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Message framing and public policy support for invasive species management in a changing world

ByCourtney Glancy

Ms Elizabeth Hiroyasu1, Dr. Sarah Anderson1 1Bren School Of Environmental Science & Management, Santa Barbara, United States Invasive species are a major driver of biodiversity loss and can threaten ecosystem integrity (Early et al. 2016; Chapin et al. 2000). As many species shift their ranges under climate change, invasive species are likely to become even…

The Galapagos-Cocos Swimway: protecting marine migratory species between hotspots

ByCourtney Glancy

Dr Alex Hearn1,2, Dr. James Ketchum2,8, Dr. Cesar Peñaherrera2,7, Mr. Randall Arauz2,4, MS Todd Steiner2,3, MS Eduardo Espinoza2,5, Dr. George Shillinger2,6, Prof. A. Peter Klimley2,9 1Universidad San Francisco De Quito, Quito, Ecuador, 2MigraMar, San Jose, Costa Rica, 3Turtle Island Restoration Network, Olema, USA, 4CREMA/Fins Attached, San José, Costa Rica, 5Galapagos National Park Directorate, Puerto Ayora,…

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Climate-change Effects on the Geographic Distribution of Infectious Diseases in the Arctic

ByCourtney Glancy

Tomas Thierfelder Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences SLU, Tomas.Thierfelder@slu.se   Introduction: Climate change is considered to have a significant impact on the epidemiology of Arctic infectious diseases, that threatens Arctic societies by terms of socio-economy, culture, health, welfare, security, animal husbandry, and food supply (etc.). With arctic societies being generally dependent on husbandry animals, the…

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Conservation planning with Indigenous Communities: Bridging Two Ways of Knowing for a Shared Future

ByCourtney Glancy

Dr Kimberly Heinemeyer1, Dr. Maggie Triska1, Ms Julia O’Keefe1, Mr. Dennis Sizemore1 1Round River Conservation Studies, Bozeman, United States Indigenous-led land planning provide unprecedented opportunities to include indigenous knowledge (IK) to understand ecological and cultural values across landscapes. The deep, long temporal breadth of knowledge as well as the enduring stewardship commitment of indigenous people…

Inferring past migration: a novel model-based approach to integrating data from genes, fossils, specimens, and environments

ByCourtney Glancy

Dr Sean Hoban1, Dr Andria Dawson2, Dr Adam Smith3, Dr John Robinson4, Dr Allan Strand5, Ellie Weise4, Dr Jeanne Romero-Severson6 1The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, United States, 2Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada, 3Missouri Botanic Garden, St Louis, USA, 4Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA, 5College of Charleston, Charleston, USA, 6University of Notre Dame, South Bend, USA…

Human Migration and Environment: a key issue with few empirical evidences

ByCourtney Glancy

Sabine Henry1 1University of Namur Rising concerns about environmental problems throughout the world have led the scientific community and policy-makers to become increasingly interested in understanding better the linkages between migration and the environment, how these linkages relate to poverty and sustainable development, and what this implies for policy, at local, national and global scales….

Mapping the flyways of Australia’s ‘Great Eastern Ranges’

ByCourtney Glancy

Mr Gary Howling1, Professor Brendan Mackey2 1Great Eastern Ranges Initiative, Albion Park, Australia, 2Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Griffith, Australia Few Australians are aware of the extent to which seasonal migration and other long-distance movements are vital part to the life history and adaptive strategies for many native species. The public is often more aware…

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Ocean warming compresses the 3D habitat of marine biota

ByCourtney Glancy

Dr Gabriel Jorda1, Dr Nuria Marba2, Dr Scott Bennett2, Dr Julia Santana-Garçon2, Dr Susana Agustí3, Dr Carlos Duarte3 1Instituto Español De Oceanografía, Palma, Spain, 2Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA), University of the Balearic Islands – Spanish Council for Scientific Research (UIB-CSIC), Esporles, Spain, 3King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center…

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Glideways: Restoring Habitat Connections for Australia’s Iconic Gliding Mammals

ByCourtney Glancy

Mr Gary Howling1, Ms Tandi Spencer-Smith2 1Great Eastern Ranges Initiative, Albion Park, Australia, 2Quoll Communications, Sydney, Australia Nine species of gliding possums have been described in Australia. They range in size from the world’s smallest gliding mammal – the Feather-tailed Glider, to one of its largest – the Greater Glider. Almost all have suffered population…