Systematic conservation planning in the face of climate change: bet-hedging on the Columbia Plateau.

Systematic conservation planning efforts typically focus on protecting current patterns of biodiversity. Climate change is poised to shift species distributions, reshuffle communities, and alter ecosystem functioning. In such a dynamic environment, lands selected to protect today's biodiversity...

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Main Authors: Carrie A Schloss, Joshua J Lawler, Eric R Larson, Hilary L Papendick, Michael J Case, Daniel M Evans, Jack H DeLap, Jesse G R Langdon, Sonia A Hall, Brad H McRae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3234274?pdf=render