Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low‐island ecosystems
Sea‐level rise presents an imminent threat to freshwater‐dependent ecosystems on small oceanic islands, which often harbor rare and endemic taxa. Conservation of these assemblages is complicated by feedbacks between sea level and recurring pulse disturbances (eg hurricanes, fire). Once sea level rea...
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crwiley:10.1890/070221 2024-10-13T14:08:53+00:00 Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low‐island ecosystems Ross, Michael S O'Brien, Joseph J Ford, R Glenn Zhang, Keqi Morkill, Anne 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/070221 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1890%2F070221 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1890/070221 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment volume 7, issue 9, page 471-478 ISSN 1540-9295 1540-9309 journal-article 2008 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1890/070221 2024-09-19T04:19:22Z Sea‐level rise presents an imminent threat to freshwater‐dependent ecosystems on small oceanic islands, which often harbor rare and endemic taxa. Conservation of these assemblages is complicated by feedbacks between sea level and recurring pulse disturbances (eg hurricanes, fire). Once sea level reaches a critical level, the transition from a landscape characterized by mesophytic upland forests and freshwater wetlands to one dominated by mangroves can occur suddenly, following a single storm‐surge event. We document such a trajectory, unfolding today in the Florida Keys. With sea level projected to rise substantially during the next century, ex‐situ actions may be needed to conserve individual species of special concern. However, within existing public conservation units, managers have a responsibility to conserve extant biodiversity. We propose a strategy that combines the identification and intensive management of the most defensible core sites within a broader reserve system, in which refugia for biota facing local extirpation may be sought. Article in Journal/Newspaper Low Island Wiley Online Library Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7 9 471 478 |
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Sea‐level rise presents an imminent threat to freshwater‐dependent ecosystems on small oceanic islands, which often harbor rare and endemic taxa. Conservation of these assemblages is complicated by feedbacks between sea level and recurring pulse disturbances (eg hurricanes, fire). Once sea level reaches a critical level, the transition from a landscape characterized by mesophytic upland forests and freshwater wetlands to one dominated by mangroves can occur suddenly, following a single storm‐surge event. We document such a trajectory, unfolding today in the Florida Keys. With sea level projected to rise substantially during the next century, ex‐situ actions may be needed to conserve individual species of special concern. However, within existing public conservation units, managers have a responsibility to conserve extant biodiversity. We propose a strategy that combines the identification and intensive management of the most defensible core sites within a broader reserve system, in which refugia for biota facing local extirpation may be sought. |
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Ross, Michael S O'Brien, Joseph J Ford, R Glenn Zhang, Keqi Morkill, Anne Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low‐island ecosystems |
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Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low‐island ecosystems |
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Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low‐island ecosystems |
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