Ecology and Vulnerability
Forest: Spruce- Fir

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Montane spruce-fir (Vermont)

Ranking
Highly Vulnerable
Confidence
High
Climate scenario
Not Specified
Location
Southern Vermont
Time period
Not Specified

References

TetraTech, Inc. 2013. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources climate change adaptation framework. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Montpelier, VT.

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Upland spruce-fir (Maine)

Ranking
Moderately Vulnerable
Confidence
Not Specified
Climate scenario
Not Specified
Location
Maine
Time period
Not Specified

References

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.

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Spruce-Fir forest (Massachusetts)

Ranking
Extremely Vulnerable
Confidence
High
Climate scenario
Low (doubling of CO2) - High (tripling of CO2)
Location
Massachusetts
Time period
2100

References

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.

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Spruce-fir

Ranking
High vulnerability
Confidence
Not Specified
Climate scenario
SRES B1 (Lower emissions scenario) and A1FI (Higher emissions scenario)
Location
New England
Time period
2015 - 2100

References

Janowiak, M., et al. In preparation. New England Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis: A Report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station.