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County Distribution of Assessed Species
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County distribution for the climate change vulnerability of 41 newly assessed species is available for download. The entire package is available at the link provided.
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Phase II: Vulnerability Assessments
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Video Update: Climate Change Vulnerability Research
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This presentation from Lesley Sneddon of NatureServe provides an update to the Steering Committee on this Appalachian LCC funded research project. Research is compiling climate change vulnerability assessments and other relevant information on vulnerable species and habitats, discerning the various methodologies and criteria used in these assessments, and using a team of expert peer reviewers to recommend the most efficient, effective, and appropriate methods for adoption by the Appalachian LCC for conservation and adaptation planning. The recommended method will then be deployed, resulting in vulnerability assessments for a suite of key species/habitats selected in consultation with partners of the Appalachian LCC.
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Video Update: Aquatic Ecological Flows Research
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This presentation from Dr. Todd Walter of Cornell University provides an update to the Steering Committee on this Appalachian LCC funded research project. The Aquatic Ecological Flows project is providing a report assessing availability of hydrologic and ecological flow model(s) suitable for the region, an assessment of available ecological data to inform the ecological flow model(s), the application of the model(s) to anticipate how changes in stream flow will affect environmental conditions, and a report that forecasts changes in hydrology and associated biological responses to critical watersheds from different water resource development scenarios.
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Stream Impacts from Water Withdrawals in the Marcellus Shale Region
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Marcellus Shale Region
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Image of gauges in the region.
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Stream Impacts from Water Withdrawals in the Marcellus Shale Region
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Background Materials: Stream Impacts from Water Withdrawals in the Marcellus Shale Region
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Stream Impacts from Water Withdrawals in the Marcellus Shale Region
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Fact Sheet: Stream Impacts
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Assessing current and future water withdrawal scenarios to inform decisions for achieving sustainable water ows that meet human demands and sustain healthy ecosystems.
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Conservation Planning and Design: NatureScape
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The Appalachian NatureScape Design incorporates and models newly developed data and information from all Appalachian LCC funded research projects as well as key existing datasets from partners to produce a series of maps that integrate aquatic connectivity with terrestrial significant habitats to guide conservation planning and decision making.
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Conservation Planning and Design Report
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Conservation planning is concerned with spatially identifying and prioritizing lands and waters important for functioning ecosystems and biodiversity. It is a science utilizing geographic information systems and large datasets to generate scenario-based maps of conservation potential. These scenarios can balance social, economic, and regulatory constraints with processes that occur over time and space. The planning process itself, as well as final products, helps practitioners prioritize where and when to take conservation action.
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Interactive Conservation Planning for the Appalachian LCC: Appalachian NatureScape
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Data Needs Assessment Foundational Research
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The Data Needs Assessment research project was undertaken to review a variety of resources on conservation planning - such as datasets and tools - and provide packages of products, data, and identified gaps to improve conservation planning in the Appalachian LCC. A suite of core conservation planning products and data from principal investigators at Clemson University are found below. These products and information generated from this foundational assessment were incorporated into the Interactive Conservation Planning and Design effort and in the drafting of the regional conservation plan for the Cooperative.
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Interactive Conservation Planning for the Appalachian LCC: Appalachian NatureScape
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The Appalachian NatureScape study identified five highly essential conservation design elements; regional cores, local cores, regional connectors, local connectors, and other important areas.
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