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Why Study Climate Change in Wildlands?

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Publication Date
2016

Citation

Andrew Hansen, 2016, Why Study Climate Change in Wildlands?: Climate Change in Wildlands, p. 1-16.

Summary

Most nations around the world set aside some lands from where people live and work for the benefit of nature. Wildland ecosystems are those lands occupied chiefly by native plants and animals, not intensively used as urban or residential areas, and not intensively managed for the production of domesticated plants or animals (Kalisz and Wood 1995). Public parks, forests, grasslands, seashores, and other wildland ecosystems are central to the global strategy for the conservation of nature. These areas are also vital to the well-being of people. They provide essential ecosystem services, such as provisioning of food and water, supporting pollination and nutrient cycling, regulating floods and other disturbances, and providing aesthetic [...]

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Author :
Andrew Hansen
Funding Agency :
North Central CASC

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • North Central CASC

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