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Make up of LCCs across the Country by States

List of number of states within each LCC.
Make up of LCCs across the Country by States
List of number of states within each LCC.

Publication Date: 2014

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An Analysis of State Wildlife Action Plans in the Appalachian LCC

In this synthesis, we describe how the information contained in the individual State Wildlife Action Plans and conservation plans by other agencies can be linked together towards identifying opportunities to integrate state and local scale efforts into regional conservation framework for the AppLCC. Specifically, our aim was to quantify the objectivity and efforts across the 15 partner states. We are particularly interested in the commonalities of methodology and results across plans. Throughout the document, we integrate our previous efforts in this data needs assessment to figure out ways that state efforts can be upscaled to meet regional planning goals.
An Analysis of State Wildlife Action Plans in the Appalachian LCC
In this synthesis, we describe how the information contained in the individual State Wildlife Action Plans and conservation plans by other agencies can be linked together towards identifying opportunities to integrate state and local scale efforts into regional conservation framework for the AppLCC. Specifically, our aim was to quantify the objectivity and efforts across the 15 partner states. We are particularly interested in the commonalities of methodology and results across plans. Throughout the document, we integrate our previous efforts in this data needs assessment to figure out ways that state efforts can be upscaled to meet regional planning goals.

Publication Date: 2014

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List of Conservation Planning Tools, Functions, and Relevance to AppLCC Conservation Planning Goals

The number of conservation planning tools and approaches is a growing and dynamic field of research. Here, we present description and evaluation of 21 conservation planning tools. To reduce the complexity of the conservation planning tools we decided to take a functional-grouping approach. These six groups are: reserve planning, habitat connectivity, species distribution modeling and viability, planning process integration, threats and climate change. To do the review, we used our own knowledge of conservation planning software and approaches, surveyed the literature for references to published programs, and searched the internet for emerging programs. We have condensed this information into a table (Table 1) and used it as a springboard for further exploration and discussion.
List of Conservation Planning Tools, Functions, and Relevance to AppLCC Conservation Planning Goals
The number of conservation planning tools and approaches is a growing and dynamic field of research. Here, we present description and evaluation of 21 conservation planning tools. To reduce the complexity of the conservation planning tools we decided to take a functional-grouping approach. These six groups are: reserve planning, habitat connectivity, species distribution modeling and viability, planning process integration, threats and climate change. To do the review, we used our own knowledge of conservation planning software and approaches, surveyed the literature for references to published programs, and searched the internet for emerging programs. We have condensed this information into a table (Table 1) and used it as a springboard for further exploration and discussion.

Publication Date: 2014

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Appalachian LCC Data Needs Assessment Final Report

This project was undertaken to evaluate existing datasets for the Appalachian LCC region, package relevant datasets, review of some of the most commonly used conservation planning tools, provide interpretive text and graphics for datasets and tools, and identify data gaps that could improve conservation planning in the Appalachian LCC. Additionally, we reviewed and analyzed State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAP) from 15 states that intersect with the LCC, and corresponded with the SWAP coordinators to get their input on summaries and information on the upcoming 2015 revisions.
Appalachian LCC Data Needs Assessment Final Report
This project was undertaken to evaluate existing datasets for the Appalachian LCC region, package relevant datasets, review of some of the most commonly used conservation planning tools, provide interpretive text and graphics for datasets and tools, and identify data gaps that could improve conservation planning in the Appalachian LCC. Additionally, we reviewed and analyzed State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAP) from 15 states that intersect with the LCC, and corresponded with the SWAP coordinators to get their input on summaries and information on the upcoming 2015 revisions.

Publication Date: 2014

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Appalachain Landscape Conservation Cooperative GIS Datasets

The Appalachain Landscape Conservation Cooperative Datasets are located in a folder named “AppLCC_USGS_ConicEA_Projection” and each theme has its own folder. Most folders have a layer file for displaying the raster datasets, however if there is more than one raster in the folder, it may be necessary to point the layer to the desired raster each time it is loaded. Also there are a few layer files and one geodataset (NWI) that will only work in ArcGIS 10.x. The layer file with the same name as the raster dataset should work in both ArcGIS 9.x and 10.x. In each case we attempted to download the latest (Spring 2013) revision of the dataset that completely covered the Appalachain LCC.
Appalachain Landscape Conservation Cooperative GIS Datasets
The Appalachain Landscape Conservation Cooperative Datasets are located in a folder named “AppLCC_USGS_ConicEA_Projection” and each theme has its own folder. Most folders have a layer file for displaying the raster datasets, however if there is more than one raster in the folder, it may be necessary to point the layer to the desired raster each time it is loaded. Also there are a few layer files and one geodataset (NWI) that will only work in ArcGIS 10.x. The layer file with the same name as the raster dataset should work in both ArcGIS 9.x and 10.x. In each case we attempted to download the latest (Spring 2013) revision of the dataset that completely covered the Appalachain LCC.

Publication Date: 2014

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Interior Low Plateau Climate Change Vulnerability Species Assessments

These results are a compilation of climate change vulnerability assessments in the western portion of the LCC, covering the area from Western Kentucky, northeastern Alabama and western Tennessee west to southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.

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Interior Low Plateau subregion climate change vulnerability species assessments

These results are a compilation of climate change vulnerability assessments in the western portion of the LCC, covering the area from Western Kentucky, northeastern Alabama and western Tennessee west to southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. Results included are from Bruno et al. (Cumberland Piedmont Network of the National Park Service; and Walk et al. 2011 (illinois). It also includes the results from species assessed as part of the current study (Sneddon et al. 2015).
Interior Low Plateau subregion climate change vulnerability species assessments
Interior Low Plateau subregion
These results are a compilation of climate change vulnerability assessments in the western portion of the LCC, covering the area from Western Kentucky, northeastern Alabama and western Tennessee west to southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. Results included are from Bruno et al. (Cumberland Piedmont Network of the National Park Service; and Walk et al. 2011 (illinois). It also includes the results from species assessed as part of the current study (Sneddon et al. 2015).

Publication Date: 2015

Credits: Nicholas School of the Environment of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Illinois Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Peoria, IL NatureServe, Arlington, VA

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Source: Bruno, C., P. Hartger, L. Mendenhall, and E. Myron. 2012. Assessing the potential effects of climate change on species in the Cumberland Piedmont Network of the National Park Service. Masters Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Environmental Management degree in the Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University. Sneddon, L. and M. Schlesinger. 2015. Climate change vulnerability analysis of selected species of the Appalachian LCC Region. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. Walk, J., S. Hagen, and A. Lange. 2011. Adapting conservation to a changing climate: An update to the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan. 2011. Report to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.

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Species assessments by the Virginia Division of Natural Heritage

This spreadsheet contains the full results of climate change vulnerability assessments conducted in 2010 in Virgiinia.
This spreadsheet contains the full results of climate change vulnerability assessments conducted in 2010 in Virgiinia.

Publication Date: 2010

Credits: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, 2010

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Identifying Species in Pennsylvania Potentially Vulnerable to Climate Change

This report provides the methods and results of 85 species vulnerability assessments in Pennsylvania.
This report provides the methods and results of 85 species vulnerability assessments in Pennsylvania.

Publication Date: 2011

Credits: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh, PA

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Additional information for terrestrial species of the Cumberland - Southern Appalachian subregion

This spreadsheet provides hyperlinks to additional information from NatureServe Explorer.
This spreadsheet provides hyperlinks to additional information from NatureServe Explorer.

Publication Date: 2015

Credits: NatureServe, Arlington, VA

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Additional information on aquatic and subterranean (cave) species of the Cumberland - Southern Appalachian subregion

This spreadsheet provides hyperlinks to additional information from NatureServe Explorer.
This spreadsheet provides hyperlinks to additional information from NatureServe Explorer.

Publication Date: 2015

Credits: NatureServe 2015

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Source: NatureServe 2015

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Central Appalachian Climate Change Vulnerability Species Assessments

These results are a compilation of climate change vulnerability assessments in the northern-most portion of the LCC, covering the area from New York south to West Virginia and Virginia, west to Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.

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Central Appalachian subregion climate change vulnerability species assessments Excel Spreadsheet

These results are a compilation of climate change vulnerability assessments in the northern-most portion of the LCC, covering the area from New York south to West Virginia and Virginia, west to Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Results included are Byers and Norris 2011 (West Virginia); Furedi et al. 2011 (Pennsylvania), Ring et al. 2013 (New Jersey), Schlesinger et al. 2011 (New York); Virginia Division of Natural Heritage 2010 (Virginia). It also includes the results from species assessed as part of the current study (Sneddon et al. 2015).
These results are a compilation of climate change vulnerability assessments in the northern-most portion of the LCC, covering the area from New York south to West Virginia and Virginia, west to Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Results included are Byers and Norris 2011 (West Virginia); Furedi et al. 2011 (Pennsylvania), Ring et al. 2013 (New Jersey), Schlesinger et al. 2011 (New York); Virginia Division of Natural Heritage 2010 (Virginia). It also includes the results from species assessed as part of the current study (Sneddon et al. 2015).

