A framework for climate change adaptation indicators for the natural environment
| Autor: | Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Ant��o, L.H., Bates, R.E., Bowgen, K.M., Bradshaw, C.D., Duffield, S.J., Ffoulkes, C., Franco, A.M.A., Geschke, J., Gregory, R.D., Harley, M.J., Hodgson, J.A., Jenkins, R.L.M., Kapos, V., Maltby, K.M., Watts, O., Willis, S.G., Morecroft, M.D. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Research Centre for Ecological Change, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, University of Helsinki |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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BIRDS Ecology SPECIES RICHNESS CONSERVATION CHANGE THREATENS General Decision Sciences Biodiversity 580 Plants (Botany) BASE-LINE SYNDROME PROTECTED AREAS Attribution 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology MANAGEMENT BIODIVERSITY CHANGE Climate change Adaptation POPULATION Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Pearce-Higgins, J.W.; Antão, L.H.; Bates, R.E.; Bowgen, K.M.; Bradshaw, C.D.; Duffield, S.J.; Ffoulkes, C.; Franco, A.M.A.; Geschke, J.; Gregory, R.D.; Harley, M.J.; Hodgson, J.A.; Jenkins, R.L.M.; Kapos, V.; Maltby, K.M.; Watts, O.; Willis, S.G.; Morecroft, M.D. (2022). A framework for climate change adaptation indicators for the natural environment. Ecological indicators, 136, p. 108690. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108690 Ecological Indicators, 2022, Vol.136, pp.108690 [Peer Reviewed Journal] |
| Popis: | Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Impacts of climate change on natural and human systems will become increasingly severe as the magnitude of climate change increases. Climate change adaptation interventions to address current and projected impacts are thus paramount. Yet, evidence on their effectiveness remains limited, highlighting the need for appropriate ecological indicators to measure progress of climate change adaptation for the natural environment. We outline conceptual, analytical, and practical challenges in developing such indicators, before proposing a framework with three process-based and two results-based indicator types to track progress in adapting to climate change. We emphasize the importance of dynamic assessment and modification over time, as new adaptation targets are set and/or as intervention actions are monitored and evaluated. Our framework and proposed indicators are flexible and widely applicable across species, habitats, and monitoring programmes, and could be accommodated within existing national or international frameworks to enable the evaluation of both large-scale policy instruments and local management interventions. We conclude by suggesting further work required to develop these indicators fully, and hope this will stimulate the use of ecological indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of policy interventions for the adaptation of the natural environment across the globe. |
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