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Papers by Lara Hansen

Research paper thumbnail of Potential impacts of global climate change on freshwater fisheries

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Apr 20, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Conservation and Toxicology: The Need to Integrate the Disciplines

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 1999

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Research paper thumbnail of Pesticides and PCB Contaminants in Fish and Tadpoles from the Kaweah River Basin, California

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Buying time : a user's manual for building resistance and resilience to climate change in natural systems

Research paper thumbnail of Ten Lessons for Effective Place-Based Climate Adaptation Planning Workshops

Climate

Community efforts to consider climate change within local planning processes are increasingly com... more Community efforts to consider climate change within local planning processes are increasingly common. Place-based climate adaptation workshops are commonly employed tools within these larger processes. The research, to date, on these phenomena has yielded mixed results, and the empirical evidence regarding what makes these workshops more or less effective has been mostly based on small samples in disparate contexts. In an effort to seek consensus regarding what factors lead to effective workshop outcomes, including participant learning and the motivation to take action; improved adaptation planning processes and implementation; and the development or strengthening of positive relationships between the participants, twenty-two experienced climate adaptation workshop facilitators participated in a Delphi study involving iterative surveys followed by focus groups. In this short report, we present a synthesis of consensus-based recommendations resulting from the Delphi study for enhanci...

Research paper thumbnail of Walking the Walk toward Increasing Access and Reducing Emissions: The Promise and Challenges of Virtual Climate Adaptation Convenings

Sustainability

Joint professional and stakeholder meetings to share local, regional and national responses to th... more Joint professional and stakeholder meetings to share local, regional and national responses to the current and projected effects of climate change have become regular, recurring events over the past decade. These “climate adaptation convenings” generally include presentations, discussions, and social learning about how to effectively respond to climate-related impacts. Many of these convenings shifted to virtual formats during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a study to understand how four virtual convenings in the United States compare with otherwise similar in-person events. Through surveys with attendees of four virtual climate adaptation convenings, we explored how attendees’ outcomes differed between conference formats and captured their perceptions of virtual vs. in-person events. Overall, 71% of attendees indicated that they were more likely or equally likely to attend future convenings online, and 62% reported that knowledge gain was about the same or better online than i...

Research paper thumbnail of The Resilience Ecosystem: What it is and how it can support climate change adaptation

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Dec 1, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of The State of Marine and Coastal Adaptation in North America: A Synthesis of Emerging Ideas

Research paper thumbnail of Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation: A Synthesis

Climate change is an urgent, global issue that threatens the success and longevity of planning an... more Climate change is an urgent, global issue that threatens the success and longevity of planning and management actions. Adaptation strategies allow practitioners to prepare for the unavoidable effects of climate change, either by minimizing negative impacts or exploiting potential opportunities. Combined with efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation is a key component of any response to climate change. This article reviews the implications of climate change and important concepts of adaptation, and provides illustrative examples of several adaptation strategies employed in different sectors and at various scales throughout natural and built systems in the United States.

Research paper thumbnail of A global protocol for monitoring of coral bleaching

Research paper thumbnail of Key Considerations for the Use of Nature-Based Solutions in Climate Services and Adaptation

Sustainability

Nature-based solutions (NbS) involve the reliance on natural or nature-based systems to enhance c... more Nature-based solutions (NbS) involve the reliance on natural or nature-based systems to enhance community resilience through delivering both climate adaptation and mitigation outcomes. While NbS do not necessarily represent new “technology” or methods, the intentional incorporation of these approaches into climate adaptation and mitigation efforts is often considered novel, particularly within the climate services sector where interventions have historically prioritized structural infrastructure approaches. NbS can offer an effective replacement for or complement to such traditional infrastructure approaches. Additionally, natural and nature-based systems can respond to climate change in a manner that engineered solutions often cannot, providing long-term holistic adaptation and mitigation success with additional benefits to ecosystem services such as improved air and water quality, carbon sequestration, outdoor recreation, and biodiversity protection. The incorporation of NbS as a ...

Research paper thumbnail of PROFILE The Adaptation for Conservation Targets (ACT) Framework: A Tool for Incorporating Climate Change into Natural Resource Management

The Author(s) 2012. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract As na... more The Author(s) 2012. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract As natural resource management agencies and conservation organizations seek guidance on responding to climate change, myriad potential actions and strategies have been proposed for increasing the long-term viability of some attributes of natural systems. Managers need practical tools for selecting among these actions and strategies to develop a tailored management approach for specific targets at a given location. We developed and present one such tool, the participatory Adaptation for Conservation Targets (ACT) framework, which considers the effects of climate change in the development of man-agement actions for particular species, ecosystems and ecological functions. Our framework is based on the pre-mise that effective adaptation of management to climate

Research paper thumbnail of Frontiers inEcology and the Environment Resource management in a changing and uncertain climate

This article is citable (as shown above) and is released from embargo once it is posted to the Fr... more This article is citable (as shown above) and is released from embargo once it is posted to the Frontiers e-View site (www.frontiersinecology.org). © The Ecological Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org Please note: This article was downloaded from Frontiers e-View, a service that publishes fully edited and formatted manuscripts before they appear in print in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Readers are strongly advised to check the final print version in case any changes have been made. esa © The Ecological Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org Climate change has already had important effects onecological systems (Parmesan 2006; Root and

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Change Adaptation in Practice: Finding What You Need to Know

Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate

Research paper thumbnail of Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for biodiversity and ecosystems

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Adaptation and Mitigation

Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Resource management in a changing and uncertain climate

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Designing Climate-Smart Conservation: Guidance and Case Studies

Conservation Biology, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of B. Ultraviolet radiation effects on amphibians, coral, humans, and oceanic primary productivity

who.int

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a naturally occurring stressor to most forms of life. The sole rel... more Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a naturally occurring stressor to most forms of life. The sole relevant source of this stressor is the sun. The earth's stratospheric ozone layer reduces the amount of UVR that reaches the earth's surface. The potential for depletion of this ozone layer due to ...

Research paper thumbnail of Potential impacts of global climate change on freshwater fisheries

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Apr 20, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Conservation and Toxicology: The Need to Integrate the Disciplines

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 1999

Skip to Main Content. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Pesticides and PCB Contaminants in Fish and Tadpoles from the Kaweah River Basin, California

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Buying time : a user's manual for building resistance and resilience to climate change in natural systems

Research paper thumbnail of Ten Lessons for Effective Place-Based Climate Adaptation Planning Workshops

Climate

Community efforts to consider climate change within local planning processes are increasingly com... more Community efforts to consider climate change within local planning processes are increasingly common. Place-based climate adaptation workshops are commonly employed tools within these larger processes. The research, to date, on these phenomena has yielded mixed results, and the empirical evidence regarding what makes these workshops more or less effective has been mostly based on small samples in disparate contexts. In an effort to seek consensus regarding what factors lead to effective workshop outcomes, including participant learning and the motivation to take action; improved adaptation planning processes and implementation; and the development or strengthening of positive relationships between the participants, twenty-two experienced climate adaptation workshop facilitators participated in a Delphi study involving iterative surveys followed by focus groups. In this short report, we present a synthesis of consensus-based recommendations resulting from the Delphi study for enhanci...

Research paper thumbnail of Walking the Walk toward Increasing Access and Reducing Emissions: The Promise and Challenges of Virtual Climate Adaptation Convenings

Sustainability

Joint professional and stakeholder meetings to share local, regional and national responses to th... more Joint professional and stakeholder meetings to share local, regional and national responses to the current and projected effects of climate change have become regular, recurring events over the past decade. These “climate adaptation convenings” generally include presentations, discussions, and social learning about how to effectively respond to climate-related impacts. Many of these convenings shifted to virtual formats during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a study to understand how four virtual convenings in the United States compare with otherwise similar in-person events. Through surveys with attendees of four virtual climate adaptation convenings, we explored how attendees’ outcomes differed between conference formats and captured their perceptions of virtual vs. in-person events. Overall, 71% of attendees indicated that they were more likely or equally likely to attend future convenings online, and 62% reported that knowledge gain was about the same or better online than i...

