Protected areas not likely to serve as steppingstones for species undergoing climate‐induced range shifts

Species across the planet are shifting their ranges to track suitable climate conditions in response to climate change. Given that protected areas have higher quality habitat and often harbor higher levels of biodiversity compared to unprotected lands, it is often assumed that protected areas can se...

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Veröffentlicht in:Global change biology Jg. 29; H. 10; S. 2681 - 2696
Hauptverfasser: Parks, Sean A., Holsinger, Lisa M., Abatzoglou, John T., Littlefield, Caitlin E., Zeller, Katherine A.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2023
Schlagworte:
Assisted migration
Biodiversity
Climate Change
climate change vulnerability
climate connectivity
climate connectivity failure
climate‐wise connectivity
Climatic conditions
climatic factors
Colonization
Connectivity
conservation areas
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem
Environmental risk
Global warming
habitats
Human motion
Humans
Immigration
Land management
Land use
landscapes
Protected areas
Protected species
risk
species range shifts
Travel
climate connectivity
protected areas
climate change vulnerability
climate connectivity failure
species range shifts
climate-wise connectivity
climate change
ISSN:1354-1013, 1365-2486, 1365-2486
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Zusammenfassung:Species across the planet are shifting their ranges to track suitable climate conditions in response to climate change. Given that protected areas have higher quality habitat and often harbor higher levels of biodiversity compared to unprotected lands, it is often assumed that protected areas can serve as steppingstones for species undergoing climate‐induced range shifts. However, there are several factors that may impede successful range shifts among protected areas, including the distance that must be traveled, unfavorable human land uses and climate conditions along potential movement routes, and lack of analogous climates. Through a species‐agnostic lens, we evaluate these factors across the global terrestrial protected area network as measures of climate connectivity, which is defined as the ability of a landscape to facilitate or impede climate‐induced movement. We found that over half of protected land area and two‐thirds of the number of protected units across the globe are at risk of climate connectivity failure, casting doubt on whether many species can successfully undergo climate‐induced range shifts among protected areas. Consequently, protected areas are unlikely to serve as steppingstones for a large number of species under a warming climate. As species disappear from protected areas without commensurate immigration of species suited to the emerging climate (due to climate connectivity failure), many protected areas may be left with a depauperate suite of species under climate change. Our findings are highly relevant given recent pledges to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030 (30 × 30), underscore the need for innovative land management strategies that allow for species range shifts, and suggest that assisted colonization may be necessary to promote species that are adapted to the emerging climate. There are several factors that may impede successful climate‐induced range shifts among protected areas, including the distance that must be traveled, unfavorable human land uses and climate conditions along potential movement routes, and lack of analogous climates. We found that over half of protected land area and two‐thirds of the number of protected units across the globe are at risk of climate connectivity failure, casting doubt on whether many species can successfully undergo climate‐induced range shifts among protected areas. Consequently, protected areas are unlikely to serve as steppingstones for a large number of species under a warming climate.
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ISSN:1354-1013
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DOI:10.1111/gcb.16629