Scanning the Conservation Horizon: A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

This report from the National Wildlife Federation is designed to assist fish and wildlife managers and other conservation and resource professionals to better plan, execute, and interpret vulnerability assessments in support of wildlife conservation and ecosystem-based adaptation.  Key steps for assessing ecosystems, habitats and species vulnerability to climate change are described. This guidance material details various approaches for assessing sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity, at each of these biological levels. This report also provides an overview of and guidance for the use of climate and ecological response models relevant to conducting fish and wildlife vulnerability assessments. 

Publication Date: 2011

Author or Affiliated User:

• Patty Glick

Related Organizations:

• National Wildlife Federation

Sectors:

• Biodiversity and ecosystems
• Fish and fisheries
• Wildlife

Resource Category:

• Assessments

Resource Types:

• Assessment guide

Impacts:

• Air temperature
• Drought
• Extreme storms and hurricanes
• Heat waves
• Invasive species and pests
• Ocean acidification
• Permafrost melt
• Precipitation changes
• Sea-level rise
• Water temperatures
• Wildfires

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