Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Wood Turtle (Pennsylvania)
Assessment full text
Although this species was identified as not vulnerable to climate change, the following factors increase vulnerability:
- Anthropogenic barriers prevent dispersal or shifts in species' range
The factors below decrease this species' vulnerability to climate change:
- Ability to move across the landscape and/or disperse relatively long distances
- Not restricted by the need for specialized habitat
- Does not require a specialized diet (eats a wide variety of foods)
Ranking
Presumed stable
Confidence
Moderate
Climate scenario
SRES A1B (Mid-range emissions scenario)
Location
Pennsylvania
Time period
2050
Assessment reference text
Furedi, M., B. Leppo, M. Kowalski, T. Davis, and B. Eichelberger. 2011. Identifying species in Pennsylvania potentially vulnerable to climate change. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh, PA. Available from: http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/ccvi/ccvi_final_report.pdf
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