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Title: CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NORTHEAST


1
THE MASSACHUSETTS EXPERIENCE ADAPTATION LA
EXPERIENCIA DE MASSACHUSETTS EVALUACIÓN DE
ADAPTACIÓN
Dr. Hector Galbraith, Manomet Center for
Conservation Sciences
2
MASSACHUSETTS ADAPTATION PROJECTPROYECTO DE
ADAPTACIONES DE MASSACHUSETTS
  • Logistics/Logistica
  • Funding source/Fuente de financiamiento Doris
    Duke grant administered by Wildlife Conservation
    Society
  • Timeline/Duración 18 month project begun in
    April/May 2008. Concludes this October /18 meses,
    proyecto inició en Abril/Mayo 2008, termina este
    mes
  • Collaborative/Colaboradores Manomet, DFW, TNC

3
PROGESS SO FAR VULNERABILITY EVALUATIONPROGRESO
HASTA HOY EVALUACIÓN DE LA VULNERABILIDAD
  • Objective to evaluate the comparative
    vulnerabilities of fish and wildlife habitats
  • Objetivo de evaluar comparativamente la
    vulnerabilidad de peces y hábitats silvestres
  • Expert panel approach
  • Acercamiento con panel de expertos

4
WHY EXPERT PANEL APPROACH?PORQUÉ EL ACERCAMIENTO
CON UN PANEL DE EXPERTOS
  • We are projecting into the future
  • Estamos proyectando al futuro
  • Reservoir of detailed knowledge and expertise
  • Reserva detallada de conocimiento y experiencia
  • Ecology/Ecología
  • current extents and change/Extensión actual y
    cambios
  • threats /Amenazas
  • Ownership /Propiedad
  • Alternatives (quantitative modeling) could take
    many years and results still be
    debatable/Alternativas (modelaje cuantitativo)
    puede tomar muchos años y los resultados podrías
    debatibles

5
HABITATS BEING EVALUATEDHÁBITATS QUE YA HAN SIDO
EVALUADOS
Table 4. Habitat types evaluated./TIPOS DE HABITATS EVALUADOS Table 4. Habitat types evaluated./TIPOS DE HABITATS EVALUADOS
Forested habitats Freshwater wetland habitats
Spruce-fir forest C Emergent marsh C
Northern hardwood forest C Shrub swamp C
Southern/central hardwood forest C Spruce-fir boreal swamp C
Pitch pine-scrub oak forest C Atlantic white cedar swamp C
Freshwater aquatic habitats Riparian forest P
Cold water Rivers and Streams C Hardwood swamp C
Large cold water lakes C Vernal pools C
Smaller cold water lakes and ponds C Coastal habitats
Cold water kettle ponds C Intertidal mud/sandflats P
Warm water ponds, lakes and rivers C Saltmarsh P
Connecticut and Merrimack mainstems C Dune habitats P
6
Vulnerability scoresPUNTUACIÓN PARA LA
VULNERABILIDAD
  • Habitat likely to be eliminated entirely 7
  • Hábitas que probablemente se perderán
    completamente
  • Majority of habitat likely to be eliminated 6
  • La mayoría del hábitat posiblemente se elimine
  • Extent will be reduced but by lt50 5
  • Se reducirá su extensión pero en lt50
  • Extent may not change appreciably 4
  • Su extensión podría no cambiar considerablemente
  • Habitat may become established 3
  • Hábitat podría estar establecido
  • Habitat may expand moderately (lt50) 2
  • Hábitat podría expandirse moderadamente (lt50)
  • Habitat extent may expand greatly 1
  • Hábitat podría extenderse ampliamente

7
CONFIDENCE?CONFIANZA?
  • Three confidence scores (modified from
    IPCC)/TRES RESULTADOS DE CONFIABILIDAD
    (modificados de IPCC)
  • High/alto gt70
  • Medium/medio 30-70
  • Low/bajo lt30

8
VULNERABILITY RANKINGSRANGOS DE VULNERABILIDAD
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VULNERABILITY FACTORSFACTORES DE VULNERABILIDAD
Habitat Cold-adapted High elevation Northern habitat Southern habitat Low elevation Fire- vulnerable Pest outbreaks
Spruce-fir XX XX XX     XX XX
Boreal swamp XX XX XX     XX X
Coldwater lakes X X X      
Northern hardwood X X X     X
Coldwater rivers X X        
Pitch pine scrub-oak       XX X Dependent 
Atlantic white cedar       XX XX Dependent 
Central/southern hardwoods       XX XX Tolerant 
Warm water aquatic       XX XX  
10
CONFIDENCE SCORESCONFIABILIDAD DE PUNTAJES
Vulnerability Score Vulnerability Score Vulnerability Score Vulnerability Score Vulnerability Score
4 5 6 7
High Northern hardwoods Spruce-fir forest Boreal swamp Cold water rivers and streams Cold water lakes and ponds
Medium Atlantic white cedar Shrub swamp Hardwood swamp Large cold water rivers and lakes Merrimack and Connecticut mainstems
Low Pitch pine-scrub oak Vernal pools
11
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT GUIDANCEGUÍA DE
EVAUACIÓN DE VULNERABILIDAD
  • Two guidance documents coming out soon
  • Dos documentos saldrán pronto
  • AFWA Guidance just released /acaba de salir
  • Vulnerability Assessment Technical Working Group
    Guidance due winter 2009/para el invierno del
    2009

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Gracias
  • hgalbraith_at_manomet.org
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