Foden, Wendy, Young, Bruce, Akçakaya, Resit et al. (15 more authors) (2019) Climate change vulnerability assessment of species. WIREs Climate Change. e551. pp. 1-36. ISSN 1757-7799
Abstract
Assessing species’ vulnerability to climate change is a prerequisite for developing effective strategies to conserve them. The last three decades have seen exponential growth in the number of studies evaluating how, how much, why, when, and where species will be impacted by climate change. We provide an overview of the rapidly developing field of climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) and describe the key concepts, terms, important steps and considerations. We stress the importance of identifying the full range of pressures, impacts and their associated mechanisms that species face and using this as a basis for selecting the appropriate assessment approaches for quantifying vulnerability. We outline four CCVA assessment approaches, namely trait-based, correlative, mechanistic and combined approaches and discuss their use. Since any assessment can deliver unreliable or even misleading results when incorrect data and parameters are applied, we discuss finding, selecting, and applying input data and provide examples of open-access resources. Because rare, small-range, and declining-range species are often of particular concern and pose significant challenges for CCVA, we describe alternative ways to assess them. We also describe how CCVAs can be used to inform IUCN Red List assessments of extinction risk. Finally, we suggest future directions in this field and propose areas where research efforts may be particularly valuable.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | IUCN Red List,climate change vulnerability,conservation planning,species conservation,vulnerability assessment |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2018 16:30 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 15:02 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.551 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/wcc.551 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:135264 |
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