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CLIMATE CHANGE ALBERTAS BIODIVERSITY 55 40 httpslanduse.alberta.caREGIONALPLANSPagesdefault.aspx Climate change will increase risk from invasive species. Climate change will alter conditions for plant growth in Alberta inevitably resulting in an increase in the rate at which non-na- tive species are introduced and become established in the province. Many of these species have traits expected to have negative ecological or economic consequences in Alberta. Incorporating climate change into current invasive species risk assessments can identify new priority species for early detection and rapid response and highlight priority regions for increased monitoring. Landscape-level planning should consider climate change. Expected changes in species and ecosystem distributions have consequences for current and future land use in Alberta. The stable enduring landscape features like topography and latitude characterized by Albertas NaturalSubregionswillcontinuetorepresent much of the provinces biodiversity at the ecosystem scale even as climate change progresses. We have further identified likely climate refugia for species and species groups. In particular the higher elevation areas of Alberta are likely to provide climate refugia for boreal birds and plants in the coming decades. Conservationplanningapproachesthatcombine theseelementswillhaveconsiderablecurrent andfutureconservationbenefit.Theprovincial regionalplanningprocessundertheLandUse Framework40 providesanopportunityforthe identification and establishment of climate- ready protected areas. Outside of protected areasexpandinghumanlandusewillhavemajor consequencesforbiodiversity.Landuseplanning shouldincorporateclimatechangeprojections foramoreaccuratepictureofthefutureof speciesandecosystemsintheprovince.