Main Title |
A framework for categorizing the relative vulnerability of threatened and endangered species to climate change / |
Author |
Galbraith, Hector. ;
H. Galbraith ;
J. Price
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC.; Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Dummerston, VT.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. National Center for Environmental Assessment. |
Publisher |
Global Change Research Program, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Envrionmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
2009 |
Report Number |
EPA 600-R-09-011 |
Stock Number |
PB2010-102951 |
OCLC Number |
651626597 |
Subjects |
Endangered species ;
Climatic changes
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Additional Subjects |
Climate changes ;
Wildlife management ;
Endangered species ;
Animals ;
Protection ;
Trends ;
Regions ;
Climate ;
Arid land ;
Spatial distribution ;
Humidity
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-R-09-011 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
05/19/2021 |
NTIS |
PB2010-102951 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
viii, 113 pages : illustrations |
Abstract |
This report describes an evaluative framework that may be used to categorize the relative vulnerability of species to climate change. Four modules compose this framework: Module 1 categorizes baseline vulnerability to extinction or major population reduction by scoring those elements of the species life history, demographics, and conservation status that influence the likelihood of its survival or extinction (excluding climatic changes); Module 2 scores the likely vulnerability of a species to future climate change, including the species potential physiological, behavioral, demographic, and ecological response to climate change; Module 3 combines the results of Modules 1 and 2 into a matrix to produce an overall score of the species vulnerability to climate change, which maps to an adjectival category, such as critically vulnerable, highly vulnerable, less vulnerable, and least vulnerable; Module 4 is a qualitative determination of uncertainty of overall vulnerability (high, medium, and low) based on evaluations of uncertainty done in each of the first 3 modules. To illustrate the use of this framework, it was applied to five U.S. threatened and endangered species and one species that has since been delisted. Based on the authors evaluation, four of those species were categorized as critically vulnerable: the golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), the salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris), the Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis), and the Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhyncus clarki henshawi). The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) was characterized as highly vulnerable and the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) -- now delisted, except for the southwest population -- was categorized as less vulnerable. Certainty scores in Module 4 ranged between medium and high and reflect the amount and quality of information available. |
Notes |
Format not distributed to depository libraries. "February 2009." Includes bibliographical references. "EPA/600/R-09/011." |
Place Published |
Washington, DC |
Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Dummerston, VT. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. National Center for Environmental Assessment. |
Availability Notes |
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Corporate Au Added Ent |
Global Change Research Program (National Center for Environmental Assessment (Washington, D.C.)) |
PUB Date Free Form |
2009 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20210505051755 |
Language |
eng |
SUDOCS Number |
EP 11.2:F 84/4 |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
MERGE |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01817cam 2200409Ia 45010 |