Applying Vulnerability Assessment Tools to Plan for Climate Adaptation: Case Studies in the North Pacific LCC - Final Report

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...

Categories: Data; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., BC Provincial parks, British Columbia, Conservation Planning, All tags... Decision Support, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, Multiple priority topics, NPLCC, OR, OR-4, Oregon, Priority B. Changes in air temperature and precipitation on forests, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Willamette Basin, Willamette Valley, adaptation strategies, climate adaptation, climate change, climate change, completed, downscaled climate projections, landscape assessment, product, species sensitivities, vegetation changes, vegetation modeling, vulnerability assessment, Fewer tags

Applying Vulnerability Assessment Tools to Plan for Climate Adaptation: Case Studies in the Great Northern LCC

This project will apply the results of an on-going climate change vulnerability assessment to the management of two complex landscapes. The vulnerability assessment project team will work with mangers, land-owners, and conservation practitioners to explore 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 accomplish these two goals, we will prepare datasets and model outputs for two landscapespotentially, the Pioneer Mountains-Craters of the Moon region in Idaho and the...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Climate Change, Columbia Basin, Columbia Plateau, Connectivity, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, All tags... Federal resource managers, Goal 1: Maintain large, intact landscapes, Goal 2: Conserve landscape connectivity, Goal 4: Promote landscape-scale disturbances, Greater Sage-Grouse, ID-1, ID-2, ID-2, ID-2, ID-2, Idaho, Idaho, Invasive Species, LCC Network Science Catalog, Land Use Change, Mule deer, OR-2, OR-2, OR-2, OR-2, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Pioneer Mountains-Craters of the Moon, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Pronghorn, Report, Riparian Areas, Rocky Mountain, Sage Shrub/Grassland, Sage-Steppe, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-4, WA-4, WA-4, WA-4, WA-5, WA-5, WA-5, WA-5, WA-8, WA-8, WA-8, WA-8, Washington, Washington, Washington, Washington, Washington, completed, environment, Fewer tags

Characterization of Montane Ecosystems, Their Microclimates, and Wildlife Distribution and Abundance Across the Hydrographic Great Basin

FY2013This project retrieves four years of data from over 200 temperature sensors nested within 28 sites across ~40 million hectares of the hydrographic Great Basin. The sensors span all major aspects and up to 700 m of elevation within sites, and occur in numerous management jurisdictions in 18 mountain ranges plus other areas not in ranges. This project: Quantifies the variability of climate at micro-, meso-, and macroscales across the Basin, and across diel, seasonal, and interannual periods. Informs management and conservation efforts, in terms of helping calibrate and refine the climatic stage upon which all biological actors and efforts hinge (Beier and Brost 2010). Feeds into other bioclimatic and wildlife...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, 2014, Academics & scientific researchers, California, California, All tags... California, California, California, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Datasets/Database, Federal resource managers, Federal resource managers, Great Basin, Great Basin, Great Basin, Great Basin, Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Montane, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Publication, Report, State agencies, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, alpine, alpine, alpine, alpine, completed, montane, montane, montane, montane, mountain, mountain, mountain, mountain, talus, talus, talus, talus, Fewer tags

Applying Vulnerability Assessment Tools to Plan for Climate Adaptation: Case Studies in the North Pacific LCC

This project applied the results of an on-going climate change vulnerability assessment to the management of two complex landscapes. The vulnerability assessment project team worked with managers, land-owners, and conservation practitioners to explore 1) how downscaled climate datasets, modeled vegetation changes, and information on estimated species sensitivities could be used to develop climate change adaptation strategies, and 2) how model results and datasets could be made more useful for informing the management of species and landscapes. To accomplish these two goals, datasets and model outputs for two landscapes were prepared, 1) the British Columbia Park system, specifically the midcoast region, and 2) the...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., B.C., Conservation Planning, All tags... Conservation Planning, Decision Support, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, LCC, Multiple priority topics, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR, OR, OR-4, OR-4, Priority B. Changes in air temperature and precipitation on forests, Project, Science Project, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Willamette Basin, Willamette Basin, adaptation strategies, adaptation strategies, climate change, climate change, completed, species sensitivities, species sensitivities, vegetation changes, vegetation changes, Fewer tags

Moving from Impacts to Action: Expert Focus Groups for Climate Change Impacts in Coastal/Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.

