Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Climate Refugia and Resilience Atlas: Identifying Priority Areas for Conserving Species of Concern in a Changing Climate
Project ID: G19AC00079
Federal Agency: U.S. Geological Survey
Partner Institution: University of Washington
Fiscal Year: 2019
Initial Funding: $87,889
Total Funding: $183,142
Abstract: The goal for this research project is to produce a digital atlas of refugia and resilience for species in the Pacific Northwest. As the climate continues to change, wildlife managers are faced with the ever-increasing challenge of allocating scarce resources to conserve at-risk species. Although many data layers exist for identifying resilient landscapes or climatic refugia—areas where species may persist in a changing climate—these data are not often readily useable by wildlife managers.