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Climate Velocity Can Inform Conservation in a Warming World

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Abstract

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. Climate change is shifting the ranges of species. Simple predictive metrics of range shifts such as climate velocity, that do not require extensive knowledge or data on individual species, could help to guide conservation. We review research on climate velocity, describing the theory underpinning the concept and its assumptions. We highlight how climate velocity has already been applied in conservation-related research, including climate residence time, climate refugia, endemism, historic and projected range shifts, exposure to climate change, and climate connectivity. Finally, we discuss ways to enhance the use of climate velocity in conservation through tailoring it to be more biologically meaningful, informing design of protected areas, conserving ocean biodiversity in 3D, and informing conservation actions.

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Author(s): Brito-Morales I, Garcia Molinos J, Schoeman DS, Burrows MT, Poloczanska ES, Brown CJ, Ferrier S, Harwood TD, Klein CJ, McDonald-Madden E, Moore PJ, Pandolfi JM, Watson JEM, Wenger AS, Richardson AJ

Publication type: Review

Publication status: Published

Journal: Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Year: 2018

Volume: 33

Issue: 6

Pages: 441-457

Online publication date: 30/04/2018

Acceptance date: 02/04/2018

ISSN (print): 0169-5347

ISSN (electronic): 1872-8383

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.009

DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.009

PubMed id: 29716742

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