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A blind spot in climate change vulnerability assessments

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Climate change vulnerability assessments are becoming mainstream decision support tools for conservation in the US, but they may be doing migratory species a disservice.

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Figure 1: The annual cycle of a long-distance migratory bird, the American Redstart, involves a round-trip migration between breeding and non-breeding grounds.

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Funding was provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Upper Midwest/Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative and the United States Geological Survey. The opinions and recommendations in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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  1. Environmental Defense Fund, 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 600, Washington DC, 20009, USA

    Stacy L. Small-Lorenz

  2. Migratory Bird Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, PO Box 37012, MRC 5503, Washington DC, 20013, USA

    Leah A. Culp, T. Brandt Ryder & Peter P. Marra

  3. Division of Migratory Birds, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Midwest Regional Office, 5600 American Boulevard West, Suite 990, Bloomington, 55437-1458, Minnesota, USA

    Tom C. Will

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