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- Previous Climate Assessments on 700 Species — by Matthew Cimitile — last modified Mar 10, 2016 12:21 PM
- Find here Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments from previous research. Each excel file contains a subset of data from a compilation of climate change vulnerability scores for 700 species in the Appalachian LCC.
- Final Report: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments in the Appalachian LCC — by NatureServe — last modified Mar 10, 2016 12:04 PM
- The Appalachian LCC tasked NatureServe with a two-phase project that explores the understanding of climate change in the Appalachian landscape. The first phase focused on assembling a panel of experts to provide guidance on a) prioritizing species and habitats to assess for vulnerability to climate change; b) selecting approaches to conduct vulnerability assessments, and c) identifying appropriate climate data to use in the assessments. Guided by the recommendations of the Panel, Phase II analyzes the results of 700 existing species assessments, and conducts vulnerability analyses on 41 additional species and 3 habitats. We used the recommendations of the Expert Panel, as well as the existing compilation to guide our recommended list of additional species and habitats to be assessed in Phase II. Criteria included a focus on the Interior Low Plateau and on plants, neither of which were well represented in existing assessments, as well as species of high conservation significance, keystone or species otherwise important to the habitat, and those of high value as indicators of climate change. This report summarizes Phase II of this effort.
- Stream Classification Story Map — by Web Editor — last modified Mar 10, 2016 11:09 AM
- Literature Review of Freshwater Classification Frameworks — by The Nature Conservancy — last modified Mar 10, 2016 10:54 AM
- Identifying aquatic ecosystems requires a classification of stream and lake features into recognizable categories. Although a number of nationally recognized terrestrial community classifications exist, currently there is no national or international standard for classifying aquatic communities or ecosystems. Despite the lack of a national aquatic community classification, aquatic ecosystem classifications and frameworks have been developed at a variety of spatial scales to reflect the distribution of aquatic biological communities. This report reviews these freshwater classification frameworks, providing detailed analysis and application examples of taxonomic, environmental, and hydrologic classifications in use within the Appalachian region.
- Background Materials: Stream Impacts from Water Withdrawals in the Marcellus Shale Region — by Matthew Cimitile — last modified Mar 09, 2016 11:50 AM
- Previous Habitat Assessments within the Appalachian LCC — by Lesley Sneddon — last modified Feb 12, 2016 10:30 AM
- This spreadsheet provides the results of habitat assessments from five previous research projects. These include two projects in the Central Appalachian and Cumberland - Southern Appalachian portion of the LCC; habitat assessments completed in the North Carolina portion of the Cumberland - Southern Appalachian subregion; habitat assessments in the northeastern portion of the Central Appalachian subregion; and a draft assessment for a habitat in the Interior Low Plateau.
- Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry Mesic Oak Forest — by Lesley Sneddon — last modified Feb 12, 2016 10:25 AM
- This habitat of upland hardwood-dominated forests occurs in the Interior Low Plateau region of the southeastern United States along ridgetops and slopes of various aspects. The floristic expression of different stands included in this habitat varies considerably with aspect and soil type. Included here are a variety of associations ranging along a moisture gradient from submesic to drier ones. The submesic to dry-mesic expressions tend to be found on midslopes with northerly to easterly aspects, and the drier ones on southerly to westerly aspects and on broad ridges. Parent material can range from calcareous to acidic with very shallow, well- to excessively well-drained soils in the drier expressions and moderately well-drained soils in the submesic to dry-mesic ones. The canopy closure of this system ranges from closed to somewhat open in the drier examples. Historically, these examples may have been more open under conditions of more frequent fire.
- Central Interior Highlands Calcareous Glade and Barrens — by Lesley Sneddon — last modified Feb 12, 2016 10:25 AM
- This habitat is found primarily in the Interior Highlands of the Ozark, Ouachita, and Interior Low Plateau regions with scattered occurrences in northern Missouri. It occurs along moderate to steep slopes and steep valleys on primarily southerly to westerly facing slopes. Limestone and/or dolomite bedrock typify this system with shallow, moderately to well-drained soils interspersed with rocks. These soils often dry out during the summer and autumn, and then become saturated during the winter and spring. Fire is the primary natural dynamic, and prescribed fires help manage this system by restricting woody growth and maintaining the more open glade structure.
