Connecting Alaska’s Landscapes into the Future

What we did

A workshop was held in 2008 to identify conservation strategies and identify ecologically important corridors and/or barriers that impact connectivity.

What we found

The workshop initiated discussion points included:

• exploration of how to incorporate climate change into modeling efforts
• how to define land cover and/or ecosystem categories
• how to select an appropriate scale of analysis
• whether to focus attention on individual species, species groups, or biomes/ecosystems

Participants agreed that this project is a relevant and timely first step in addressing the impacts of climate change in Alaska. However, because of uncertainty about the outcomes of various methods for modeling corridors, and the accuracy and resolution of currently modeled biome shifts, we have decided to approach the problem more incrementally.

For questions about this project and its outputs, or to request a copy of the final report, please contact the SNAP Data Tools team.

The work of this project was expanded upon in the Alaska Canada Climate Biome Shifts project.