Main Title |
Vulnerability Assessments in Support of the Climate Ready Estuaries Program: A Novel Appraoch Using Expert Judgment. Volume I. Results for the Massachusetts Bays Program. |
CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. National Center for Environmental Assessment. |
Year Published |
2012 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/R-11/058FA |
Stock Number |
PB2012-108191 |
Additional Subjects |
Environmental impact ;
Assessments ;
Climate ;
Estuarines ;
Vulnerabilities ;
Management planning and control ;
Ecosystems ;
Marshes ;
Marine resources ;
Massachusetts Bay Program
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PB2012-108191 |
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07/26/2022 |
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155p |
Abstract |
The purpose of this project was twofold: to conduct a vulnerability assessment using a novel, expert judgment approach based on expert elicitation methods, and to analyze the implications for adaptation planning. This was not a comprehensive vulnerability assessment for the whole estuary but rather a proof of concept for a new type of assessment exercise, using two key ecosystem processes of salt marsh and mudflat ecosystems as demonstration studies. This was accomplished through a series of steps to: (1) identify key management goals and ecosystem processes essential to meeting those goals; (2) create conceptual models of selected ecosystem processes; (3) assess ecosystem process sensitivities to climate change; (4) consider resulting vulnerabilities with respect to management goals; and (5) explore implications for adaptation planning. Steps 1-2 were used to define the scope of the assessment, while steps 3-5 comprise the vulnerability assessment itself. |
Supplementary Notes |
See also PB2012-108157. |
Availability Notes |
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PUB Date Free Form |
Jan 2012 |
Category Codes |
68; 55C; 47D; 57H |
NTIS Prices |
PC A09 |
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NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
120500620 |
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NTIS |
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CAT |