Reef Adapt: A tool to inform climate-smart marine restoration and management decisions

Communications Biology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2024

Язык: Английский

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A practical framework for applied forestry assisted migration

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7

Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2024

Recent and projected changes in climate over this century pose an unprecedented threat to the health, diversity, productivity of forest ecosystems. Forests have migrated adapted long-term thousands millions years; however, natural migration rates adaptive responses tree populations cannot match rapid pace current change. Consequently, more climate-informed approaches reforestation are needed as strategies using local seed sources may no longer be adequate meet management objectives. Assisted is a change adaptation technique that can help maintain ecosystem services economic value forests provide. Forestry assisted (FAM) focusses on movement widespread, commercially, or ecologically important species within just beyond their ranges way health face Although forestry community recognizes FAM tool, guidance for planning implementation lacking framework provides prove useful land managers with limited time resources available who want undertake FAM. We developed practical (the Framework) provide structured approach ensure most considerations best science utilized by wanting implement base. The Framework incorporates multiple factors application four sequential phases: assessment analysis, climate-based plant material selection, procurement deployment, documentation monitoring. was tested developing plan Superior National Forest, Minnesota (MN), lessons learned from development specific were used revise improve suitability across all lands. While originally designed needs Forest System managers, it relevant applicable spectrum ownership because consideration critical elements implementing any landscape while facilitating active learning future implementation.

Язык: Английский

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Natural Regeneration, Genetic Diversity, and Provenance of Introduced Fagus sylvatica L. Stands in Latvia

Forests, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1), С. 178 - 178

Опубликована: Янв. 18, 2025

European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) has a wide distribution range through Central and Western Europe, is tolerant to of environmental factors shade. Due the high wood quality growth rate, there increasing interest in cultivation this species Northern appropriate for closer-to-nature forestry management practices, where shade-tolerant are essential. Latvia located north natural beech, but stands have been successfully established 19th century, using reproductive material unknown origin. This study investigated regeneration, genetic diversity, population structure, provenance Latvian F. populations from two areas western Latvia—Skede Kaleti. Parent–offspring analyses did not identify decrease diversity parameters naturally regenerated offspring, indicating that regeneration decreased viability these populations. The three Skede were genetically very similar (pairwise Fst values ranged 0.004 0.007). Kaleti stand was more differentiated with 0.047 0.051), low (He = 0.638). probably result use collected limited number individuals establish stand, which also prevented determination origin material. compared German, Polish, Swedish populations, Bayesian clustering analysis indicated most likely southern Germany.

Язык: Английский

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Identifying candidate plants for climate‐informed restoration

Restoration Ecology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 12, 2025

Ecological adaptation to rapid climate change requires information about which species might establish, persist, or disappear from plant communities. While range shift projections are available for selected individual species, these analyses rarely focused on the community. Here, we leverage community surveys across United States identify potential shifts in silver maple assemblages a temperature gradient (hardiness zones). We analyzed 1,052 vegetation survey plots using multivariate techniques and found marginally significant community‐level differences U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones. identified associated with communities both broad narrow ranges illustrate how this approach can be used climate‐informed management. Taxa zones may candidates assisted migration, relocation outside their historical native anticipation change. In contrast, taxa able adapt change, particularly if population is genetically diverse restoration includes gene flow, where seeds individuals sourced populations direction projected within ranges. Our study demonstrates macroscale analysis existing datasets future conservation restoration.

Язык: Английский

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Pollination networks and plant local adaptation: the importance of serving the pollinator community in restoration

Restoration Ecology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 11, 2025

The need to consider present and future species interactions can make it difficult ensure the long‐term effectiveness of a restoration effort. We designed an experimental garden in arid system investigate relationship between seed source population plant‐pollinator interactions. Seedlings planted were sourced from eight populations each seven forb species. For 18 months, we tracked flower visitation by insects. used network analysis examine roles plant populations. In whole‐garden network, taller plants as well those that differed more temperature environment generalized, receiving higher subset local visitor community. detected no other relevant patterns consistent across full garden. However, when within‐species networks constructed, different exhibited significant differences metrics centrality generalization for four out Plants exhibit similar climatic conditions found garden, displayed traits indicative greater pollinator reward (e.g., size floral abundance), linked increased networks. Our results suggest may be possible select plantings bolster diversity frequency site, further, considering how adaptation serves pollinators is likely important success.

