Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Rare Plants in California
Posted on:
7/18/2022
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Updated on:
11/07/2023

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CAKE TeamPublished
Abstract
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Rare Plants in California is a Department of Fish and Wildlife project that began in 2011 to provide information or rare plant vulnerability to climate change. Project funding and oversight came from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and CA Landscape Conservation Cooperative (CA LCC).
The purpose of this project was to:
- Develop a climate change vulnerability assessment methodology
- As a pilot study, assess roughly 10% of California’s rare plant species
- Evaluate the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) of NatureServe as a tool for ranking rare plant species with regards to climate change vulnerability
- Use species distribution modeling to assess future range change under various climate change scenarios for rare plants
- Evaluate how vulnerability assessments can be used to set goals, determine management priorities, and inform decisions about appropriate adaptation strategies
Further Information:
- CCVI documents for species surveyed (downloadable Excel documents)
- Profiles of climate change sensitivities for species surveyed (downloadable Word documents)
Citation
Anacker, B., Leidholm, K., Gogol-Prokurat, M., Schoenig, S. (2012).Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Rare Plants in California. California Department of Fish and Game.
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