A vulnerability assessment of 300 species in Florida: threats from sea level rise, land use, and climate change.

ABSTRACT: Species face many threats, including accelerated climate change, sea level rise, and conversion and degradation of habitat from human land uses. Vulnerability assessments and prioritization protocols have been proposed to assess these threats, often in combination with information such as species rarity; ecological, evolutionary or economic value; and likelihood of success. Nevertheless, few vulnerability assessments or prioritization protocols simultaneously account for multiple threats or conservation values. We applied a novel vulnerability assessment tool, the Standardized Index of Vulnerability and Value, to assess the conservation priority of 300 species of plants and animals in Florida given projections of climate change, human land-use patterns, and sea level rise by the year 2100.

SUBMITTER: Reece JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3834108 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature