Tools for Predicting Wildlife Species Distribution Response to Ecological Shifts
Abstract
This effort will develop a working model that can serve as a tool to predict range shifts of threatened, endangered and at-risk species (TER-S), as environmental conditions are altered by climate change (CC). This tool will assist the USACE with future planning and preparation for restoration projects that incorporate management for TER-S already present within the North Atlantic Division (NAD). Changes in climate have an impact on a wide variety of components within natural environments. Temperature and precipitation changes impact vegetation phenology that may disrupt ecosystems in a way that changes TER-S habitats. With the wide breadth of potential impacts from CC, earlier efforts have focused on developing tools for specific circumstances and/or impacts. However, as each of these factors change independently to impact other components, a more comprehensive methodology is needed to conduct a robust assessment of the impacts of CC across a variety of situations and locations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 16, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1077124
Entities
People
- Ashley Fuentes
- Austin Davis
- Eric Britzke
- Heather Theel
- Jacob F. Jung
- Richard A. Fischer