The University of Arizona

population decline

Conservation on the Edge

squirrel

Dr. John Koprowski in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment takes a special interest in what happens to populations at the edges of their range. Range edges are constantly growing due to fragmentation - and these are the places where we are likely to see striking ecological shifts as the climate changes.

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Populations near the edge of their range provide important insight on the impacts of climate change, especially in the montane forest islands of southeastern Arizona that harbor incredible biodiversity

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