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Title
Seventy questions of importance to the conservation of the North Central grasslands of the United States in a changing climate
Author(s)
Miller Hesed, Christine D.;Yocum, Heather M.;Cross, Molly;Bamzai-Dodson, Aparna;Wheeler, Ben;Beckmann, Jon P.;Ahlering, Marissa;Hall, Kimberly R.;Boyd-Valandra, Emily;Mosher, Danika;Miller, Brian W.;Jaffe, Sarah
Published
2023
Publisher
Conservation Science and Practice
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12998
Abstract
Successful conservation of ecosystems in a changing climate requires actionable research that directly supports the rethinking and revising of management approaches to address changing risks and opportunities. As an important first step toward actionable research, we reviewed and synthesized grassland management-related documents to identify broadly shared questions that, if answered, would help to support collective conservation of the grasslands in the northern Great Plains of the United States in a changing climate. A Management Priorities Working Group reviewed 183 grassland-relevant management documents and identified 70 questions. Feedback was iteratively provided by a Climate and Ecology Working Group, an Advisory Committee, and representatives from grassland management agencies and organizations. The identified questions generally fall under 15 topics: land conversion; restoration; disturbance regimes; woody encroachment; herbaceous invasives; grazing; water quality, quantity, and availability; animal species; private land; public understanding; legal and policy changes; economic incentives; coordination across management entities; accessibility of science and tools; and novel ways of thinking. These questions can inform a research agenda for researchers looking to conduct actionable science in the Great Plains grassland ecosystems. Both the approach and the questions presented here can also be adapted and applied in other regions and ecosystems.
Keywords
actionable science; adaptation; climate change; conservation; ecosystem; grasslands; Great Plains; invasive species; management; wildlife
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