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SUMMARY:Climate change\, species' abundance changes and protected areas - 
 Dr Aleksi Lehikoinen\, Finnish Museum of Natural History  
DTSTART:20180207T170000Z
DTEND:20180207T180000Z
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CONTACT:E Allen
DESCRIPTION:The footprint of climate change has been documented through sh
 ifts in species distributions\, with predictions of major negative impacts
  on biodiversity. In a rapidly changing world\, protected areas may repres
 ent crucial buffers against the compounded effects of climate change\, hab
 itat loss and fragmentation. Aleksi will present examples of how bird comm
 unities in Europe and North America have changed over time in relation to 
 climate change. He will also present a case study from Finland\, comparing
  changes in bird densities inside and outside protected areas. The results
  show that protected areas mitigate the decline of species retracting to h
 igher latitudes and altitude\, and facilitate the northward expansion of r
 eliant species. A final case study evaluates if larger protected areas\, o
 r higher connectivity of the protected areas\, can mitigate climate driven
  changes in species community.
LOCATION:Large Seminar Room\, Level 1\, The David Attenborough Building
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