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Research Updates for May



Hello Everyone,

Here is our latest edition of the latest peer-reviewed research related to climate change and natural resources. Please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested. Note, items shared in this e-mail do not imply endorsement. Many thanks to Anita Harrington in FWS Science Applications for her work on this update. Please send feedback, suggestions of news / research, and requests to be added to the distribution list to Anita_Harrington at fws.gov and Jason_Goldberg at fws.gov.



News

Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards

The Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards for Natural Resources recognizes outstanding leadership by individuals, agencies, businesses, students, and youth to reduce impacts and advance adaptation of

the Nation's vital natural resources in a changing world. Since 2016, Award recipients have been

recognized for their outstanding efforts in resource management, science, education, training, and other

goals of the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy. Nominations will be accepted until Sunday, May 16th. Awards will be announced in September during the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Meeting. More information can be found here.<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fishwildlife.org%2FAFWA-INSPIRES%2FCLIMATE-ADAPTATION-NETWORK&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978337015%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=CqRZgKXOjULtPcRXh4WQw82SsSk3%2BbLveEPeoi6NzS4%3D&reserved=0>



USGS Research on Invasive Species Highlighted

National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate WUFT highlighted work from the Southeast USGS Climate Adaptation Science Center (CASC) project, “An Assessment of Invasive Species Range Shifts in the Southeastern U.S. and Actions to Manage Them.” This project is carried out in partnership with the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Nonnative Fish and Wildlife. Read the story here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wuft.org%2Fnews%2F2021%2F02%2F23%2Fuf-scientists-set-to-study-spread-of-floridas-invasive-species%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978337015%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vaQhbOVuvXdU6WJTU7fNiIGcOSfhLIRh%2FUJUpNvo5is%3D&reserved=0>.



Alaskan Tribes Join Together to Assess Harmful Algal Blooms<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftoolkit.climate.gov%2Fcase-studies%2Falaskan-tribes-join-together-assess-harmful-algal-blooms&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978346968%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=HVmqICZmQMViSF%2BhVfXcXNalCx7hfG8u3q%2BgdL%2BAhiU%3D&reserved=0>

In October 2013—after two cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning in Sitka—regional tribal communities formed the Southeast Alaska Tribal Toxins (SEATT) partnership to combat the risks of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) to subsistence shellfish harvesters. As ocean temperatures rise, increases in HAB outbreaks are expected to worsen over the next few decades.



Why the market for ‘Blue Carbon’ Credits May Be Poised to Take Off<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe360.yale.edu%2Ffeatures%2Fwhy-the-market-for-blue-carbon-credits-may-be-poised-to-take-off&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978346968%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=lZ2AHEz4ya7MMIa35OY4zoNVH7LvBM3L%2Fb%2BsjgunIKw%3D&reserved=0>

Seagrasses, mangrove forests, and coastal wetlands store vast amounts of carbon, and their preservation and restoration hold great potential to bank CO2 and keep it out of the atmosphere. But can the blue carbon market avoid the pitfalls that have plagued land-based programs? (April 2021)



Tools & New Technical Reports

Responding to Ecosystem Transformation: Resist, Accept, or Direct?<https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10506>

This report, a collaboration between USGS, FWS, NOAA, NPS and others discusses some of the dynamics of ecosystem transformation plus a framework of resisting, accepting, or directing such transformation as a way to explicitly evaluate trade-offs in making conservation decisions. (January 2021)



National Park Service Managed Relocation Report<https://www.nps.gov/subjects/climatechange/managed-relocation.htm> describes risk-assessment protocols to help managers of parks and other agencies evaluate the ecological risks of species-managed relocation as part of planning and decision making. The tool does not dictate a decision; rather, the protocols and accompanying spreadsheet seek to help a decision-maker structure a process to inform decisions.



Updated summaries of climate change projections for individual tree species are now available for the Mid-Atlantic and Central Appalachians. These updates are based on the newest models of habitat suitability that informed the recent upgrade to Version 4.0 of the Climate Change Tree Atlas<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforestadaptation.org%2Ftree-species-risks&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978346968%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=UX2LWHKi5jlKQQ1vyLL2joJyRk1tdaT%2FX%2FzLXjeUk2k%3D&reserved=0> produced by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science.



