Climate Change Scenario Planning for Montane and Subalpine Species
Project ID: P15AC01591
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: Oregon Institute of Technology
Fiscal Year: 2015
Initial Funding: $16,807
Total Funding: $16,807
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Disciplines: Biological
National Park: Pacific West Region I-M multi networks
Principal Investigator: Kellerman, Jherime
Agreement Technical Representative: Chung-MacCoubrey, Alice
Abstract: Current and projected climatic change is threatening montane and subalpine species in National Parks throughout the western U.S., including those within the Klamath, Upper Columbia Basin, and Sierra Nevada Networks. Scenario planning is needed to help protected-area decision-makers identify and prepare for potentially substantial changes to high-elevation ecosystems. The National Park Service and the Oregon Institute of Technology will collaborate to conduct climate change scenario planning for montane and subalpine species, focusing on whitebark pine (Pinus albicaula) and pika (Ochotona princeps). Phase 1 of this project will develop a framework for scenario planning across these networks by initiating the Orientation and Exploration stages of scenario planning. Expected Phase 1 products include: a foundation document for whitebark pine and pika scenario planning, a manuscript that summarizes major elements of the foundation document (suitable for publication in Park Science), and a public data resource portal that will serve as a centralized repository of material gathered during the project for the focal species.
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