Climate change influences on pollinator, forest, and farm interactions across a climate gradient
Climate impact models are often implemented at horizontal resolutions (“scales”) too coarse to be readily applied in local impact assessments. However, recent advancements in fine-scale modeling are allowing the creation of impact models that can be applied to landscape-scale adaptation planning. Here, we illustrate the use of fine-scale impact models for landscape-scale adaptation planning of pollination services for six sites in Central America. The strategies include the identification of (1) potential reservoir areas that may retain bee diversity and serve as a source of recolonization after climate shocks such as droughts; and (2) potential restoration areas, where improving forest cover is likely to lead to increases in pollinator services both in the present and in the future. Coarse-scale (>1-km horizontal resolution) climatic controls on pollinator diversity and forest cover determine the general location of these areas in our six landscapes. Fine-scale (
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Title | Climate change influences on pollinator, forest, and farm interactions across a climate gradient |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10584-016-1868-x |
| Authors | Lee Hannah, Marc Steele, Emily Fung, Pablo Imbach, Lorraine E. Flint, Alan L. Flint |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Climatic Change |
| Index ID | 70197936 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | California Water Science Center |