Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Rivers and streams (Maine)
Assessment full text
This habitat was identified as highly vulnerable to climate change due to the following factors:
- Changes in precipitation and runoff
- Habitat specificity of species
- Southern range distribution
- Drought and flooding
- Changes in snowmelt
- Increasing water temperature
Ranking
Highly Vulnerable
Confidence
Not Specified
Climate scenario
Not Specified
Location
Maine
Time period
Not Specified
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References
Assessment reference text
Whitman, A., A. Cutko, P. De Maynadier, 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.
Assessment resource links
Habitats and Communities (Ecogroups)