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Climate and Conservation

Landscape and Seascape Science, Planning, and Action

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Jodi A. Hilty

    1. University of California, Berkeley, USA

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  2. Jodi A. Hilty

    1. University of California, Berkeley, USA

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  3. Charles C. Chester

    1. environmental politics at Brandeis University and the Fletcher School at Tufts University, USA

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  4. Molly S. Cross

    1. Wildlife Conservation Society, USA

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  • The expertise, conservation network connections, and collaborative approach of all three editors

  • The diversity of ecosystems and regions represented in case studies

  • The selection by the editors of real-world projects that demonstrate strategies developed specifically to respond to changing climate stresses

  • This book offers information that people working on climate adaptation say they need

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Setting the Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Climate Change Science, Impacts, and Opportunities

      • Charles C. Chester, Jodi A. Hilty, Stephen C. Trombulak
      Pages 3-15

    3. Landscape and Seascape Climate Change Planning and Action

      • Molly S. Cross, Anne M. Schrag, Evan H. Girvetz, Carolyn A. F. Enquist
      Pages 16-30

  3. Equatorial and Tropical Landscapes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
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    2. Albertine Rift, Africa

      • Anton Seimon, Andrew Plumptre
      Pages 33-44

    3. The Brazilian Amazon

      • Eneas Salati, Marc Dourojeanni, Agenor Mundim, Gilvan Sampaio, Thomas Lovejoy
      Pages 45-55

    4. Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

      • Margaret Buck Holland
      Pages 56-66

  4. Temperate and Mediterranean Landscapes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Boreal Forest, Canada

      • Meg Krawchuk, Kim Lisgo, Shawn Leroux, Pierre Vernier, Steve Cumming, Fiona Schmiegelow
      Pages 69-79

    3. Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

      • Lee Hannah, Dave Panitz, Guy Midgley
      Pages 80-91

    4. Eastern Mongolian Grassland Steppe

      • Evan H. Girvetz, Robert McDonald, Michael Heiner, Joseph Kiesecker, Galbadrakh Davaa, Chris Pague et al.
      Pages 92-103

    5. Northern Great Plains, North America

      • Anne M. Schrag, Steve Forrest
      Pages 104-114

    6. Washington State, USA

      • Meade Krosby, Jennifer R. Hoffman, Joshua J. Lawler, Brad H. Mcrae
      Pages 115-125

  5. Freshwater and Seascapes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Alps Freshwater, Europe

      • Leopold Füreder, Aurelia Ullrich-Schneider, Thomas Scheurer
      Pages 129-143

    3. Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, Bangladesh

      • Brian D. Smith, Elisabeth Fahrni Mansur
      Pages 144-154

    4. Vatu-i-Ra Seascape, Fiji

      • Stacy Jupiter, Caleb Mcclennen, Elizabeth Matthews
      Pages 155-169

    5. Wider Caribbean Region

      • Marianne Fish
      Pages 170-183

  6. Montane Landscapes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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About this book

Climate and Conservation presents case studies from around the world of projects focused on climate change adaptation-regional-scale endeavors where scientists, managers, and practitioners are working to protect biodiversity by protecting landscapes and seascapes in response to threats posed by climate change.

The book begins with an introductory section that frames the issues and takes a systematic look at planning for climate change adaptation. The nineteen chapters that follow examine particular case studies in every part of the world, including landscapes and seascapes from equatorial, temperate, montane, polar, and marine and freshwater regions.

Climate and Conservation offers readers tangible, place-based examples of projects designed to protect large landscapes as a means of conserving biodiversity in the face of the looming threat of global climate change.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Jodi A. Hilty, Jodi A. Hilty

  • environmental politics at Brandeis University and the Fletcher School at Tufts University, USA

    Charles C. Chester

  • Wildlife Conservation Society, USA

    Molly S. Cross

About the editors

Dr. Jodi Ann Hilty has served as the Director of the North America Program for the Wildlife Conservation Society since October 2007 and is based out of Bozeman, Montana. As Director, Dr. Hilty provides leadership on scientific applications to natural resource management and conservation. This includes leading efforts to address four major conservation challenges including natural resource extraction, livelihoods, connectivity, and climate change. As Director, she oversees a staff of approximately 55 individuals that works in some of the most remote places in North America; applies and communicates scientific information; promotes the active involvement of WCS in the larger scientific and conservation community; strengthens partnerships between WCS and other organizations; garners resources for WCS work; and cultivates the next generation of conservation science leaders. Trained as a conservation biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, her passion is focused on finding creative science-based solutions to resolve critical conflicts between humans and natural world. Dr. Hilty is lead author on the 2006 book titled, Corridor Ecology: the Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation and co-editor on the 2010 book titled, Safe Passages: Highways, Wildlife and Habitat Connectivity. She also sits on the boards of several conservation and academic organizations, is a member of the professional Society for Conservation Biology, and serves as a science member on a National Parks Service advisory board planning committee.

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