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050 00 $aQC903.2.U6$bR48 2013
086 0 $aA 13.88:RMRS-GTR-309
245 00 $aReview and recommendations for climate change vulnerability assessment approaches with examples from the Southwest /$cMegan M. Friggens, Karen E. Bagne, Deborah M. Finch, Donald Falk, Jack Triepke, Ann Lynch.
260 $aFort Collins, CO :$bUnited States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,$c[2013]
300 $avii, 106 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c28 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aGeneral technical report RMRS ;$vGTR-309
520 3 $aClimate change creates new challenges for resource managers and decision-makers with broad and often complex effects that make it difficult to accurately predict and design management actions to minimize undesirable impacts. We review pertinent information regarding methods and approaches used to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments to reveal assumptions and appropriate application of results. Secondly, we provide managers with an updated summary of knowledge regarding vulnerability of species and habitats to climate change in the American Southwest. Overall, vulnerability assessments provided valuable information on climate change effects and possible management actions but were far from a comprehensive picture for the future of the Southwest. Scales, targets, and assessment approaches varied widely and focused on only a subset of resources. We recommend land managers critically examine methods when using assessment results; select scale, methods, and targets carefully when planning new assessments; and communicate assessment needs to researchers of climate change response.
500 $a"September, 2013."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
650 0 $aClimatic changes$zSouthwest, New.
650 0 $aClimatic changes$xRisk assessment$zSouthwest, New.
650 0 $aBioclimatology$zSouthwest, New.
650 0 $aNatural resources$zSouthwest, New$xManagement.
700 1 $aFriggens, Megan M.
700 1 $aBagne, Karen E.
700 1 $aFinch, Deborah M.
700 1 $aFalk, Donald.
700 1 $aTriepke, Jack.
700 1 $aLynch, Ann.
710 2 $aRocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)
856 40 $uhttp://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr309.pdf