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Biodiversity and Conservation
Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation 12/2014

01-11-2014 | Original Paper

A framework for assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change: a case study of the Australian elapid snakes

Authors: Abigail L. Cabrelli, Adam J. Stow, Lesley Hughes

Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation | Issue 12/2014

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Abstract

Frameworks that provide a system for assessing species according to their vulnerability to climate change can offer considerable guidance to conservation managers who need to allocate limited resources among a large number of taxa. To date, climate change vulnerability assessments have largely been based on projected changes in range size derived from the output of species distribution models (SDMs). A criticism of risk assessments based solely on these models is that information on species ecological and life history traits is lacking. Accordingly, we developed a points-based framework for assessing species vulnerability to climate change that considered species traits together with the projections of SDMs. Applying this method to the Australian elapid snakes (family Elapidae), we determined which species may be particularly susceptible in the future and assessed broad-scale biogeographic patterns in species vulnerability. By offering a more comprehensive and rigorous method for assessing vulnerability than those based solely on SDMs, this framework provides greater justification for resource allocation, and can help guide decisions regarding the most appropriate adaptation strategies.
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Metadata
Title
A framework for assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change: a case study of the Australian elapid snakes
Authors
Abigail L. Cabrelli
Adam J. Stow
Lesley Hughes
Publication date
01-11-2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Biodiversity and Conservation / Issue 12/2014
Print ISSN: 0960-3115
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9710
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0760-0

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