Northern Great Plains, North America

Abstract

The Northern Great Plains in many ways represents North America’s grassland future. It houses high-quality grassland and sagebrush habitat for a diverse assortment of species that are uniquely adapted to the region, and it supports farming and ranching livelihoods that have helped to shape the land. Because grasslands and shrublands are such complex systems that face myriad threats, the impact of climate change is often overlooked. Efforts to engage scientists and managers in climate change-scenario planning are under way. However, moving into the coming decades, it will be necessary for climate change to become a unifying theme in conservation in the region.KeywordsWest Nile VirusPrairie Pothole RegionNorthern Great PlainWorld Wildlife FundGrassland BirdThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.