Vulnerability of birds to climate change in California's Sierra Nevada
In a rapidly changing climate, effective bird conservation requires not only reliable information about the current vulnerability of species of conservation concern, but also credible projections of their future vulnerability. Such projections may enable managers to preempt or reduce emerging climat...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d80a24e85f464052a7f743b56c889bcc 2023-05-15T13:00:49+02:00 Vulnerability of birds to climate change in California's Sierra Nevada Rodney B. Siegel Peter Pyle James H. Thorne Andrew J. Holguin Christine A. Howell Sarah Stock Morgan W. Tingley 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00658-090107 https://doaj.org/article/d80a24e85f464052a7f743b56c889bcc EN eng Resilience Alliance http://www.ace-eco.org/vol9/iss1/art7/ https://doaj.org/toc/1712-6568 1712-6568 doi:10.5751/ACE-00658-090107 https://doaj.org/article/d80a24e85f464052a7f743b56c889bcc Avian Conservation and Ecology, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 7 (2014) birds climate change vulnerability Sierra Nevada Plant culture SB1-1110 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Plant ecology QK900-989 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00658-090107 2022-12-31T07:52:20Z In a rapidly changing climate, effective bird conservation requires not only reliable information about the current vulnerability of species of conservation concern, but also credible projections of their future vulnerability. Such projections may enable managers to preempt or reduce emerging climate-related threats through appropriate habitat management. We used NatureServe's Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) to predict vulnerability to climate change of 168 bird species that breed in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, USA. The CCVI assesses species-specific exposure and sensitivity to climate change within a defined geographic area, through the integration of (a) species' range maps, (b) information about species' natural history traits and ecological relationships, (c) historic and current climate data, and (d) spatially explicit climate change projections. We conducted the assessment under two different downscaled climate models with divergent projections about future precipitation through the middle of the 21st century. Assessments differed relatively little under the two climate models. Of five CCVI vulnerability ranking categories, only one species, White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura), received the most vulnerable rank, Extremely Vulnerable. No species received the second-highest vulnerability ranking, Highly Vulnerable. Sixteen species scored as Moderately Vulnerable using one or both climate models: Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus), Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius), Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa), Black Swift (Cypseloides niger), Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus), American Pipit (Anthus rubescens), Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis), Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), and Evening Grosbeak ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Accipiter gentilis Falco peregrinus Northern Goshawk peregrine falcon Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Strix nebulosa osprey Pandion haliaetus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Finch ENVELOPE(167.383,167.383,-72.567,-72.567) Avian Conservation and Ecology 9 1 |
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In a rapidly changing climate, effective bird conservation requires not only reliable information about the current vulnerability of species of conservation concern, but also credible projections of their future vulnerability. Such projections may enable managers to preempt or reduce emerging climate-related threats through appropriate habitat management. We used NatureServe's Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) to predict vulnerability to climate change of 168 bird species that breed in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, USA. The CCVI assesses species-specific exposure and sensitivity to climate change within a defined geographic area, through the integration of (a) species' range maps, (b) information about species' natural history traits and ecological relationships, (c) historic and current climate data, and (d) spatially explicit climate change projections. We conducted the assessment under two different downscaled climate models with divergent projections about future precipitation through the middle of the 21st century. Assessments differed relatively little under the two climate models. Of five CCVI vulnerability ranking categories, only one species, White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura), received the most vulnerable rank, Extremely Vulnerable. No species received the second-highest vulnerability ranking, Highly Vulnerable. Sixteen species scored as Moderately Vulnerable using one or both climate models: Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus), Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius), Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa), Black Swift (Cypseloides niger), Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus), American Pipit (Anthus rubescens), Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis), Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), and Evening Grosbeak ... |
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Rodney B. Siegel Peter Pyle James H. Thorne Andrew J. Holguin Christine A. Howell Sarah Stock Morgan W. Tingley |
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Rodney B. Siegel Peter Pyle James H. Thorne Andrew J. Holguin Christine A. Howell Sarah Stock Morgan W. Tingley |
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Vulnerability of birds to climate change in California's Sierra Nevada |
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Vulnerability of birds to climate change in California's Sierra Nevada |
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Vulnerability of birds to climate change in California's Sierra Nevada |
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Vulnerability of birds to climate change in California's Sierra Nevada |
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Vulnerability of birds to climate change in California's Sierra Nevada |
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vulnerability of birds to climate change in california's sierra nevada |
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https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00658-090107 https://doaj.org/article/d80a24e85f464052a7f743b56c889bcc |
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Accipiter gentilis Falco peregrinus Northern Goshawk peregrine falcon Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Strix nebulosa osprey Pandion haliaetus |
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Accipiter gentilis Falco peregrinus Northern Goshawk peregrine falcon Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Strix nebulosa osprey Pandion haliaetus |
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