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Contribution to Book
Synthesis and Future Directions
Plant Reintroduction in a Changing Climate: Promises and Perils (2012)
  • Kathryn Kennedy
  • Matthew A. Albrecht
  • Edward O. Guerrant, Jr., Portland State University
  • Sarah E. Dalrymple
  • Joyce Maschinski
  • Kristin E. Haskins
Abstract

Reintroduction work must continue and should be expanded because it is an important tool to stabilize and restore vulnerable declining species. Reintroduction can play a vital role in keeping species present in our landscape through climate change, but this will be possible only through careful planning, research, modeling, and priority setting. In this chapter we review the insights emerging from the sections of this volume: the meta-analyses of plant reintroductions, the science and practice of reintroduction, and managed relocation (MR). We provide examples of well-conceived reintroduction projects to serve as models for planning future reintroductions. Furthermore, we make suggestions for improving plant rein-troduction science and practice, preparing for climate change, and moving forward to best conserve biodiversity.

Keywords
  • Plant reintroduction,
  • Plant conservation,
  • Endangered plants -- Climatic factors
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Editor
Joyce Maschinski; Kristin E Haskins; Center for Plant Conservation (Saint Louis, Mo.); Society for Ecological Restoration
Publisher
Island Press
Citation Information
Kathryn Kennedy, Matthew A. Albrecht, Edward O. Guerrant, Sarah E. Dalrymple, et al.. "Synthesis and Future Directions" Plant Reintroduction in a Changing Climate: Promises and Perils (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/edward_guerrant/6/