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  • Climate change research and monitoring needs for the Australian Alps National Parks: Survey of Parks staff and researchers.

    Author(s)
    Pickering, Catherine Marina
    Guitart, Daniela
    Ballantyne, Mark
    Morrison, Claire
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Morrison, Claire
    Pickering, Catherine M.
    Guitart, Daniela
    Runkovski, Mark Nadir A.
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    Worldwide anthropogenic climate change threatens natural ecosystems including those in the Australian Alps. The Australian Alps National Parks currently conserve nearly all of mainland Australia’s snow country and are important nationally and internationally due to their conservation values, ecosystem services and economic benefits. Climate change predictions for the Australian Alps include higher temperatures, reduced snow cover, increased risk of fires and increased abundance and diversity of weeds and feral animals. In addition to these impacts, there will be changes in winter and summer tourism. Research for the National ...
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    Worldwide anthropogenic climate change threatens natural ecosystems including those in the Australian Alps. The Australian Alps National Parks currently conserve nearly all of mainland Australia’s snow country and are important nationally and internationally due to their conservation values, ecosystem services and economic benefits. Climate change predictions for the Australian Alps include higher temperatures, reduced snow cover, increased risk of fires and increased abundance and diversity of weeds and feral animals. In addition to these impacts, there will be changes in winter and summer tourism. Research for the National Climate Change Adaption Research Facility surveyed protected area managers, researchers, local government and resorts to identify the strategies they plan to use to adapt to climate change, and the limits to those strategies. Research, or rather not enough research on climate change and its impacts was seen as a major limit for adaptation. Griffith University was commissioned by the Australian Alps Liaison Committee to extend that study by undertaking a more detailed survey of park managers and researchers to identify specific research and monitoring requirements for managing climate change and its impacts in the Australian Alps. This report presents the survey, results, implications and recommendations for research priorities for the Australian Alps National Parks.
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    Publisher URI
    http://www.australianalps.environment.gov.au/publications/research-reports/aalc-climate-change-report.html
    Subject
    Environmental Management
    Global Change Biology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/50723
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