WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS
A comparison of 103 connectivity and climate-adaptation maps in far western North America documented divergent priorities among approaches that represented existing ecological movement patterns versus longer-term climate-related connectivity. Areas of convergence were fewer and more selective than a single generalized corridor map might suggest.
WHY IT MATTERS / OUR READ
GIS synthesis should show where layers agree, where they conflict and which biological decision each serves. A route useful for present-day movement may not be the same landscape investment needed under future climate change.
CAVEATS / UNCERTAINTY
A comparison of modeled spatial products is not a direct test of animal movement or realized adaptation; input scales and assumptions influence apparent agreement.
SOURCE
Landscape Ecology · western North America connectivity-map comparison
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