A call to action for inventorying and monitoring of cliff ecosystems to support conservation

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 80; pp. 31 - 39
• Main Authors: Harrison, Georgia R., Boggess, Laura M., McCord, Sarah E., March-Salas, Martí
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.11.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adaptive conservation management, cliff biodiversity, cliff ecology, stakeholders; anthropogenic activities; applied ecology; biodiversity; Citizen science; climate change; Community science; North Carolina; Rare and endangered plants; rare species; Rock climbing; Spain; species; stakeholders; North Carolina; Spain; Rock climbing; Community science; Rare and endangered plants; Adaptive conservation management, cliff biodiversity, cliff ecology, stakeholders; Citizen science

•Cliffs are home to rare and endemic species but are under threat from increasing disturbance.•Monitoring can provide land managers with the site-specific information needed to support cliff conservation.•Monitoring methodologies should be standardized, easy to implement, and dependent on objective...