AgroClimate – Tools for Managing Climate Risk in Agriculture <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fagroclimate.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978356925%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tjohewPqxYfZYbg%2BRIihkNwYWWJ4cUWB6CQjMlRxdbI%3D&reserved=0>

AgroClimate is an innovative web resource, designed by the university-based Southeast Climate Consortium, for decision support and learning covering the southeastern United States. The website provides interactive tools and climate information to improve crop management decisions and reduce production risks associated with climate variability, climate change, and extreme weather events. Users can monitor variables of interest such as growing degree days, chill hours, freeze risk, disease risks for selected crops, and current and projected drought conditions. Users can also learn about the impacts of climate cycles affecting the southeastern United States such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation.



Building a Climate-Informed Conservation Strategy for Southern California’s Montane Forests<https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/building-a-climate-informed-conservation-strategy-southern-california-s-montane-forests> Researchers at the Southwest CASC, in partnership with the Climate Science Alliance, U.S. Forest Service, and the Institute for Ecological Monitoring and Management at San Diego State University plan to summarize historical data and developed future projections of California montane forests based on fire, forest growth, and climate modeling. A new webpage<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.climatesciencealliance.org%2Fsouthern-forests&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978356925%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VuICzIJXIvoBkUSas85md5NyXCfUFo2XfUMt3Ka4NSI%3D&reserved=0> and project one-pager<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1q1PmWLisx28bqmw-eYZsc78266DmPvVA%2Fview&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978356925%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=DocNsPvshkEMpl8CjB%2B1o3r85yxQnd5gDvuIurnKn4Y%3D&reserved=0> outline how through workshops, collaborative planning sessions, and tree regeneration data collection, the partners are building a community of practice, developing a forest conservation strategy and implementation options, and promoting collaboration to improve forest resilience.  (April 2021)



Managing Invasive Species in Forests

Northeast USGS CASC researchers with the Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (RISCC) management team contributed to a new handout<https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/preparing-and-managing-invasive-species> that outlines strategies for managing the combined impacts of pests and climate change on forests.



The East-West Center has just published a new report, Landscape Conservation in a Changing Climate: Lessons from the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC).<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastwestcenter.org%2Fsystem%2Ftdf%2Fprivate%2Flandscape_conservation_in_a_changing_climate_miles_and_moser_2021.pdf%3Ffile%3D1%26type%3Dnode%26id%3D39696&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978366885%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=a1MOj71KphJCb2l28SkukcsT5VkM19sp0qTBf7E74%2BI%3D&reserved=0> This report presents key findings from evaluative research investigating PICCC’s achievements in the Hawaiian Islands. Based on interviews and a survey, the report describes the foundation from which the PICCC set out to establish a landscape conservation framework, the challenges it faced, its goals and achievements, and transferable lessons for any conservation community working with limited resources across large expanses of land and ocean.



Research and References



Biodiversity

Global Warming is Causing a More Pronounced Dip in Marine Species Richness Around the Equator<https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2015094118>

Authors use distribution data on 48,661 species to show that marine biodiversity has been responding to climate warming at a global scale. They show that marine species richness levels off or declines in latitudinal bands with average annual sea surface temperatures exceeding 20 °C. This results in a dip in species richness around the equator that has become more pronounced as the climate has warmed, especially for pelagic species. Previous studies have either only predicted such effects or have provided data at regional scales or for limited numbers of taxa. (April 2021)



Opportunity Costs and the Response of Birds and Mammals to Climate Warming<https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2324>

As global temperatures reach record highs, threats posed by climate change to biodiversity become ever more severe. For endotherms, maintaining body temperature is fundamental for performance and survival. Animals routinely modify their behavior to buffer physiological impacts of high temperatures (e.g. ceasing activity, seeking shade). However, this can impose substantial costs related to missed opportunities to engage in other important activities, with potentially large but often overlooked consequences for survival and reproduction. Here, researchers review and outline behavioral trade-offs birds and mammals face in navigating thermal landscapes and associated challenges of balancing energy, water, and time budgets. The authors argue that a shift is needed in evaluating the impacts of heat on birds and mammals, and that fitness costs of missed opportunities must be explicitly integrated into climate-change vulnerability frameworks. (March 2021)



