Seeking shelter from the storm: Conservation and management of imperiled species in a changing climate.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is anticipated to exacerbate the extinction risk of species whose persistence is already compromised by habitat loss, invasive species, disease, or other stressors. In coastal areas of the southeastern United States (USA), many imperiled vertebrates are vulnerable to hurricanes, which climate models predict to become more severe in the 21st century. Despite this escalating threat, explicit adaptation strategies that address hurricane threats, in particular, and climate change more generally, are largely underrepresented in recovery planning and implementation. We provide a basis for stronger emphasis on strategic planning for imperiled species facing the increasing threat of catastrophic hurricanes. Our reasoning comes from observations of short-term environmental and biolog

SUBMITTER: Walls SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6662284 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature