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Climate change vulnerability assessment of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region / Janine R. Rice [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Rice, Janine M., author.
- Series:
- General technical report RMRS ; 376.
- General technical report RMRS ; 376
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Risk assessment--Rocky Mountains.
- Climatic changes.
- Climatic changes--Rocky Mountains--Forecasting.
- Wetland ecology--Rocky Mountains.
- Wetland ecology.
- Forest ecology--Rocky Mountains.
- Forest ecology.
- Rocky Mountains--Environmental conditions.
- Rocky Mountains.
- Climatic changes--Forecasting.
- Climatic changes--Risk assessment.
- Ecology.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- technical reports.
- Technical reports
- Technical reports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 216 pages) : color illustrations, maps (chiefly color).
- Place of Publication:
- Fort Collins, CO : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, June 2018.
- Summary:
- Vulnerability assessments are important tools to assist in climate adaptation planning. Six priority ecosystems were identified in the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region: alpine turf and dwarf-shrubland; aquatic, riparian, and wetland ecosystems in glaciated valleys; subalpine spruce-fir; low-gradient mountain stream reaches; ponderosa pine; and Great Plains streams and riparian areas. Vulnerability to nonclimate and climate stressors for these priority ecosystems is assessed. Criteria used to assess vulnerability include ecosystem traits related to the sensitivity and adaptive capacity of the ecosystem. We engaged scientists through an expert review to vet the vulnerability rankings and confidence in the assessment. Aquatic ecosystems were the most vulnerable priority ecosystem, and alpine ecosystems had higher vulnerability than lower elevation terrestrial ecosystems. The narrative for each priority ecosystem describes the nature of the vulnerability to climate change.
- Notes:
- "June 2018."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover page (USFS, viewed July 9, 2018).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Rice, Janine M. Climate change vulnerability assessment of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region
- OCLC:
- 1043555280
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