this coastal region. Recent efforts by a research consortium -the Ocean Margin Ecosystems Group for Acidification Studies (OMEGAS) -has begun to characterize a portion of the CCLME; both describing the spatial mosaic of pH in coastal waters and examining the responses of key calcification-dependent benthic marine organisms to natural variation in pH and to changes in carbonate chemistry that are expected in the coming decades. In this review, we present the OMEGAS strategy of co-locating sensors and oceanographic observations with biological studies on benthic marine invertebrates, specifically measurements of functional traits such as calcification-related processes and genetic variation in populations that are locally adapted to conditions in a particular region of the coast. Highlighted in this contribution are (1) the OMEGAS sensor network that spans the west coast of the US from central Oregon to southern California, (2) initial findings of the carbonate chemistry amongst the OMEGAS study sites, and (3) an overview of the biological data that describes the acclimatization and the adaptation capacity of key benthic marine invertebrates within the CCLME.

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