Keeping pace with climate change in global terrestrial protected areas

PR Elsen, WB Monahan, ER Dougherty… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Protected areas (PAs) are essential to biodiversity conservation, but their static boundaries
may undermine their potential for protecting species under climate change. We assessed …

Diversity and suitability of existing methods and metrics for quantifying species range shifts

S Yalcin, SJ Leroux - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The quantification of species range shifts is critical for developing effective plans to
conserve biodiversity. There are numerous methods and metrics for quantifying species …

Using value of information to prioritize research needs for migratory bird management under climate change: a case study using federal land acquisition in the United …

CS Rushing, M Rubenstein, JE Lyons… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In response to global habitat loss, many governmental and non‐governmental organizations
have implemented land acquisition programs to protect critical habitats permanently for …

Patterns of climate‐induced density shifts of species: Poleward shifts faster in northern boreal birds than in southern birds

R Virkkala, A Lehikoinen - Global change biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change has been shown to cause poleward range shifts of species. These shifts are
typically demonstrated using presence–absence data, which can mask the potential …

Shifting protected areas: scheduling spatial priorities under climate change

D Alagador, JO Cerdeira… - Journal of applied ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation planning decisions are constrained by three important factors: budgets are
limited, important areas for biodiversity compete for space with other uses, and climate‐and …

Developing fine‐grained nationwide predictions of valuable forests using biodiversity indicator bird species

R Virkkala, N Leikola, H Kujala, S Kivinen… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The use of indicator species in forest conservation and management planning can facilitate
enhanced preservation of biodiversity from the negative effects of forestry and other uses of …

[HTML][HTML] Combined threats of climate change and land use to boreal protected areas with red-listed forest species in Finland

AM Määttänen, R Virkkala, N Leikola, J Aalto… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PAs) offer safe havens for threatened species, but their effectiveness is
jeopardised due to climate change and habitat fragmentation in their surroundings. Species …

Predicting the future effectiveness of protected areas for bird conservation in Mediterranean ecosystems under climate change and novel fire regime scenarios

A Regos, M D'Amen, N Titeux… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Global environmental changes challenge traditional conservation approaches based on
the selection of static protected areas due to their limited ability to deal with the dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Ecosystem services related to carbon cycling–modeling present and future impacts in boreal forests

M Holmberg, T Aalto, A Akujärvi, AN Arslan… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Forests regulate climate, as carbon, water and nutrient fluxes are modified by physiological
processes of vegetation and soil. Forests also provide renewable raw material, food, and …

How to integrate remotely sensed data and biodiversity for ecosystem assessments at landscape scale

P Vihervaara, L Mononen, AP Auvinen, R Virkkala… - Landscape …, 2015 - Springer
Context Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning underpins the delivery of all ecosystem
services and should be accounted for in all decision-making related to the use of natural …