Biodiversity in a changing climate : linking science and management in conservation / edited by Terry L. Root [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Root, Terry Louise, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity--Climatic factors--California.

Biodiversity.

Biodiversity conservation--California.

Biodiversity conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One major consequence of climate change is abrupt, dramatic changes in regional biodiversity. Even if the most optimistic scenarios for mitigating climate change transpire, the fate of many wild species rests on the shoulders of people engaged in conservation planning, management, and policy. Providing managers with the latest and most useful climate change research is critical and requires challenging the conventional divide between scientists and managers. Biodiversity in a Changing Climate promotes dialogue among scientists, decision makers, and managers who are grappling with climate-related threats to species and ecosystems in diverse forms. The book includes case studies and best practices used to address impacts related to climate change across a broad spectrum of species and habitats-from coastal krill and sea urchins to prairie grass and mountain bumblebees. Focused on California, the issues and strategies presented in this book will prove relevant to regions across the West, as well as other regions, and provide a framework for how scientists and managers in any region can bridge the communication divide to manage biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. Biodiversity and a Changing Climate will prove an indispensable guide to students, scientists, and professionals engaged in conservation and resource management.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of Contributors

Preface

CHAPTER 1. A New Era for Ecologists: Incorporating Climate Change into Natural Resource Management

CHAPTER 2. Climate Change from the Globe to California

CHAPTER 3. Climatic Influences on Ecosystems

CHAPTER 4. Modeling Krill in the California Current: A 2005 Case Study

CHAPTER 5. Shifts in Marine Biogeographic Ranges

CHAPTER 6. Integrating Global Climate Change and Conservation: A Klamath River Case Study

CHAPTER 7. Pollinators and Meadow Restoration

CHAPTER 8. Elevational Shifts in Breeding Birds in the Southern California Desert Region

CHAPTER 9. Conserving California Grasslands into an Uncertain Future

CHAPTER 10. Species Invasions: Linking Changes in Plant Composition to changes in Climate

CHAPTER 11. Evolutionary Conservation under Climate Change

CHAPTER 12. Fossils Predict Biological Responses to Future Climate Change

CHAPTER 13. Historical Data on Species Occurrence: Bridging the Past to the Future

Glossary

INDEX

Contributor Bios

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520286719

0520286715

OCLC:

906699108