Twelve expert focus groups convened for comprehensive, cross-disciplinary discussions on climate change effects and adaptation strategies in marine/coastal and freshwater ecosystems across the North Pacific LCC landscape. Challenges and science or tool gaps were also discussed.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, AK, AK, AK, AK, All tags... AK-0, AK-1, AK-1, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., B.C., B.C., B.C., CA, CA, CA, CA, CA-2, CA-2, Climate Change, Climate adaptation, Climate adaptation, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Freshwater Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, Science Project, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Training/Outreach/Workshop, WA, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, WA. OR, WA. OR, WA. OR, completed, product, Fewer tags

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments of Selected Species in the North Atlantic LCC Region

Final report of the a project completed by NatureServe for the North Atlantic Landscape Conservaiton Cooperative, using the Climate Change Vulnerability Index to assess the vulnerability to climate change of 64 species occurring in the region.

Categories: Data; Tags: LCC Network Science Catalog, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Data.gov, Report, completed

Advancing Landscape-Scale Conservation in the NPLCC Synthesis Report

This report provides an assessment of climate change-related challenges, needs, and opportunities to advance landscape-scale conservation, climate change adaptation, and sustainable resource management in the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC) region. The NPLCC funded this report to inform NPLCC members, specifically the Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (S-TEK) Subcommittee, as they assess priorities and develop their 2013-2016 Strategy for Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. The report identifies conservation delivery, applied science, and science and data provision opportunities the NPLCC could consider to support resource managers, conservation practitioners, and researchers...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service, Report; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, CA-2, Conservation Planning, LCC Network Science Catalog, Landscape Ecology, All tags... North Pacific LCC, North Pacific LCC, OR-1, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, State agencies, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Traditional Ecological knowledge, Tribes, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-6, WA-7, WA-9, climate change, completed, conservation, conservation priorites, product, Fewer tags

North Atlantic LCC Demonstration Project: Climate Adaptation in Appalachian Forests

The goal of the project was to help more efficiently achieve a resilient Appalachian forest landscape within the NALCC geography that is built upon a broadly shared vision for a sustainable, connected mosaic of forest habitats and waters that are home to thriving intact ecosystems and human communities. This project was intended to identify and showcase efforts that, in the light of advances in climate adaptation, best contribute to effective landscape conservation actions in the region.This NALCC demonstration project was to cover a broadly defined super-region within the NALCC geography – the Appalachian forests that extend from the hills west of the Appalachian Mountains, east to the Piedmont. As such, it was...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: FWS R5 SA Project, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, All tags... LCC Network Science Catalog, NALCC, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Project, Training/Outreach/Workshop, completed, environment, environment, Fewer tags

Climate change effects and adaptation approaches in marine and coastal ecosystems of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative region Final Report

This report provides a first-ever compilation of what is known—and not known—about climate change effects on marine and coastal ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service funded this report to help inform members of the newly established NPLCC as they assess priorities and begin operations. Production of this report was guided by University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group and information was drawn from more than 250 documents and more than 100 interviews. Information in this report focuses on the NPLCC region, which extends from Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska to Bodega Bay in northern California west of the Cascade...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., CA, All tags... CA-2, Climate Change, Climate adaptation, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Freshwater Ecosystems, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, Literature review, Marine Ecosystems, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR-1, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Pacific Northwest, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Regional & county planners, Report, Terrestrial Ecosystems, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-6, WA-7, WA-9, WA. OR, climate adaptation, climate change, coastal, completed, marine, product, Fewer tags

Climate change effects and adaptation approaches for terrestrial ecosystems, habitats, and species Report

This report provides a compilation of what is known – and not known – about climate change effects on terrestrial ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). Where a broader regional context is needed, we also present information from surrounding areas. The NPLCC funded this report to help inform members of the NPLCC as they assess priorities and continue operations.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., CA, All tags... CA-2, Climate Change, Climate adaptation, Climate change, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Freshwater Ecosystems, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, Literature review, Marine Ecosystems, NPLCC, OR-1, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Regional & county planners, Report, Report, Terrestrial Ecosystems, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-6, WA-7, WA-9, WA. OR, climate adaptation, completed, product, terrestrial, terrestrial ecosystems, Fewer tags

Assault on America: A decade of petroleum company disaster, pollution, and profit

How much does real GDP respond to unanticipated changes in the real price of oil? Commonly used censored VAR models suggest a substantial decline in real GDP in response to unexpected increases in the real price of oil, yet no response to unexpected declines. We show that these estimates are invalid. Based on a structural model that encompasses both symmetric and asymmetric models as special cases, correctly computed impulse responses are of roughly the same magnitude in either direction, consistent with formal tests for symmetric responses. We discuss implications for theoretical models and for policy responses to energy price shocks.

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: America, company, disaster, petroleum, pollution, All tags... profit, Fewer tags

Completing Northeast Regional Vulnerability Assessment Incorporating the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index

Numerous studies show that ongoing climate change will have major effects on the distribution and conservation status of much of our biodiversity. Resource managers urgently need a means to identify which species and habitats are most vulnerable to decline in order to direct resources where they will be most effective. To address this need, NatureServe and Heritage Program collaborators have developed a Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) to provide a rapid, scientifically defensible assessment of species’ vulnerability to climate change. The CCVI integrates information about exposure to altered climates and species-specific sensitivity factors known to be associated with vulnerability to climate change. This...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2010, 2011, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, Applications and Tools, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Conservation planning, Data Acquisition and Development, Data Acquisition and Development, Datasets/Database, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, Decision support, FWS R5 SA Project, Federal resource managers, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Map, Methodology/Protocol, Methodology/Protocol, NALCC, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Policy makers & regulators, Policy makers & regulators, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, Report, State agencies, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, environment, environment, onGoing, Fewer tags

Willamette Valley Climate Change Adaptation Workshop Summary Report

This report summarizes the results from a climate change adaptation workshop focused on the Willamette Valley, OR. The objective of the workshop was to collaborate with landscape managers to apply results from the Pacific Northwest climate change vulnerability assessment (PNWCCVA) to on-the-ground ecological management objectives. Specifically, we sought to address the following questions: 1) How can model results and datasets be applied to assist with management decisions? 2) How can model results and datasets be made more useful for informing species and landscape management? To this end, we presented information and data developed as part of the PNWCCVA to workshop participants and received feedback on model...

Categories: Data; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., Conservation Planning, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, All tags... LCC Network Science Catalog, Multiple priority topics, NPLCC, OR, OR-4, Oregon, Priority B. Changes in air temperature and precipitation on forests, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Willamette Basin, Willamette Valley, adaptation strategies, climate adaptation, climate change, climate change, completed, product, species sensitivities, vegetation changes, vulnerability assessment, Fewer tags

Climate change effects and adaptation approaches in freshwater aquatic and riparian ecoystems in the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative region Final Report

This report provides a first-ever compilation of what is known—and not known—about climate change effects on freshwater aquatic and riparian ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funded this report to help inform members of the newly established NPLCC as they assess priorities and begin operations. Production of this report was guided by University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group and information was drawn from more than 250 documents and more than 100 interviews. Information in this report focuses on the NPLCC region, which extends from Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska to Bodega Bay in northwestern California,...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., CA, All tags... CA-2, Climate Change, Climate adaptation, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Freshwater Ecosystems, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, Marine Ecosystems, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR-1, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Pacific Northwest, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Regional & county planners, Report, Terrestrial Ecosystems, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-6, WA-7, WA-9, WA. OR, climate adaptation, climate change, completed, freshwater, product, riparian, Fewer tags

Climate Adaptation Planning for British Columbia Provincial Parks: A Guidance Report

Climate impacts potentially affect all levels of park planning and management. Climate adaptation planning seeks to identify and proactively prepare for potential climate change impacts on management sectors. Taking a proactive approach can help reduce future risks, capitalize on new opportunities, and minimize losses due to climate change. Most importantly, integrating climate impacts into park planning and management will help park managers continue to meet their mission of protecting natural and cultural resources, providing recreation opportunities, and protecting the health and safety of park visitors.

Categories: Data; Types: Report; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., BC Provincial parks, British Columbia, Conservation Planning, All tags... Decision Support, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, Multiple priority topics, NPLCC, OR, OR-4, Priority B. Changes in air temperature and precipitation on forests, Rapid assessment, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Willamette Basin, adaptation strategies, climate adaptation planning, climate change, climate change, climate impacts, completed, product, species sensitivities, vegetation changes, Fewer tags

Enhancing Outreach and Facilitating Climate-Smart Implementation of Strategic Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Priorities in the NPLCC

This project built on previous National Wildlife Federation work and literature reviews for the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The project report provided an assessment of climate change related challenges, needs, and opportunities to advance landscape-scale conservation, climate change adaptation, and sustainable resource management in the NPLCC.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, Academics & scientific researchers, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, CA-2, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, North Pacific LCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, Project, Report, Report, State agencies, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Traditional Ecological knowledge, Tribes, Tribes, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, climate change, completed, conservation priorites, Fewer tags