Climate change vulnerability assessment for the north-central California coast and ocean / Hutto, S.V. [and four others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Hutto, S. V., author.

Contributor:

United States. National Ocean Service. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, issuing body.

Series:

Marine sanctuaries conservation series ; ONMS-15-02.

Marine sanctuaries conservation series ; ONMS-15-02

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine parks and reserves--Climatic factors--California--Pacific Coast.

Marine parks and reserves.

Climatic changes--California--Pacific Coast.

Climatic changes.

Environmental impact analysis--California--Pacific Coast.

Environmental impact analysis.

California--Pacific Coast.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 475 pages) : color illustrations, color map.

Place of Publication:

Silver Spring, Maryland : U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, [2015]

Summary:

This vulnerability assessment is a science-based effort to identify how and why focal resources (habitats, species, and ecosystem services) across the North-central California coast and ocean region are likely to be affected by future climate conditions. The goal of this assessment is to provide expert-driven, scientifically sound assessments to enable marine resource managers to respond to, plan, and manage for the impacts of climate change to habitats, species, and ecosystem services within the region. This information can help prioritize management actions, and can help managers understand why a given resource may or may not be vulnerable to a changing climate, enabling a more appropriate and effective management response. Climate change vulnerability of 44 focal resources, including eight habitats, populations of 31 species, and five ecosystem services was assessed by considering exposure and sensitivity to climate changes and non-climate stressors and adaptive capacity. The 44 focal resources were identified and assessed by representatives from federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions. Coastal habitats in the study region, including beaches and dunes, estuaries, and the rocky intertidal, along with associated species and ecosystem services, were identified through this assessment as being most vulnerable, and will likely be prioritized for future management action.

Notes:

"May 2015."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (National Marine Sanctuaries website, viewed April 17, 2017).

OCLC:

982696834