A decision framework for evidence-based climate adaptation interventions

摘要

Climate change is outpacing the ability of species and populations to naturally adapt warranting active interventions to boost climate resilience. In their review paper, Gaitan-Espitia and Hobday discuss how such interventions may, however, counter natural evolutionary processes and adaptive capacity if not underpinned by background knowledge from genes through to ecosystems. They present a robust decision framework to guide implementation of climate adaptation interventions to avoid unintended evolutionary outcomes.