Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change : a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
Otero, María del Mar; Garrabou, Joaquim; Vargas, Manuel
IUCN; IUCN, Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation; MEDPAN; UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan for the Barcelona Convention (MAP); Regional Activity Center for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
This publication aims to give some guidance on how to measure the impact of climate change on the marine biodiversity of protected areas and how to improve planning for the mitigation of future impact. It also summarizes the most important threats to and effects on Mediterranean marine biodiversity that have been observed to date and outlines the many uncertainties that still exist in understanding ecological responses to climate change.
Series: MedPAN Collection
Malaga, ES : IUCN, 2013 52p. : ill.
ISBN 978-2-8317-1624-4
Note: Includes bibliographic references. Also available in separate French language version.
Les AMP méditerranéennes et le changement climatique : guide dédié au suivi régional et aux opportunités d’adaptation
Keywords: Marine protected areas; Marine environment; Protected area management; Climatic change; Monitoring Mediterranean; Mediterranean Sea Conservation - protected areas
