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The climate is changing, and nature is in flux. Plants and animals must relocate to survive. How do we ensure that the North American landscape will continue to support its iconic wildlife and vast botanical diversity? That nature will continue to provide the wealth of materials, food, medicines and clean water we depend on? The Nature Conservancy’s first-of-its-kind study maps climate-resilient sites, confirmed biodiversity locations, and species movement areas (zones and corridors) across Eastern North America. The study uses the information to prioritize a conservation portfolio that naturally aligns these features into a network of resilient sites integrated with the species movement zones, and thus a blueprint for conservation that represents all habitats while allowing nature to adapt and change. |
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The climate is changing, and nature is in flux. Plants and animals must relocate to survive. How do we ensure that the North American landscape will continue to support its iconic wildlife and vast botanical diversity? That nature will continue to provide the wealth of materials, food, medicines and clean water we depend on? The Nature Conservancy’s first-of-its-kind study maps climate-resilient sites, confirmed biodiversity locations, and species movement areas (zones and corridors) across Eastern North America. The study uses the information to prioritize a conservation portfolio that naturally aligns these features into a network of resilient sites integrated with the species movement zones, and thus a blueprint for conservation that represents all habitats while allowing nature to adapt and change. |
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Eastern Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy. December 2016 |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Our method to identifying Resilient and Connected Landscapes sites had several steps: </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>First, we started with the map of resilient sites (see resilient sites website for more information, maps, and data https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationByGeography/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/edc/reportsdata/terrestrial/resilience/resilientland/Pages/default.aspx)</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Next, we mapped areas that were critical flow zones and narrow climate corridors.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Next, we mapped areas resilient areas that had confirmed rare species, exemplary natural communities, and representative geophysical settings. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Finally, we combined these datasets to prioritize a subset of resilient sites using criteria based on flow and diversity, and then to identify critical between-site linkages that both connected essential features and corresponded to areas of concentrated flow. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>The results of this assessment may inform a variety of conservation strategies aimed at influencing decisions or maximizing the natural benefits and services provided by nature while simultaneously sustaining its diversity and resilience. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>If you have questions the full report is at "Resilient and Connected Landscapes for Terrestrial Conservation” </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://nature.ly/TNCResilience"><SPAN><SPAN>http://nature.ly/TNCResilience</SPAN></SPAN></A></P></DIV> |
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