Warming Indirectly Increases Invasion Success in Food Webs<https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2622>

Climate warming and biological invasions are key drivers of biodiversity change whose combined effects remain largely unexplored. Researchers investigated the influence of temperature on invasion success and synergistic effects on community structure and dynamics. The authors found that higher temperatures increased invasion success. The direct physiological effects of temperature on invasions were minimal in comparison with indirect effects mediated by changes on food webs. Warmer communities with less connectivity, shortened food chains, and reduced temporal variability were more susceptible to invasions. The effects of invasions on food webs varied across temperature regimes. When invaded, warmer communities became smaller, more connected, less stable, and had more predator species than their colder counterparts. Considering food web structure is crucial to predict invasion success and its impacts along temperature gradients. (March 2021)



Blue Carbon

Sea-level Rise Enhances Carbon Accumulation in United States Tidal Wetlands<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.02.011>

Coastal wetlands accumulate soil carbon more efficiently than terrestrial systems, but sea-level rise potentially threatens the persistence of this prominent carbon sink. Here, authors combine a published dataset of 372 soil carbon accumulation rates from across the United States with new analysis of 131 sites in coastal Louisiana and find that the rate of relative sea-level rise (RSLR) explains 80% of regional variation in carbon accumulation. A carbon mass balance for the rapidly submerging Louisiana coast demonstrates that carbon accumulation rates in surviving marshes increase with RSLR and currently exceed the rate of carbon loss due to marsh drowning and erosion. Although continued erosion will eventually lead to net carbon loss, the results suggest a strong negative carbon-climate feedback for coastal marshes, where even submerging marshes sequester carbon at rates that increase with RSLR. (March 2021)



Other research of interest:

Long‐Term Carbon Sinks in Marsh Soils of Coastal Louisiana are at Risk to Wetland Loss<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fagupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fdoi%2F10.1029%2F2020JG005832&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978366885%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=eqAfQYrq5RG68VsvpCRyvvKPdgCHLd5DYRc3C7RzYBA%3D&reserved=0> (Feb 2021)

The First Nation-wide Assessment Identifies Valuable Blue‑carbon Seagrass Habitat in Indonesia is in Moderate Condition<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fabs%2Fpii%2FS004896972101888X%3Fvia%253Dihub&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978376840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=IXH3Mv4YzaQ6dyvANyVUEYheq5zbJHBE38frp97Y2a4%3D&reserved=0> (March 2021)

Climate Change Impacts on Salt Marsh Blue Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorous Stocks and Ecosystem Services<https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041969> (February 2021)



Fishes and Fisheries

Climate Alters the Migration Phenology of Coastal Marine Species<https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13612>

Significant phenological shifts have been observed in diverse taxa throughout the ocean. While the migration phenology of marine fish and invertebrates is expected to be sensitive to climate change, the complex nature of these patterns has made measurement difficult and studies rare. Analysis spanning seven decades for marine species in the Northwest Atlantic by the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography trawl survey indicates that residence periods have changed by as much as 118 days, with shifts in the timing of both ingress to and egress from the coastal zone. (February 2021)



Threats of Global Warming to the World’s Freshwater Fishes<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41467-021-21655-w&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978376840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=SdWgDXsJ2JM9TI1QaDY%2BDoTIG3l1XhWEv1e%2BQaglWlc%3D&reserved=0>

Here, researchers assess threats of future flow and water temperature extremes to ~11,500 riverine fish species. In a 3.2 °C warmer world (no further emission cuts after current governments’ pledges for 2030), 36% of the species have over half of their present-day geographic range exposed to climatic extremes beyond current levels. Threats are largest in tropical and sub-arid regions and increases in maximum water temperature are more threatening than changes in flow extremes. In comparison, 9% of the species are projected to have more than half of their present-day geographic range threatened in a 2 °C warmer world, which further reduces to 4% of the species if warming is limited to 1.5 °C. The results highlight the need to intensify commitments to limit global warming if freshwater biodiversity is to be safeguarded. (March 2021)



