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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | 4:00 pm
Wesley Daniel
USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to U.S. biodiversity, and aquatic invasions have cost the global economy U.S. $345 billion in mitigation efforts, with the most significant percent of costs occurring in North America. Climate change is expected to facilitate the spread of invasive species, and further invasive species range shifts resulting from climate change have been identified as a major concern for natural resources managers. To address this issue, we created realistic future scenarios of freshwater aquatic invasive species established in the southern and western U.S. expanding into northeastern U.S. waterbodies utilizing stakeholders' inputs on priority invasive aquatic species. We utilized habitat suitability models based on life-history traits projected onto future climate conditions in the region and analysis of known pathways of spread, to develop risk scores for the spread and establishment of impactful aquatic invaders into the Northeast. We assessed 93 freshwater aquatic taxa not established in the northeast study area (45 plants, 32 fishes, and 16 invertebrates) but established in neighboring western and southern regions of the U.S. based on stakeholder input and occurrence records. The forecasted habitat suitability maps and pathway risk analysis are informing risk-based assessments of the streams and lakes of the Northeast for each target species.
January 7 to 9, 2025
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This workshop is intended to be in-person. However, limited virtual participation is available for plenary / panel / presentation sessions only, with the ability to listen and submit questions. Please see the agenda which identifies which sessions are open to virtual attendance. There is no capacity limit for virtual participation
The Climate Leader is an online training in systems thinking to help fuel the global response to climate change. These materials will help you to be more effective at addressing climate change by enabling you to see the interconnections and big picture in your work. Behind the Climate Leader are decades of experience from the team at Climate Interactive and powerful ideas developed at MIT.
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In this webinar series, practitioners will share information, results and lessons learned through recent work by FHWA/US DOT and State and MPO partners to make the transportation system more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events. The first track focuses on the processes used in the Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2 (Mobile) and transferable methods developed for other agencies to assess the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure. The second track focuses on FHWA's recently completed Climate Resilience Pilot program, which supported 19 pilot projects around the country to assess vulnerabilities and develop strategies to make transportation infrastructure and operations more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events.
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The Florida Climate Institute (FCI) is a multi-disciplinary network of national and international research and public organizations, scientists, and individuals concerned with achieving a better understanding of climate variability and change.