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Ecology and Vulnerability Rivers and streams: Rivers
Ecology and Vulnerability
Rivers and streams: Rivers
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There is no clear distinction between rivers and streams. In general, rivers are larger watercourses that are often too large or deep to wade across. Rivers are often major migration pathways for... Read More
There is no clear distinction between rivers and streams. In general, rivers are larger watercourses that are often too large or deep to wade across. Rivers are often major migration pathways for migratory fish such as Atlantic salmon, American eel, lampreys, shad, and other species of river herring. They are also ecosystems that are vulnerable to ecological changes due to flooding and scour if there are more frequent and severe storms in our future due to climate change.
Though these habitats were identified as having a likely increase/slightly vulnerable, they are effected by climate change due to the following factors:
- Southern habitat ... Read More
Though these habitats were identified as having a likely increase/slightly vulnerable, they are effected by climate change due to the following factors:
- Southern habitat
- Vulnerable to invasives
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.
This habitat was identified as moderately vulnerable to climate change due to the following factors:
- Logging and wood harvesting
- Storms and flooding
- ... Read More
This habitat was identified as moderately vulnerable to climate change due to the following factors:
- Logging and wood harvesting
- Storms and flooding
- Temperature extremes
- Dams and water management/use
- Agricultural and forestry effluents
- Air-borne pollutants (acid rain)
- Domestic and urban waste water (run-off)
- Roads and railroads
New Hampshire Fish & Game Department. 2013. Ecosystems and wildlife climate change adaptation plan. Concord, NH. Available from: http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/documents/wap/chapter4-wildlife...
This habitat was identified as moderately vulnerable to climate change due to the following factors:
- Storms and flooding
- Dams and water management/use
- ... Read More
This habitat was identified as moderately vulnerable to climate change due to the following factors:
- Storms and flooding
- Dams and water management/use
- Agricultural and forestry effluents
- Domestic and urban waste water (run-off)
- Roads and railroads
New Hampshire Fish & Game Department. 2013. Ecosystems and wildlife climate change adaptation plan. Concord, NH. Available from: http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/documents/wap/chapter4-wildlife...
This habitat was identified as highly vulnerable to climate change due to the following factors:
- Changes in precipitation and runoff
- Habitat specificity of species... Read More
This habitat was identified as highly vulnerable to climate change due to the following factors:
- Changes in precipitation and runoff
- Habitat specificity of species
- Southern range distribution
- Drought and flooding
- Changes in snowmelt
- Increasing water temperature
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.
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