Planning protected areas network that are relevant today and under future climate change is possible: the case of Atlantic Forest endemic birds.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A key strategy in biodiversity conservation is the establishment of protected areas. In the future, however, the redistribution of species in response to ongoing climate change is likely to affect species' representativeness in those areas. Here we quantify the effectiveness of planning protected areas network to represent 151 birds endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest hotspot, under current and future climate change conditions for 2050.

Methods

We combined environmental niche modeling and systematic conservation planning using both a county and a regional level planning strategy. We recognized the conflict between biodiversity conservation and economic development, including socio-economic targets (as opposed to biological only) and using planning units that

SUBMITTER: Vale MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5971100 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature