Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Salt marsh (Massachusetts)
Assessment full text
Though this habitat was identified as likely to increase, it is vulnerable to climate change due to the following factor:
- Vulnerable to sea-level rise
Ranking
Increase Likely
Confidence
High
Climate scenario
Low (doubling of CO2) - High (tripling of CO2)
Location
Massachusetts
Time period
2100
Assessment reference label
References
Assessment reference text
Manomet Center for Conservation Science (Manomet) and Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MA DFW). 2010. Climate change and Massachusetts fish and wildlife: Volume 2 habitat and species vulnerability. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Westborough, MA.
Assessment resource links
Habitats and Communities (Ecogroups)