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The Klamath Basin in Oregon and California is home to a rich abundance of natural and cultural resources, many of which are vulnerable to present and future climate change. Climate change also threatens traditional ways of life for tribal communities, who have deep connections to the region. This project sought to increase the effectiveness of regional climate change adaptation and planning by (1) developing ways to integrate traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with western science in decision making, (2) building partnerships between tribal, academic, and government institutions, and (3) increasing future capacity to respond to climate change by engaging tribal youth. Through this project, the Quartz Valley...
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Abstract: As the climate changes, human land use may impede species from tracking areas with suitable climates. Maintaining connectivity between areas of different temperatures could allow organisms to move along temperature gradients and allow species to continue to occupy the same temperature space as the climate warms. We used a coarse-filter approach to identify broad corridors for movement between areas where human influence is low while simultaneously routing the corridors along present-day spatial gradients of temperature. We modified a cost–distance algorithm to model these corridors and tested the model with data on current land-use and climate patterns in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The...
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Publication;
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Tags: LCC Network Science Catalog,
Publication,
adaptation,
climatic gradients,
completed, All tags...
conservation planning,
corridors,
course-filter approach,
journal article,
reserve design, Fewer tags
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This project will create a targeted and easily understandable guide to tools that support landscape-level planning in the face of climate change for NPLCC partners. The guide will build on previous NPLCC research on decision support needs with an emphasis on tools currently in use in the region. A survey of NPLCC partners will discover who is currently using or planning to use tools in the region, tools they are using, how well these tools are meeting their needs, and regional and outside experts engaged in tool use. Additional tools research will provide information on tools not currently in use in the region that could also provide needed functionality.
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OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
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Alaska,
British Columbia,
California,
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Oregon,
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WA-10,
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WA-3,
WA-6,
WA-7,
WA-9,
Washington,
adaptation planning,
climate change,
landscape planning,
planning tools,
Academics & scientific researchers,
CA-2,
Climate change,
Conservation Design,
Conservation NGOs,
Conservation Planning,
Conservation planning,
Decision Support,
Decision Support Tools and Data,
Decision support,
Federal resource managers,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Landscape,
Multiple priority topics,
NPLCC,
completed,
product, Fewer tags
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This project developed a soil vulnerability index and map indicating where forest cover will be most affected by climate change. Using this map, researchers developed a greater understanding of potential changes in soil moisture and temperature regimes under future climate conditions. They then evaluated how this information could be used to improve vegetation models across the landscape. They compared the results of different modeling approaches to the soil vulnerability map, synthesized the state of knowledge and uncertainty, and introduced management implications for action.
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OGC WMS Layer,
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CA,
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Decision Support,
Decision Support,
Decision Support,
Federal resource managers,
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog,
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NPLCC,
North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
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OR-1,
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The central objective of this project was to answer two questions: 1) how downscaled climate datasets, modeled vegetation changes, and information on estimated species sensitivities can be used to develop climate change adaptation strategies, and 2) how model results and datasets can be made more useful for informing the management of species and landscapes. To answer these questions, we identified enthusiastic partners working in two very different complex landscapes within the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC): 1) the British Columbia Park system, specifically the midcoast region, and 2) the National Wildlife Refuge system in the Willamette Valley, OR. The issues and concerns of each group...
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Tags: B.C.,
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Willamette Basin,
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species sensitivities, All tags...
vegetation changes,
Academics & scientific researchers,
BC Provincial parks,
British Columbia,
Conservation Planning,
Decision Support,
Federal resource managers,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Multiple priority topics,
NPLCC,
OR-4,
Oregon,
Priority B. Changes in air temperature and precipitation on forests,
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Willamette Valley,
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climate change,
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