Язык: Английский

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The current status of genetic monitoring in conservation introductions

Conservation Science and Practice, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 20, 2025

Abstract Conservation introductions, translocating species beyond their native range, are increasingly necessary. Because genetic diversity is essential for to respond novel environments, understanding whether establishing populations can maintain crucial the long‐term success of conservation introductions. Using a systematic review, we quantified introductions globally and assessed monitoring occurring. We found that, despite extensive discussion, were rare. Of 167 examples, most performed in North America, Australia, China, with megadiverse developing nations underrepresented. Plants disproportionately represented (74%), climate change was primary motivator (40%). Survival reproduction frequently measured outcomes (71% 37%, respectively). Ten works (5.9%) reported monitoring, which only two considered temporal data showed worrying trend rapid negative post‐establishment. With limited evidence, it remains unclear establish self‐sustaining populations. As these translocations may be option some species, recommend practitioners trial assess maintenance founding inbreeding. Only through scientifically derived applications will learn how an uncertain future.

Язык: Английский

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Revisiting the case for assisted colonisation under rapid climate change

Journal of Applied Ecology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 26, 2025

Abstract Climate change is driving the rapid reorganisation of world's biota as species shift their ranges to track suitable conditions, but habitat fragmentation and other barriers hinder this adaptive response for with limited dispersal ability. Active translocation into newly areas has been suggested a strategy conserve otherwise unable expand ranges; however, assisted colonisation not widely adopted because deliberate introduction non‐native poses invasion risks runs counter traditional conservation approaches. We use future forest ecosystems in Great Britain thought experiment argue that mass‐scale will likely be required threatened species, maintain functional ecosystems. As climate changes, existing plant animal communities northern Europe increasingly die out current locations, Britain, replacement range‐expanding from further south subset mobile able overcome ocean barrier. result, British forests come lack many important component unless these are actively translocated; have reduced resilience capacity; may eventually collapse. Policy implications : Maintaining functioning hotter world require colonisation, so appropriate policy, legislative frameworks regulating bodies must urgently developed. Conservationists focus prevention extinctions maintenance ecosystems; trying prevent biotic communities, we shape changes now inevitable. reactive proactive approaches facilitate emergence robust novel

Язык: Английский

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Assessing the willingness to accept assisted migration for a sky island lizard

Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 16

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Assessing the impact of climate change on the potential distribution of Keteleeria evelyniana Mast. in southwest China: a Maxent modeling approach

Frontiers in Plant Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16

Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2025

Keteleeria evelyniana Mast., which is widespread in southwestern China, valuable for studying under different future climate scenarios to assess potential distribution shifts response warming. Understanding these changes can provide theoretical support species conservation, rational utilization, ecological restoration, and management of K. habitats. The Maxent model was optimized using the package ENMeval adjust Regularization Multiplier (RM) Feature Class Combinations (FC) parameters. Utilizing 221 effective points 33 environmental variables, current predicted, with key variables analyzed. FC = LQ RM 0.5, demonstrated low complexity, minimal overfitting, high accuracy, achieving an AUC value 0.946 a standard deviation 0.011. Under conditions, 68% suitable areas were focused on Yunnan Province, additional western Guizhou, Sichuan, southeastern Xizang Autonomous Region. In various scenarios, gradually decreased, maximum reduction 33%. Simultaneously, centroids are expected migrate northward by up km. Temperature dominant factor affecting its (77.8%), whereas effects soil altitude significant. This study clarified evelyniana, projected identified main factors distribution. These findings offer sustainable use evelyniana.

Язык: Английский

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Practitioner Perspectives on Assisted Migration and Adapting Reforestation for Climate Change in the Western US

Journal of Forestry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2025

Язык: Английский

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