Climate change, northern birds of conservation concern and matching the hotspots of habitat suitability with the reserve network

R Virkkala, RK Heikkinen, S Fronzek, N Leikola - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
National reserve networks are one of the most important means of species conservation, but
their efficiency may be diminished due to the projected climatic changes. Using bioclimatic …

Does the protected area network preserve bird species of conservation concern in a rapidly changing climate?

R Virkkala, RK Heikkinen, S Fronzek, H Kujala… - Biodiversity and …, 2013 - Springer
Species ranges are expected to move polewards following the changing climate, which
poses novel challenges to the protected area network, particularly at northern latitudes. Here …

Significance of protected area network in preserving biodiversity in a changing northern European climate

R Virkkala, RK Heikkinen, S Kuusela, N Leikola… - Handbook of climate …, 2019 - Springer
Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, causing species to move to new climatically
suitable areas, and thus increasing the extinction probability of species inhabiting …

Protected areas alleviate climate change effects on northern bird species of conservation concern

R Virkkala, J Pöyry, RK Heikkinen… - Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Global climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, posing increasing pressures on
species to adapt in situ or shift their ranges. A protected area network is one of the main …

Planning for the future: identifying conservation priority areas for Iberian birds under climate change

M Triviño, H Kujala, MB Araújo, M Cabeza - Landscape Ecology, 2018 - Springer
Context Species are expected to shift their distributions in response to global environmental
changes and additional protected areas are needed to encompass the corresponding …

[PDF][PDF] Preserving species populations in the boreal zone in a changing climate: contrasting trends of bird species groups in a protected area network

R Virkkala, A Rajasärkkä - Nature conservation, 2012 - natureconservation.pensoft.net
A protected area network should ensure the maintenance of biodiversity. Because of climate
change, species ranges are expected to move polewards, causing further demand for the …

Birds in boreal protected areas shift northwards in the warming climate but show different rates of population decline

R Virkkala, A Rajasärkkä, RK Heikkinen… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate change has the potential to have wholesale impacts on species populations, driving
them polewards and upwards, and even affecting populations occurring within protected …

A spatially explicit definition of conservation priorities according to population resistance and resilience, species importance and level of threat in a changing climate

M Brambilla, E Caprio, G Assandri… - Diversity and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Human‐induced climate change requires conservation strategies incorporating its
potential effects on species and communities. Key components of population persistence …

Projected large-scale range reductions of northern-boreal land bird species due to climate change

R Virkkala, RK Heikkinen, N Leikola, M Luoto - Biological conservation, 2008 - Elsevier
Climate change is projected to be particularly strong in the northern latitudes. Thus, boreal
or arctic species are especially susceptible to the effects of climate warming. In this work we …

Conservation of future boreal forest bird communities considering lags in vegetation response to climate change: a modified refugia approach

D Stralberg, EM Bayne, SG Cumming… - Diversity and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Species and ecosystems may be unable to keep pace with rapid climate change
projected for the 21st century. We evaluated an underexplored dimension of the mismatch …