Research paper thumbnail of The Resilience Ecosystem: What it is and how it can support climate change adaptation

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Dec 1, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of The State of Marine and Coastal Adaptation in North America: A Synthesis of Emerging Ideas

Research paper thumbnail of Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation: A Synthesis

Climate change is an urgent, global issue that threatens the success and longevity of planning an... more Climate change is an urgent, global issue that threatens the success and longevity of planning and management actions. Adaptation strategies allow practitioners to prepare for the unavoidable effects of climate change, either by minimizing negative impacts or exploiting potential opportunities. Combined with efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation is a key component of any response to climate change. This article reviews the implications of climate change and important concepts of adaptation, and provides illustrative examples of several adaptation strategies employed in different sectors and at various scales throughout natural and built systems in the United States.

Research paper thumbnail of A global protocol for monitoring of coral bleaching

Research paper thumbnail of Key Considerations for the Use of Nature-Based Solutions in Climate Services and Adaptation

Sustainability

Nature-based solutions (NbS) involve the reliance on natural or nature-based systems to enhance c... more Nature-based solutions (NbS) involve the reliance on natural or nature-based systems to enhance community resilience through delivering both climate adaptation and mitigation outcomes. While NbS do not necessarily represent new “technology” or methods, the intentional incorporation of these approaches into climate adaptation and mitigation efforts is often considered novel, particularly within the climate services sector where interventions have historically prioritized structural infrastructure approaches. NbS can offer an effective replacement for or complement to such traditional infrastructure approaches. Additionally, natural and nature-based systems can respond to climate change in a manner that engineered solutions often cannot, providing long-term holistic adaptation and mitigation success with additional benefits to ecosystem services such as improved air and water quality, carbon sequestration, outdoor recreation, and biodiversity protection. The incorporation of NbS as a ...

Research paper thumbnail of PROFILE The Adaptation for Conservation Targets (ACT) Framework: A Tool for Incorporating Climate Change into Natural Resource Management

The Author(s) 2012. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract As na... more The Author(s) 2012. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract As natural resource management agencies and conservation organizations seek guidance on responding to climate change, myriad potential actions and strategies have been proposed for increasing the long-term viability of some attributes of natural systems. Managers need practical tools for selecting among these actions and strategies to develop a tailored management approach for specific targets at a given location. We developed and present one such tool, the participatory Adaptation for Conservation Targets (ACT) framework, which considers the effects of climate change in the development of man-agement actions for particular species, ecosystems and ecological functions. Our framework is based on the pre-mise that effective adaptation of management to climate

Research paper thumbnail of Frontiers inEcology and the Environment Resource management in a changing and uncertain climate

This article is citable (as shown above) and is released from embargo once it is posted to the Fr... more This article is citable (as shown above) and is released from embargo once it is posted to the Frontiers e-View site (www.frontiersinecology.org). © The Ecological Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org Please note: This article was downloaded from Frontiers e-View, a service that publishes fully edited and formatted manuscripts before they appear in print in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Readers are strongly advised to check the final print version in case any changes have been made. esa © The Ecological Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org Climate change has already had important effects onecological systems (Parmesan 2006; Root and

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Change Adaptation in Practice: Finding What You Need to Know

Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate

Research paper thumbnail of Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for biodiversity and ecosystems

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Adaptation and Mitigation

Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Resource management in a changing and uncertain climate

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Designing Climate-Smart Conservation: Guidance and Case Studies

Conservation Biology, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of B. Ultraviolet radiation effects on amphibians, coral, humans, and oceanic primary productivity

who.int

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a naturally occurring stressor to most forms of life. The sole rel... more Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a naturally occurring stressor to most forms of life. The sole relevant source of this stressor is the sun. The earth's stratospheric ozone layer reduces the amount of UVR that reaches the earth's surface. The potential for depletion of this ozone layer due to ...