Town Of Edgartown: How Will Climate Change Impact Forest Wildlife?

Press release from the Town of Edgartown:

10/05/2021 1:01 PM

The forests of the New England region are highly exposed to climate change. Likewise, many of the species that inhabit these forest ecosystems are at their southern range edges here and are considered sensitive to climate change. Finally, the adaptive capacity of local species is limited by habitat fragmentation, high rates of invasive species, and other stressors.

The New England Climate Adaptation Science Center (NECASC) will be hosting n upcoming seminar exploring this subject on Wednesday, October 13, at 4 PM.  The presentation will review some of the latest research on mammal, bird, and other species' responses to climate change in addition to summarizing projections for future impacts. It will also showcase coproduced research indicating that climate change refugia, areas buffered from climate change, can be conserved to enable persistence of species in the face of a changing climate.

Toni Lyn Morelli is a research ecologist for the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center and U.S. Geological Survey. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Environmental Conservation at UMass Amherst.

To Sign Up:  Visit the NECASC page, here.

Visit the NECASC page, here.

Wednesday, November 17, 4:00 PM ET  - Refugia are important but are they connected?

Wednesday, November 17, 4:00 PM ET  -  Refugia are important but are they connected?

Mapping well-connected climate refugia for species of conservation concern in the Northeastern U.S.    Presented by William DeLuca, National Audubon Society

Wednesday, December 1, 4:00 PM ET - Managing Waterfowl Harvest under Climate Change

Wednesday, December 1, 4:00 PM ET - Managing Waterfowl Harvest under Climate Change

 Time-Dependent Optimal Policies to Address Non-Stationary Dynamics.  Presented by Michael Runge, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

To learn more about these or other seminars, visit the NECASC page here.

This press release was produced by the Town of Edgartown. The views expressed here are the author’s own.