Assisting adaptation in a changing world
Today, all ecosystems are undergoing environmental change due to human activity, and in many cases the rate of change is accelerating due to climate change. Consequently, conservation programs are increasingly focused on the response of organisms, populations, and ecosystems to novel conditions. In...
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| author | Michael M. Webster Michael M. Webster Becky Twohey Peter S. Alagona Nur Arafeh-Dalmau Nur Arafeh-Dalmau Nur Arafeh-Dalmau Madhavi A. Colton Madhavi A. Colton Aaron M. Eger Stephanie N. Miller Gretta T. Pecl Gretta T. Pecl Brett R. Scheffers Rebecca Snyder Rebecca Snyder |
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| description | Today, all ecosystems are undergoing environmental change due to human activity, and in many cases the rate of change is accelerating due to climate change. Consequently, conservation programs are increasingly focused on the response of organisms, populations, and ecosystems to novel conditions. In parallel, the field of conservation biology is developing and deploying new tools to assist adaptation, which we define as aiming to increase the probability that organisms, populations, and ecosystems successfully adapt to ongoing change in biotic and abiotic conditions. Practitioners are aiming to assist a suite of adaptive processes, including acclimatization, range shifts, and evolution, at the individual and population level, while influencing the aggregate of these responses to assist ecosystem reorganization. The practice of assisting adaptation holds promise for environmental conservation, but effective policy and implementation will require thoughtful consideration of potential social and biological benefits and risks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d78bcdb03e894b2c855d90712d8c163e2023-09-19T07:38:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2023-09-011110.3389/fenvs.2023.12323741232374Assisting adaptation in a changing worldMichael M. Webster0Michael M. Webster1Becky Twohey2Peter S. Alagona3Nur Arafeh-Dalmau4Nur Arafeh-Dalmau5Nur Arafeh-Dalmau6Madhavi A. Colton7Madhavi A. Colton8Aaron M. Eger9Stephanie N. Miller10Gretta T. Pecl11Gretta T. Pecl12Brett R. Scheffers13Rebecca Snyder14Rebecca Snyder15Department of Environmental Studies, New York University, New York City, NY, United StatesCoral Reef Alliance, Oakland, CA, United StatesKERAMIDA Inc., Indianapolis, IN, United StatesEnvironmental Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesDepartment of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesOceans Department, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA, United StatesCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, AustraliaCoral Reef Alliance, Oakland, CA, United StatesNational Audubon Society, Oakland, CA, United StatesCentre for Marine Science and Innovation, Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia0Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States1Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia2Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia3Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States4Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States5World Wildlife Fund, Washington- city, DC, United StatesToday, all ecosystems are undergoing environmental change due to human activity, and in many cases the rate of change is accelerating due to climate change. Consequently, conservation programs are increasingly focused on the response of organisms, populations, and ecosystems to novel conditions. In parallel, the field of conservation biology is developing and deploying new tools to assist adaptation, which we define as aiming to increase the probability that organisms, populations, and ecosystems successfully adapt to ongoing change in biotic and abiotic conditions. Practitioners are aiming to assist a suite of adaptive processes, including acclimatization, range shifts, and evolution, at the individual and population level, while influencing the aggregate of these responses to assist ecosystem reorganization. The practice of assisting adaptation holds promise for environmental conservation, but effective policy and implementation will require thoughtful consideration of potential social and biological benefits and risks.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1232374/fullassisting adaptationacclimatizationrange shiftsevolutionecosystem reorganization |
| spellingShingle | Michael M. Webster Michael M. Webster Becky Twohey Peter S. Alagona Nur Arafeh-Dalmau Nur Arafeh-Dalmau Nur Arafeh-Dalmau Madhavi A. Colton Madhavi A. Colton Aaron M. Eger Stephanie N. Miller Gretta T. Pecl Gretta T. Pecl Brett R. Scheffers Rebecca Snyder Rebecca Snyder Assisting adaptation in a changing world Frontiers in Environmental Science assisting adaptation acclimatization range shifts evolution ecosystem reorganization |
| title | Assisting adaptation in a changing world |
| title_full | Assisting adaptation in a changing world |
| title_fullStr | Assisting adaptation in a changing world |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assisting adaptation in a changing world |
| title_short | Assisting adaptation in a changing world |
| title_sort | assisting adaptation in a changing world |
| topic | assisting adaptation acclimatization range shifts evolution ecosystem reorganization |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1232374/full |
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