Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Brook Trout (Maine)
Assessment full text
This species was identified as moderately vulnerable to climate change because of the following factors:
- Requires specialized habitat
- Habitat is likely to experience significant declines (by at least two-thirds)
- Species distribution is highly fragmented because of habitat loss or populations that are very spread out across the landscape
- Temperature increases may prevent species from surviving in some life stages
- Growth or reproduction may be harmed by additional stress from high temperatures
- Unable to disperse long distances or move across the landscape as conditions change
- Natural and anthropogenic barriers prevent dispersal or shifts in species' range
Ranking
Moderately Vulnerable
Confidence
Moderate
Climate scenario
Not specified
Location
Maine
Time period
Not specified
Assessment reference text
Whitman, A., A. Cutko, P. DeMaynadier, S. Walker, B. Vickery, S. Stockwell, and R. Houston. 2013. Climate change and biodiversity in Maine: vulnerability of habitats and priority species. Report SEI-2013-03. Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (in collaboration with Maine Beginning with Habitat Climate Change Working Group), Brunswick, ME. Available from: https://www.manomet.org/sites/default/fil…
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