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Ecology and Vulnerability
Freshwater wetlands: Forested wetlands
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Stressors
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Alluvial shrub swamp
Ranking
Moderately Vulnerable
Confidence
Medium
Climate scenario
Not Specified
Location
Vermont
Time period
2050
References
TetraTech, Inc. 2013. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources climate change adaptation framework. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Montpelier, VT.
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Forested swamps (Connecticut)
Ranking
Highly Vulnerable
Confidence
Not Specified
Climate scenario
SRES A1, A1B, A2 (Lower, Mid-range, and High emissions scenario)
Location
Connecticut
Time period
2050
References
Adaptation Subcommittee to the Governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change (ASGSCCC). 2010. The impacts of climate change on Connecticut agriculture, infrastructure, natural resources and public health. Available at: http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/climatech…
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Forested wetlands (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: Hardwood swamp (Massachusetts)
Ranking
Moderately Vulnerable
Confidence
Medium
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.
Profile: Forested wetlands ▾▸
Forested wetlands, otherwise known as forested swamps, are freshwater wetlands dominated by trees. Throughout much of Massachusetts, forested wetlands are dominated by red maple and eastern hemlock...
Forested wetlands, otherwise known as forested swamps, are freshwater wetlands dominated by trees. Throughout much of Massachusetts, forested wetlands are dominated by red maple and eastern hemlock, but also support a range of other species such as white and green ash, pin and swamp white oak, yellow birch, and black gum. Large river floodplains often support floodplain forests that are characterized by eastern cottonwood and silver maple. Atlantic white cedar swamps are a relatively rare forested wetland type that is most common along the coast, but also occurs in the Connecticut River valley.