Species on the Move: Mapping barriers for wildlife in a warming World Migration in Motion: Visualizing species movements due to climate change Thanks to Mapbox and OpenStreetMap for the basemaps! This visualization would not have been possible without the incredible prior work of the hint.fm wind map, cambecc's earth wind map, and Chris Helm's adaptation of cambecc's code. This map was created by Dan Majka, who works for The Nature Conservancy's North America Region science team. Q: Does this mean 3000 species will move through my backyard because of climate change?Ī: No, the researchers used coarse 50 km data, which is good for understanding the big picture view, but not good for understanding local patterns. Removing fencing, adding wildlife overpasses (or underpasses) to major roadways, and better routing of infrastructure like pipelines and powerlines can all help re-connect areas fragmented by human development. There are a number of ways that conservationists and land managers can re-build or maintain connectivity to improve species’ ability to adapt to warmer temperatures. Using flow models from electronic circuit theory, they plotted movement routes for each species, connecting current habitats with their projected locations under climate change. Researchers from University of Washington and The Nature Conservancy modeled potential habitat for 2954 species using climate change projections and the climatic needs of each species. This map shows the average direction mammals, birds, and amphibians need to move to track hospitable climates as they shift across the landscape. As climate change alters habitats and disrupts ecosystems, where will animals move to survive? And will human development prevent them from getting there?
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