Threatened, Endangered, and At-Risk Species for Consideration into Climate Change Models in the Northeast
Abstract
This special report provides a selection process for choosing priority species using the specific focus of high-elevation, forested habitats in the North Atlantic to demonstrate the process. This process includes criteria for choosing invasive species to incorporate into models, given the predicted spread of invasive plant species because of climate change. Discussed in this report are the US Army Corps of Engineers Threatened and Endangered Species Team portal, the US Fish and Wildlife Services Information for Planning and Consultation Portal, the nonprofit organization Partners in Flights watch list, the US Geological Surveys Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation model, and Nature Serves interagency effort Landfire. The data linked this montane habitat with a species of conservation concern, Cartharus bicknelli and the endangered squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus as target species and with Elaeagnus umbellate, Robinia pseudoacacia, Rhamnus cathartica, and Acer planoides as invasive species. Incorporating these links into the climate change framework developed by Davis et al. (2018) will create predictive models for the impacts of climate change on TER-S, which will affect land management decisions in the region.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1148942
Entities
People
- Austin V. Davis
- Christina L. Saltus
- Eric R. Britzke
- Jacob F. Jung
- Michael P. Guilfoyle
- Richard A. Fischer
Organizations
- United States Army Corps of Engineers