Elucidating biological opportunities and constraints on assisted colonization |
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| Authors: | Mark W Schwartz |
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| Institution: | Department of Environmental Science & Policy, John Muir Institute of the Environment, University of California ‐ Davis, Davis, USA |
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| Abstract: | Assisted colonization is a proposed climate change adaptation strategy. Martin‐Alc?n et al. (Applied Vegetation Science, this issue) report an experiment to evaluate the efficacy of assisted colonization and identify thermal distance as a critical consideration. By extension, we should consider the role that ecological distance and socio‐political distance play within any plan to reduce extinction risk through assisted colonization. |
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