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Climate Change

Introduction

The Climate Change Toolbox provides information to increase understanding about and address the impacts of climate change on wilderness areas, as well as management guidelines and strategies, a glossary, and other resources. 

Effects of Climate Change on Wilderness and Protected Areas

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Management Guidelines and Strategies

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Gross, J.L. Lawler. 2010. Ecological responses to contemporary climate change within species, communities, and ecosystems.&nbsp;<em>Conservation Biology 24</em>:7-9.</li>\n<li>Brooke, C. 2008. Conservation and adaptation to climate change.&nbsp;<em>Conservation Biology 22</em>:1471-1476.</li>\n<li>Bunn, A.G. 2009. The rock and ice problem in national parks: an opportunity for monitoring climate change impacts.&nbsp;<em>Park Science 26(1)</em>:17-21.</li>\n<li>Frelich, L.E., and P.B. Reich. Wilderness Conservation in an Era of Global Warming and Invasive Species: A Case Study from Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness</li>\n<li>Gillson, L., and K.J. Willis. 2004. \"As Earth's testimonies tell\": wilderness conservation in a changing world.&nbsp;<em>Ecology Letters 7</em>:990-998.</li>\n<li>Griffith, B., J.M. Scott, R. Adamcik, D. Ashe, B. Czech, R. Fischman, P. Gonzalez, J. Lawler, A.D. McGuire, and A. Pidgorna. 2009. Climate change adaptation for the US National Wildlife Refuge System.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Management 44</em>:1043-1052.</li>\n<li>Hannah, L., G. Midgley, S. Andelman, M. Aranujo, G. Hughes, E. Martinez-Meyer, R. Pearson, and P. Williams. 2007. Protected area needs in a changing climate.&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5</em>:131-138.</li>\n<li>Hansen, L., J. Hoffman, C. Drews, and E. Mielbrecht. 2009. Designing climate-smart conservation: guidance and case studies.&nbsp;<em>Conservation Biology 24</em>:63-69.</li>\n<li>Heinz Center. 2008. Strategies for managing the effects of climate change on wildlife and ecosystems</li>\n<li>Heller, N.E., and E.S. Zavaleta. 2009. Biodiversity management in the face of climate change: a review of 22 years of recommendations.&nbsp;<em>Biological Conservation 142</em>:14-32.</li>\n<li><a href=\"http://labs.bio.unc.edu/white/Reprints/Hobbs%20et%20al%202010[1].pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hobbs et. al. Guiding Concepts for Park and Wilderness Stewardship in an Era of Global Environmental Change</a></li>\n<li>Joyce, L.A., G.M. Blate, S.G. McNulty, C.I. Millar, S. Moser, R.P. Neilson, and D.L. Peterson. 2009. Managing for multiple resources under climate change: National Forests.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Management 44</em>:1022-1032.</li>\n<li>Locke, H., and B. Mackey. 2009. The nature of climate change.&nbsp;<em>International Journal of Wilderness 15(2)</em>:7-13,14.</li>\n<li>Mawdsley, J.R., R.O'Malley, and D.S. Ojima. 2009. A review of climate-change adaptation strategies for wildlife management and biodiversity conservation.&nbsp;<em>Conservation Biology 23</em>:1080-1089.</li>\n<li>Moritz, C., J.L. Patton, C.J. Conroy, J.L. Parra, G.C. White, and S.R. Beissinger. 2008. Impact of a century of climate change on small-mammal communities in Yosemite National Park, USA.&nbsp;<em>Science 322</em>:261-264.</li>\n<li>Olson, D., M. O'Connell, Y. Fang, J. Burger. 2009. Managing for climate change within protected area landscapes.&nbsp;<em>Natural Areas Journal 29</em>:394-399.</li>\n<li>Parmesan, C. 2006. Ecological and evolutionary responses to recent climate change.&nbsp;<em>Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 37</em>:637-669.</li>\n<li>Post, E., and many other authors. 2009. Ecological dynamics across the arctic associated with recent climate change.&nbsp;<em>Science 325</em>:1355-1358.</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://cdn.oceanservice.noaa.gov/oceanserviceprod/education/pd/climate/teachingclimate/nps_responding_to_the_challenge.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welling, L. Responding to the challenge of climate change: NPS strategies</a></li>\n<li>West, J.M., S.H. Julius, P. Kareiva, C. Enquist, J.J. Lawler, B. Peterson, A.E. Johnson, and M.R. Shaw. 2009. U.S. natural resources and climate change: concepts and approaches for management adaptation.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Management 44</em>:1001-1021.</li>\n</ul>"},{"title":"Websites","anchor":"websites-r","content":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fish and Wildlife Service Climate Change website</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest Service Climate Change Resource Center</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.nps.gov/climatechange/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service Climate Change Response Program</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.usgs.gov/land-resources/climate-adaptation-science-centers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-07-863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2007. Climate change: agencies should develop guidance for addressing the effects on Federal land and water resources. GAO-07-863</a></li>\n</ul>"},{"title":"White Papers","anchor":"white-papers-r","content":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wilderness.net/toolboxes/documents/climate/Landres-Implicatons%20of%20Climate%20Change.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Implications of Climate Change for Wilderness Policy</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wilderness.net/toolboxes/documents/resSciAct/Scientific%20Activities%20Evaluation%20Framework.pdf#page=38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change Research in Wilderness</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.wilderness.net/toolboxes/documents/climate/Common%20ecological%20myths%20about%20wilderness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Ecological Myths about Wilderness</a></li>\n</ul>"}]}

