Evaluating Climate Connectivity in Alaska and Northwest Canada
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Maintaining landscape connectivity is the most frequently recommended climate change strategy for conserving biodiversity. This research models patterns of climate connectivity to map linkages among protected areas that promote long-term landscape connectivity across Alaska and northwest Canada under projected climate change. Using spatial data on current land use and climate patterns, and circuit theory-based connectivity modeling approaches, this research identifies corridors that follow climate gradients and avoid human modified areas. This approach offers a flexible framework that can be adapted to address diverse conservation and stakeholder priorities.
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Draft results for climate connectivity between protected areas (shown in green). Image: Charlotte Gabrielsen
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