theory behind, and the challenges of, conserving nature's stage in a time of rapid change

• Published in: Conservation biology Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 618 - 629
• Main Authors: Lawler, Joshua J, Ackerly, David D, Albano, Christine M, Anderson, Mark G, Dobrowski, Solomon Z, Gill, Jacquelyn L, Heller, Nicole E, Pressey, Robert L, Sanderson, Eric W, Weiss, Stuart B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Scientific Publications 01.06.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley Periodicals Inc; Society for Conservation Biology - Wiley
• Subjects: abiotic factors; biocenosis; Biodiversity; cambio climático; climate; Climate change; condiciones abióticas; Conservation biology; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; conservation planning; ecological theory; Ecology - trends; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Geological Phenomena; landforms; latitude; Nature; Nature conservation; planning; planses de conservación; Protected species; Special Section: Conserving Nature's Stage; teoría ecolótigico; Theory; vegetation; teoría ecolótigico; condiciones abióticas; ecological theory; conservation planning; cambio climático; planses de conservación; abiotic factors; climate change

Most conservation planning to date has focused on protecting today's biodiversity with the assumption that it will be tomorrow's biodiversity. However, modern climate change has already resulted in distributional shifts of some species and is projected to result in many more shifts in the...