Questions of importance to the conservation of biological diversity: answers from the past

Paleoecological records are replete with examples of biotic responses to past climate change and human impact, but how can we use these records in the conservation of current and future biodiversity? A recently published list of (One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biol...

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প্রধান লেখক: Willis, K, Bhagwat, S
অন্যান্য লেখক: European Geosciences Union
বিন্যাস: Journal article
ভাষা:English
প্রকাশিত: Copenicus Publications 2010
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description Paleoecological records are replete with examples of biotic responses to past climate change and human impact, but how can we use these records in the conservation of current and future biodiversity? A recently published list of (One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity) (Sutherland et al., 2009) highlights a number of key research questions that need a temporal perspective. Many of these questions are related to the determination of ecological processes in order to assess ecosystem function and services, climate change-integrated conservation strategies, and ecosystem management and restoration. However, it is noticeable that not a single contributor to this list was from the paleo-research community and that extremely few paleo-records are ever used in the development of terrestrial conservation management plans. This lack of dialogue between conservationists and the paleo-community is partially driven by a perception that the data provided by paleoecological records are purely descriptive and not of relevance to the day-to-day management and conservation of biological diversity. This paper illustrates, through a series of case-studies, how long-term ecological records (> 50 years) can provide a test of predictions and assumptions of ecological processes that are directly relevant to management strategies necessary to retain biological diversity in a changing climate. This discussion paper includes information on diversity baselines, thresholds, resilience, and restoration of ecological processes.
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spelling oxford-uuid:9264b9dd-7087-4c3c-a816-8084976da3d32022-03-26T23:25:12ZQuestions of importance to the conservation of biological diversity: answers from the pastJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9264b9dd-7087-4c3c-a816-8084976da3d3BiodiversityEnvironmentZoological sciencesEnvironmental changeEcology (zoology)EnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetCopenicus Publications2010Willis, KBhagwat, SEuropean Geosciences UnionPaleoecological records are replete with examples of biotic responses to past climate change and human impact, but how can we use these records in the conservation of current and future biodiversity? A recently published list of (One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity) (Sutherland et al., 2009) highlights a number of key research questions that need a temporal perspective. Many of these questions are related to the determination of ecological processes in order to assess ecosystem function and services, climate change-integrated conservation strategies, and ecosystem management and restoration. However, it is noticeable that not a single contributor to this list was from the paleo-research community and that extremely few paleo-records are ever used in the development of terrestrial conservation management plans. This lack of dialogue between conservationists and the paleo-community is partially driven by a perception that the data provided by paleoecological records are purely descriptive and not of relevance to the day-to-day management and conservation of biological diversity. This paper illustrates, through a series of case-studies, how long-term ecological records (> 50 years) can provide a test of predictions and assumptions of ecological processes that are directly relevant to management strategies necessary to retain biological diversity in a changing climate. This discussion paper includes information on diversity baselines, thresholds, resilience, and restoration of ecological processes.
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Environment
Zoological sciences
Environmental change
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Bhagwat, S
Questions of importance to the conservation of biological diversity: answers from the past
title Questions of importance to the conservation of biological diversity: answers from the past
title_full Questions of importance to the conservation of biological diversity: answers from the past
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title_short Questions of importance to the conservation of biological diversity: answers from the past
title_sort questions of importance to the conservation of biological diversity answers from the past
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Environment
Zoological sciences
Environmental change
Ecology (zoology)
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