Publication Date: 2015

Credits: West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Elkins, WV New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, NY New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Departement of Environmental Protection, Trenton,NJ Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh, PA NatureServe, Arlington, VA

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Source: Byers, E. and S. Norris. 2011. Climate change vulnerability assessment of species of concern in West Virginia. West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Elkins, WV. Furedi et al. 2011. Identifying specines in Pennsylvania potentially vulnerable to climate change. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh, PA. Ring, Richard M., Elizabeth A. Spencer, and Kathleen Strakosch Walz. 2013. Vulnerability of 70 Plant Species of Greatest Conservation Need to Climate Change in New Jersey. Schlesinger, M.D., J.D. Corser, K.A. Perkins, and E.L. White. 2011. Vulnerability of at-risk species to climate change in New York. New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, NY. Schlesinger, M.D., J.D. Corser, K.A. Perkins, and E.L. White. 2011. Vulnerability of at-risk species to climate change in New York. New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, NY. Sneddon, L., H. Galbraith, M. Schlesinger, and B. Young. 2015. Climate change vulnerability analysis of selected species of the Appalachian LCC Region. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. (in prep).

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Full CCVI results supplement to Adapting Conservation to a Changing Climate: An Update to the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan

This pdf is a supplement to the report, Adapting Conservation to a Changing Climate: An Update to the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan. It contains the full results for species assessed for vulnerability to climate change using NatureServe's Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVI) tool.
This pdf is a supplement to the report, Adapting Conservation to a Changing Climate: An Update to the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan. It contains the full results for species assessed for vulnerability to climate change using NatureServe's Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVI) tool.

Publication Date: 2011

Credits: Illinois Chapter of The Nature Conservancy

Source: Walk, J., S. Hagen, and A. Lange. 2011. Adapting Conservation to a Changing Climate: An Update to the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan. Report to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illinois Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Peoria, IL.

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Adapting conservation to a changing climate: an update to the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan

Full report of methods and results of climate change vulnerability assessments of 162 species in greatest conservation need.
Full report of methods and results of climate change vulnerability assessments of 162 species in greatest conservation need.

Publication Date: 2011

Credits: Report to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

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Assessing the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Species in the Cumberland Piedmont Network of the National Park Service

In this study, we evaluate the climate change vulnerability of a subset of key species found in the Cumberland Piedmont Network (CUPN) of the National Park Service (NPS), an ecologically important and diverse region. We developed a list of species of conservation concern (globally and sub-nationally) within each of the fourteen NPS units in the CUPN. Next, we employed NatureServe’s Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) in order to determine which of those species may be most vulnerable to climate change, based on each species’ 1) direct exposure to climate change, 2) indirect exposure to climate change, 3) sensitivity, and 4) documented/ modeled response to climate change. CCVI results showed a range of vulnerability scores among taxonomic groups, including high vulnerability for mollusks and low vulnerability for migrant songbirds. Furthermore, we found that species of conservation concern were not necessarily those most vulnerable to climate change.
Assessing the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Species in the Cumberland Piedmont Network of the National Park Service
In this study, we evaluate the climate change vulnerability of a subset of key species found in the Cumberland Piedmont Network (CUPN) of the National Park Service (NPS), an ecologically important and diverse region. We developed a list of species of conservation concern (globally and sub-nationally) within each of the fourteen NPS units in the CUPN. Next, we employed NatureServe’s Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) in order to determine which of those species may be most vulnerable to climate change, based on each species’ 1) direct exposure to climate change, 2) indirect exposure to climate change, 3) sensitivity, and 4) documented/ modeled response to climate change. CCVI results showed a range of vulnerability scores among taxonomic groups, including high vulnerability for mollusks and low vulnerability for migrant songbirds. Furthermore, we found that species of conservation concern were not necessarily those most vulnerable to climate change.

Publication Date: 2012

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South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Habitat

This habitat was assessed in both the Cumberland - Southern Appalachian subregion and the Interior Low Plateau subregion. Results are in the first two tabs of the spreadsheet. A description of the habitat, and a list of associated species, is included in the description tab. The remaining tabs describe the individual factors and their definitions. These results are in the review stage. Please send comments to lesley_sneddon@natureserve.org.
This habitat was assessed in both the Cumberland - Southern Appalachian subregion and the Interior Low Plateau subregion. Results are in the first two tabs of the spreadsheet. A description of the habitat, and a list of associated species, is included in the description tab. The remaining tabs describe the individual factors and their definitions. These results are in the review stage. Please send comments to lesley_sneddon@natureserve.org.

Publication Date: 2015

Credits: NatureServe, Boston, MA

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Video Update: Climate Change Vulnerability Research

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.

You can also watch this video on our Vimeo Channel.

Background Materials: Climate Change Vulnerability in the Appalachians

Background Materials: Climate Change Vulnerability in the Appalachians - Read More…

Instructions – Central Appalachian Spreadsheet

This spreadsheet is a subset of a larger data set that contains a compilation of climate change vulnerability scores for over 700 species in the Appalachian LCC.
This spreadsheet is a subset of a larger data set that contains a compilation of climate change vulnerability scores for over 700 species in the Appalachian LCC.

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