Conservation Status Report Action 4: NALCC: Designing Sustainable Landscapes first phase LCC •Complete Determine habitat for Wildlife: forecasting changes to of representative objectives landscapes, habitats and species & species-habitat development of decision support tools modeling (NALCC 2010); Action 5: Predict Designing Sustainable Landscapes for Better information/tools on NALCC: Climate model phase LCC, CSC • •Complete landscape change Wildlife: forecasting changes to landscapes, assessing sea level rise impacts downscaling of three LCC and future capacity habitats and species & development of on species and marsh landscape change decision support tools (NALCC 2010); management projects; NALCC: Forecast effects of sea level rise on additional •Identify habitat of piping plovers & identify needs for Climate responsive conservation strategies (NALCC Science Center 2010); NALCC: Forecasting changes in aquatic systems and resilience of aquatic populations (NALCC 2010) Action 6: Develop RCN: Northeast Regional Connectivity with phase LCC, •Working •Complete decision-support Assessment Project (RCN 2007-2) implementers/users, translate of three LCC NEAFWA tools RCN: Proposal to Establish a Regional the information into usable landscape change Initiative for Biomass Energy Development tools projects; For Early-Succession SGCN in the Northeast user groups •Involve (RCN 2007-7) in ongoing or RCN: An Interactive, GIS-based Application completed projects to Estimate Target Fish Communities in Northeastern Streams (RCN 2008-1) NALCC: Forecasting changes in aquatic systems and resilience of aquatic populations (NALCC 2010) NALCC: Forecast effects of sea level rise on habitat of piping plovers & identify responsive conservation strategies (NALCC 2010); NALCC: Designing Sustainable Landscapes for Wildlife: forecasting changes to landscapes, habitats and species & development of decision support tools (NALCC 2010);
Conservation Status Report Action 4: Determine habitat objectives NALCC: Designing Sustainable Landscapes for Wildlife: forecasting changes to landscapes, habitats and species & development of decision support tools (NALCC 2010); •Complete first phase of representative species-habitat modeling LCC Action 5: Predict landscape change and future capacity Designing Sustainable Landscapes for Wildlife: forecasting changes to landscapes, habitats and species & development of decision support tools (NALCC 2010); NALCC: Forecast effects of sea level rise on habitat of piping plovers & identify responsive conservation strategies (NALCC 2010); NALCC: Forecasting changes in aquatic systems and resilience of aquatic populations (NALCC 2010) • Better information/tools on assessing sea level rise impacts on species and marsh management NALCC: Climate model downscaling •Complete phase of three LCC landscape change projects; •Identify additional needs for Climate Science Center LCC, CSC Action 6: Develop decision-support tools RCN: Northeast Regional Connectivity Assessment Project (RCN 2007-2) RCN: Proposal to Establish a Regional Initiative for Biomass Energy Development For Early-Succession SGCN in the Northeast (RCN 2007-7) RCN: An Interactive, GIS-based Application to Estimate Target Fish Communities in Northeastern Streams (RCN 2008-1) NALCC: Forecasting changes in aquatic systems and resilience of aquatic populations (NALCC 2010) NALCC: Forecast effects of sea level rise on habitat of piping plovers & identify responsive conservation strategies (NALCC 2010); NALCC: Designing Sustainable Landscapes for Wildlife: forecasting changes to landscapes, habitats and species & development of decision support tools (NALCC 2010); •Working with implementers/users, translate the information into usable tools •Complete phase of three LCC landscape change projects; •Involve user groups in ongoing or completed projects LCC, NEAFWA
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