Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Brook Trout (North Atlantic Coast)
Assessment full text
This species was identified as moderately vulnerable to climate change because of the following factors:
- Anthropogenic (human-made) and natural barriers prevent dispersal or shifts in species' range
- Sensitive to changes in temperature
- Sensitive to changes in precipitation
- Has already experienced slight variations in annual precipitation (over the last 50 years)
- Slightly impacted by changes due to human response to climate change
The factors below decrease this species' vulnerability to climate change:
- Ability to move across the landscape and/or disperse relatively long distances
Ranking
Moderately Vulnerable
Confidence
Moderate
Climate scenario
SRES A1B (Mid-range emissions scenario)
Location
North Atlantic Coast
Time period
2050
Assessment reference text
Sneddon, L. A., and G. Hammerson. 2014. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments of Selected Species in the North Atlantic LCC Region. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. Available from: http://northatlanticlcc.org/projects/comp…
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