Incorporating climate change into endangered species conservation
A theme issue of ESR focusing on "Incorporating climate change into endangered species conservation" is in preparation for publication mid-2008. As the spectre of climate change moves from a point of debate to an accepted reality, there is a need to incorporate it into all aspects of human activity. This is especially true of conservation efforts aimed at management and recovery of endangered species and habitats. How will the fundamental biology of target species change? What will be the effect of predicted extreme weather events? Will extant protected areas still function? How will societal adaptive changes such as renewable energy generation affect species already of conservation concern? Does our existing policy framework need to be remodeled?
Manuscripts addressing these and related topics are welcomed, whether they be original articles, reviews or considered opinion pieces. To discuss the suitability of a manuscript for inclusion in this ESR Special, please contact Dr. Lee Hannah (ESR Editor) or Dr. Brendan Godley (ESR Editor-in-Chief).
CONTENTS
Theme Section articles appear online (as final unpaginated proofs) as soon as they are finalized by the authors. They will be paginated when the Theme Section is complete.
Isaac JL
REVIEW: Effects of climate change on life history: implications for extinction risk in mammals
ESR:ICC_pp1 | Full text in pdf format
Robinson RA, Crick HQP, Learmonth JA, Maclean IMD, Thomas CD, Bairlein F, Forchhammer MC, Francis CM, Gill JA, Godley BJ, Harwood J, Hays GC, Huntley B, Hutson AM, Pierce GJ, Rehfisch MM, Sims DW, Santos BM, Sparks TH, Stroud DA, Visser ME
REVIEW: Travelling through a warming world: climate change and migratory species
ESR:ICC_pp2 | Full text in pdf format
Reina RD, Spotila JR, Paladino FV, Dunham AE
NOTE: Changed reproductive schedule of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea following the 1997-98 El Niño to La Niña transition
ESR:ICC_pp3 | Full text in pdf format