Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Wood Turtle (Northern Appalacians & Maritime Canada)
Assessment full text
Although this species was identified as not vulnerable to climate change, the following factors increase vulnerability:
- 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:
- Species may expand range in assessment area
Ranking
Presumed Stable
Confidence
High
Climate scenario
SRES A1B (Mid-range emissions scenario)
Location
Northern Appalacians & Maritime Canada
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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