How to decide whether to move species threatened by climate change.
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SUBMITTER: Rout TM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3797766 | biostudies-literature | 2013
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How to decide whether to move species threatened by climate change.
Rout Tracy M TM McDonald-Madden Eve E Martin Tara G TG Mitchell Nicola J NJ Possingham Hugh P HP Armstrong Doug P DP
PloS one 20131016 10
Introducing species to areas outside their historical range to secure their future under climate change is a controversial strategy for preventing extinction. While the debate over the wisdom of this strategy continues, such introductions are already taking place. Previous frameworks for analysing the decision to introduce have lacked a quantifiable management objective and mathematically rigorous problem formulation. Here we develop the first rigorous quantitative framework for deciding whether ...[more]
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