Resources

  • Baron, J.S., L. Gunderson, C.D. Allen, E. Fleishman, D. McKenzie, L.A. Meyerson, J. Oropeza, and N. Stephenson. 2009. Options for national parks and reserves for adapting to climate change. Environmental Management 44:1033-1042.
  • Baron et. al. Some Guidelines for Helping Natural Resources Adapt to Climate Change
  • Belant, J.L., E.A. Beever, J.E. Gross, J.L. Lawler. 2010. Ecological responses to contemporary climate change within species, communities, and ecosystems. Conservation Biology 24:7-9.
  • Brooke, C. 2008. Conservation and adaptation to climate change. Conservation Biology 22:1471-1476.
  • Bunn, A.G. 2009. The rock and ice problem in national parks: an opportunity for monitoring climate change impacts. Park Science 26(1):17-21.
  • Frelich, L.E., and P.B. Reich. Wilderness Conservation in an Era of Global Warming and Invasive Species: A Case Study from Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
  • Gillson, L., and K.J. Willis. 2004. "As Earth's testimonies tell": wilderness conservation in a changing world. Ecology Letters 7:990-998.
  • Griffith, B., J.M. Scott, R. Adamcik, D. Ashe, B. Czech, R. Fischman, P. Gonzalez, J. Lawler, A.D. McGuire, and A. Pidgorna. 2009. Climate change adaptation for the US National Wildlife Refuge System. Environmental Management 44:1043-1052.
  • Hannah, L., G. Midgley, S. Andelman, M. Aranujo, G. Hughes, E. Martinez-Meyer, R. Pearson, and P. Williams. 2007. Protected area needs in a changing climate. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5:131-138.
  • Hansen, L., J. Hoffman, C. Drews, and E. Mielbrecht. 2009. Designing climate-smart conservation: guidance and case studies. Conservation Biology 24:63-69.
  • Heinz Center. 2008. Strategies for managing the effects of climate change on wildlife and ecosystems
  • Heller, N.E., and E.S. Zavaleta. 2009. Biodiversity management in the face of climate change: a review of 22 years of recommendations. Biological Conservation 142:14-32.
  • Hobbs et. al. Guiding Concepts for Park and Wilderness Stewardship in an Era of Global Environmental Change
  • Joyce, L.A., G.M. Blate, S.G. McNulty, C.I. Millar, S. Moser, R.P. Neilson, and D.L. Peterson. 2009. Managing for multiple resources under climate change: National Forests. Environmental Management 44:1022-1032.
  • Locke, H., and B. Mackey. 2009. The nature of climate change. International Journal of Wilderness 15(2):7-13,14.
  • Mawdsley, J.R., R.O'Malley, and D.S. Ojima. 2009. A review of climate-change adaptation strategies for wildlife management and biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology 23:1080-1089.
  • Moritz, C., J.L. Patton, C.J. Conroy, J.L. Parra, G.C. White, and S.R. Beissinger. 2008. Impact of a century of climate change on small-mammal communities in Yosemite National Park, USA. Science 322:261-264.
  • Olson, D., M. O'Connell, Y. Fang, J. Burger. 2009. Managing for climate change within protected area landscapes. Natural Areas Journal 29:394-399.
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