Moving species to save them from extinction
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Director of UQ's Centre for Marine Studies and
Deputy Director of the ARC Centre
of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, is lead author on an article
in the Policy Forum section of the prestigious scientific journal Science that sets out
the principles of “assisted colonisation” to help save species
threatened with extinction.
Together with his co-authors, Professor Hoegh-Guldberg said many
species were already unable to disperse or adapt fast enough to keep up
with the high rates of climate change.
“If we are to take the latest climate science seriously, then our
current conservation strategies will not work for the majority of the
species,” Professor Hoegh-Guldberg said.
“To be blunt, they need to change. Even under the mildest rates of
climate change, the habitat of many species will contract.
“Consequently, the future for many species and ecosystems is so bleak
that assisted colonisation might be their only chance of
survival.”
The Policy Forum contribution was authored by seven of the world's
leading biologists including UQ's Hugh Possingham, Lesley Hughes of
Macquarie University, Sue McIntyre of CSIRO, David Lindenmayer of The
Australian National University, Camille Parmesan of the University of
Texas, Chris Thomas of UK's York University, and Professor
Hoegh-Guldberg.
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