Ecologist
Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Email:
tmorelli@usgs.gov
Office Phone:
413-545-2515
ORCID:
0000-0001-5865-5294
Location
Morrill Science Center
611 N. Pleasant Street
Univ. of Mass.
Amherst
, MA
01003
US
Supervisor:
Carrie J Brown-Lima
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This website provides an application for exploring modeling results from a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) project titled Mapping Climate Change Resistant Vernal Pools in the Northeastern U.S. The purpose of this project was to improve understanding of the factors that control inundation patterns in vernal pools of the northeastern United States, so as to identify pools that might function as hydrologic refugia under climate change.
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Climate change is affecting species and ecosystems across the Northeast and Midwest U.S. Natural resource managers looking to maintain ecological function and species persistence have requested information to improve resource management in the face of climate change. Leveraging the research that has already been supported by the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center and its partners, this project used the latest modeling techniques combined with robust field data to examine the impact of specific climate variables, land use change, and species interactions on the future distribution and abundance of species of conservation concern. An interdisciplinary team worked to understand the mechanisms that are driving...
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This dataset details individual species and natural habitat vulnerability rankings, including contextual study-specific information. This data was collected from original publications found through a literature search. Information is cumulative to include climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) results summarized in Staudinger et al. (2015) and published as of December 2023.
Categories: Data;
Tags: CCVA,
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment,
Climatology,
Connecticut,
Delaware, All tags...
Eastern United States,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
Northeast United States,
Pennsylvania,
RSGCN,
Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need,
Rhode Island,
SGCN,
SWAP,
Species of Greatest Conservation Need,
State Wildlife Action Plans,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Vermont,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
biota,
habitat vulnerability rankings, Fewer tags
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This report provides an overview of the state of the science for climate impacts and adaptation options across the NEAFWA region and for Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need (RSGCN) and associated habitats.
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Abstract (from Biological Invasions): Effective natural resource management and policy is contingent on information generated by research. Conversely, the applicability of research depends on whether it is responsive to the needs and constraints of resource managers and policy makers. However, many scientific fields including invasion ecology suffer from a disconnect between research and practice. Despite strong socio-political imperatives, evidenced by extensive funding dedicated to addressing invasive species, the pairing of invasion ecology with stakeholder needs to support effective management and policy is lacking. As a potential solution, we propose translational invasion ecology (TIE). As an extension of...
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