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Assessing the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Species in the Cumberland Piedmont Network of the National Park Service
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In this study, we evaluate the climate change vulnerability of a subset of key species found in the Cumberland Piedmont Network (CUPN) of the National Park Service (NPS), an ecologically important and diverse region. We developed a list of species of conservation concern (globally and sub-nationally) within each of the fourteen NPS units in the CUPN. Next, we employed NatureServe’s Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) in order to determine which of those species may be most vulnerable to climate change, based on each species’ 1) direct exposure to climate change, 2) indirect exposure to climate change, 3) sensitivity, and 4) documented/ modeled response to climate change. CCVI results showed a range of vulnerability scores among taxonomic groups, including high vulnerability for mollusks and low vulnerability for migrant songbirds. Furthermore, we found that species of conservation concern were not necessarily those most vulnerable to climate change.
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Assessment of terrestrial and aquatic monitoring programs in the Southeastern United States
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A significant challenge faced by climate scientists in the public and private sector is the need for information about the historical status of ecological systems expected to be influenced by climate change. The need is especially acute for reliable and complete information about monitoring networks maintained by government and non-governmental organizations and associated data. While many organizations monitor one or more aspects of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, these monitoring programs are seldom coordinated and information about both the networks and the associated data are not readily available. The DOI Southeast Climate Science Center is participating in an effort by multiple federal, state, and other organizations to develop a comprehensive and integrated assessment of monitoring networks associated with atmospheric, stream, and terrestrial ecosystems. The objective of this two-year project is to support the development of this assessment.
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Background Materials: Assessing Future Energy Development Across the Appalachians
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Assessing Future Energy Development
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Background Materials: Assessing Future Energy Development Across the Appalachians
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Assessing Future Energy Development
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Background Materials: Climate Change Vulnerability in the Appalachians
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Assessing Vulnerability of Species and Habitats to Large-scale Impacts
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Bat Blitz 2011 Flikr Photos
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Bill Uihlein PPT presentation pdf
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Bill Uihlein's Role of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives in Sustaining Natural and Cultural Resources presentation
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Theme: Work of the Appalachian LCC
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Conservation Adaptation Strategy
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Brennan, Jean
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Bringing people, data, and models together - addressing impacts of climate change on stream temperature
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Few previous studies have focused on how climate change may impact headwater systems, despite the importance of these areas for aquatic refugia. The lack of these studies has resulted in the majority of climate impact assessments focusing on conservation of ecological systems at broad levels, and has not focused on turning results into useful and actionable information for managers on the ground. A critical and timely research question is: “What data and modeling frameworks are needed to provide scientists reliable, climate-informed, water temperature estimates for freshwater ecosystems that can assist watershed management decision making?” This research will answer this through two primary activities: 1) gathering and compiling existing stream temperature data within the DOI-Northeast region and subsequent deployment of data loggers to areas where additional data are needed, and 2) an intercomparison of state-of-the-art statistical and deterministic stream temperature models to evaluate their ability to replicate point stream temperature measurements and model scalability to non-gaged sites with the Northeast region.
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BTaggert_Summary_Challenges_Ranked_and_Action_Frequencies_20110901v2bec.xlsx
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Review of State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) and assumptions relevant to Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative's current goal of developing a new portfolio for Science Needs
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Taggert State SWAP Summaries - ALL Tables