- Cave/Karst Resources Across the Appalachian LCC: A Visual Guide to Results PDF — by Web Editor — last modified Jan 27, 2016 07:59 PM
- This visual guide documents 18 months of work gathering and analyzing data on caves and karst resources in the Appalachian LCC. The maps and files provide a comprehensive overview of data available for examining relationships between environmental factors and biological diversity and distribution within karst areas in the region. This visual survey is intended to be a guide to what the researchers have accomplished, and a guide to what new questions and results would be interesting to end-users.
- New Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments for 41 Species — by Lesley Sneddon — last modified Jan 19, 2016 10:20 AM
- This spreadsheet functions as a tool to determine climate change vulnerability of species. Information is entered in the calculator, and results are stored in the results tab. Explanations of climate change measures and species-specific attributes that contribute to adaptive capacity are in subsequent tabs. The documentation tab provides justification for ratings of each individual factor, with a complete list of references also provided in a separate tab. Also available for download below is the county distribution for 41 of the species evaluated.
- A Stream Classification System for the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative — by Matthew Cimitile — last modified Jan 04, 2016 02:42 PM
- Unifying state-based stream classifications into a single consistent system, principal investigators at The Nature Conservancy developed a hierarchical classification system and map for stream and river systems for the Appalachian LCC that represents the region’s natural flowing-water aquatic habitats. This river classification information is needed to develop and implement instream flow standards and management recommendations so that environmental flows can become integral to all water management decisions from the onset.
- Review of Subterranean Faunal Studies of the Appalachians and Models of Subterranean Species Richness PDF — by Web Editor — last modified Jan 04, 2016 12:29 PM
- Historically, the cave fauna, and any biota for that matter, were largely studied from a taxonomic perspective. Papers focused on a lineage or a set of closely related lineages because of the strictures of taxonomic expertise, the difficulty in collating and summarizing information for a variety of taxonomic groups, and because, until relatively recently, there was no research agenda that emphasized patterns of species richness. With the advent of interest in species diversity per se in the late 1960’s and especially with the interest in biodiversity and biodiversity hotspots in the late 1980’s, the focus changed. Studies of cave fauna reflected the changing research agendas. In this bibliographic review, we examine five areas of interest:
- A Stream Classification for the Appalachian LCC PDF — by Web Editor — last modified Jan 04, 2016 12:11 PM
- A classification system and map was developed for stream and river systems in the Appalachian LCC region, encompassing parts of 17 states. The product is intended to complement state-based stream classifications by unifying them into a single consistent system that represents the region’s natural flowing-water aquatic habitats. The results can be used to understand ecological flow relationships and inform conservation planning for aquatic biodiversity in the region.
- Info on Conservation Planning Atlas — by mmallek — last modified Dec 24, 2015 11:32 AM
- Quick Start Guide to Core Networks On DataBasin — by mmallek — last modified Dec 24, 2015 11:31 AM
- This document is intended to guide you through accessing the Terrestrial and Aquatic Core Networks, two of the datasets that comprise the Connect the Connecticut gallery of science products on Data Basin.
- Species assessments by the Virginia Division of Natural Heritage — by Virginia Division of Natural Heritage — last modified Dec 18, 2015 12:02 PM
- This spreadsheet contains the full results of climate change vulnerability assessments conducted in 2010 in Virgiinia.
- Identifying Species in Pennsylvania Potentially Vulnerable to Climate Change — by M. Furedi — last modified Dec 18, 2015 12:01 PM
- This report provides the methods and results of 85 species vulnerability assessments in Pennsylvania.
- Additional information for terrestrial species of the Cumberland - Southern Appalachian subregion — by Lesley Sneddon — last modified Dec 18, 2015 11:54 AM
- This spreadsheet provides hyperlinks to additional information from NatureServe Explorer.
- Additional information on aquatic and subterranean (cave) species of the Cumberland - Southern Appalachian subregion — by Lesley Sneddon — last modified Dec 18, 2015 11:54 AM
- This spreadsheet provides hyperlinks to additional information from NatureServe Explorer.
- Full CCVI results supplement to Adapting Conservation to a Changing Climate: An Update to the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan — by Lesley Sneddon — last modified Dec 17, 2015 12:19 PM
- This pdf is a supplement to the report, Adapting Conservation to a Changing Climate: An Update to the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan. It contains the full results for species assessed for vulnerability to climate change using NatureServe's Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVI) tool.
