Mapping climate adaptation corridors for biodiversity—A regional-scale case study in Central America

Data curation: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne. Formal analysis: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne. Funding acquisition: Andrew Whitworth. Investigation: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne, Andrew Whitworth. Methodology: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne, Carolina Soto-Navarro, Andrew Whitworth. Project administration: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne, Carolina Soto-Navarro, Andrew Whitworth. Resources: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne, Andrew Whitworth. Software: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne. Supervision: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne, Andrew Whitworth. Validation: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne. Visualization: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne. Writing – original draft: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne, Carolina Soto-Navarro, Andrew Whitworth. Writing – review & editing: Ian M. McCullough, Christopher Beirne, Carolina Soto-Navarro, Andrew Whitworth. References 1. Beier P, Noss RF. Do habitat corridors provide connectivity?. Conservation Biology. 1998 Dec; 12 (6):1241–52. 2. Heller NE, Zavaleta ES. Biodiversity management in the face of climate change: a review of 22 years of recommendations. Biological conservation. 2009 Jan 1; 142(1):14–32. 3. Costanza JK, Terando AJ. Landscape connectivity planning for adaptation to future climate and land- use change. Current Landscape Ecology Reports. 2019 Mar; 4:1–3. 4. Littlefield CE, Krosby M, Michalak JL, Lawler JJ. Connectivity for species on the move: supporting cli- mate-driven range shifts. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2019 Jun; 17(5):270–8.

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