Title
Chapter Title: Arctic Alaska, USA
Book Title: Climate and Conservation:
Landscape and Seascape Science, Planning, and Action
Author(s)
Zack, S.;Liebezeit, J.
Published
2012
Abstract
Although Arctic Alaska contains some of the last remaining wild lands and intact wildlife populations in North America, the region is challenged by increasing energy development pressures and a climate that is changing more rapidly than anywhere else on Earth. The inevitability of transformative change in Arctic ecological systems suggests that there are few options available to offset impacts to wildlife and landscapes. Therefore, the main opportunities for addressing climate change in Arctic Alaska is the protection of large areas important to wildlife in advance of energy development and climate change planning, which takes into account interactions with energy development and seeks to identify climate refugia where arctic systems stand the best chances of persisting.
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