Response to concerns raised about the likelihood of protected areas serving as steppingstones for species responding to climate change

Global Change BiologyEarly View RESPONSE Response to concerns raised about the likelihood of protected areas serving as steppingstones for species responding to climate change This article relates to: Protected areas not likely to serve as steppingstones for species undergoing climate-induced range shifts Sean A. Parks, Lisa M. Holsinger, John T. Abatzoglou, Caitlin E. Littlefield, Katherine A. Zeller, Volume 29Issue 10Global Change Biology pages: 2681-2696 First Published online: March 7, 2023 Protected areas do already act as steppingstones for species responding to climate change Phillipa Gillingham, Chris D. Thomas, Global Change Biology First Published online: September 19, 2023 Sean A. Parks, Corresponding Author Sean A. Parks [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-5255 Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, Missoula, Montana, USA Correspondence Sean A. Parks, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, 790 E. Beckwith Ave., Missoula, MT 59801, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLisa M. Holsinger, Lisa M. Holsinger Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, Missoula, Montana, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn T. Abatzoglou, John T. Abatzoglou orcid.org/0000-0001-7599-9750 Management of Complex Systems, University of California, Merced, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorCaitlin E. Littlefield, Caitlin E. Littlefield orcid.org/0000-0003-3771-7956 Conservation Science Partners, Truckee, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorKatherine A. Zeller, Katherine A. Zeller Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, Missoula, Montana, USASearch for more papers by this author Sean A. Parks, Corresponding Author Sean A. Parks [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-5255 Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, Missoula, Montana, USA Correspondence Sean A. Parks, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, 790 E. Beckwith Ave., Missoula, MT 59801, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLisa M. Holsinger, Lisa M. Holsinger Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, Missoula, Montana, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn T. Abatzoglou, John T. Abatzoglou orcid.org/0000-0001-7599-9750 Management of Complex Systems, University of California, Merced, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorCaitlin E. Littlefield, Caitlin E. Littlefield orcid.org/0000-0003-3771-7956 Conservation Science Partners, Truckee, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorKatherine A. Zeller, Katherine A. Zeller Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, Missoula, Montana, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 September 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16940 Lisa M. Holsinger, Retired. This article is a Response to the Letter by Gillingham & Thomas, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16941, which was related to the paper of Parks et al, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16629 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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