Rethinking Sustainability in Seafood: Synergies and Trade-offs Between Fisheries and Climate Change<https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2019.00081> Although the conservation statuses of target or nontarget fish stocks associated with fisheries have been scrutinized, the relative climate impacts of different fisheries are often overlooked. Although an increasing body of research seeks to understand and mitigate the climate forcing associated with different fisheries, little effort has sought to integrate these disparate disciplines to examine the synergies and trade-offs between conservation efforts and efforts to reduce climate impacts. The authors quantified the climate forcing per unit of fish protein associated with several different U.S. tuna fishing fleets, among the most important capture fisheries by both volume and value. (April 2021)







Other research of interest:

Climate Change May Cause Shifts in Growth and Instantaneous Natural Mortality of American Shad Throughout Their Native Range<https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10299> (April  2021)

Regional Warming Exacerbates Match/Mismatch Vulnerability for Cod Larvae in Alaska<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102555> (April 2021)

Introduced Alien, Range Extension or Just Visiting? Combining Citizen Science Observations and Expert Knowledge to Classify Range Dynamics of Marine Fishes<https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13273> (April 2021)

The Sensory Impacts of Climate Change: Bathymetric Shifts and Visually Mediated Interactions in Aquatic Species<https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0396> (April 2021)

Climate-Driven Range Shifts Are Rapid Yet Variable Among Recreationally Important Coastal-Pelagic Fishes<https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.622299> (February 2021)



Forests

Drought, Fire, and Grazing Precursors to Large-scale Pine Forest Decline<https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13261>

Temperate forests are currently facing multiple stresses due to climate change, biological invasions, habitat fragmentation, and fire regime change. How these stressors interact with each other influences how, when and whether ecosystems recover or whether they adapt or transition to a different ecological state. Because forest recovery or collapse may take longer than a human lifetime, predicting the outcomes of different stressor combinations remains difficult. A clearer vision of future forest trajectories in a changing world may be gained by examining collapses of forests in the past. Here, researchers use long-term ecological data to conduct a post-mortem examination of the decline of maritime pine forests (Pinus pinaster Ait.) on the SW Iberian Peninsula 7000–6500 years ago. (February 2021)



Assessing the Risk of Losing Forest Ecosystem Services Due to Wildfires<https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-021-00611-1>

Disturbances such as wildfires are an integral part of forest ecosystems, but climate change is increasing their extent, frequency, intensity, and severity, compromising forest ecosystem services (ES). Evaluating the risk of losing ES due to wildfires is essential for anticipating and adapting to future conditions. Here, authors analyze the spatial patterns of the risk of losing key forest ES and biodiversity due to wildfires in Catalonia (Northeast Spain), taking into account exposed values, hazard magnitude, susceptibility, and lack of adaptive capacity. The authors also determine the effect of climate and different forest functional types on the risk of losing ES under average and extreme hazard conditions, as well as on the increase in risk. Results show that hazard magnitude is the most important component defining risk under average conditions. (March 2021)



Other research of interest:

Post-fire Forest Restoration in the Humid Tropics: A Synthesis of Available Strategies and Knowledge Gaps for Effective Restoration<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144647> (June 2021)

Forest Fire Detection on LANDSAT Images Using Support Vector Machine<https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.6280> (April 2021)

Climate-Mediated Changes to Linked Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems across the Northeast Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest Margin<https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa171> (February 2021)



Genetics

Exposure of Mammal Genetic Diversity to mid‐21st Century Global Change<https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05588>

While there is substantial evidence on the exposure and vulnerability of biodiversity to global change at the species level, the global exposure of intraspecific genetic diversity (GD) is still unknown. Here, authors assess the exposure of mitochondrial GD to mid‐21st century climate and land‐use change in terrestrial mammal assemblages. Researchers found that more than 50% of the genetically poorest geographic areas primarily distributed in tundra, boreal forests/taiga, and temperate bioclimatic regions will be exposed to mean annual temperature rise that exceeds 2°C compared to the baseline period under all considered future scenarios. (March 2021)



Habitats and Landscapes

A Mechanism for Regional Variations in Snowpack Melt Under Rising Temperature<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41558-021-00996-w&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978376840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ao0Xs8udyjdQ17hREQnvFJTCse5AR%2FTmSE%2BgOH6mgss%3D&reserved=0>

Analysis of measurements in the western United States shows that the change in the date when snowpack disappears due to climate change is not uniform. For 1 °C of warming, snowpack disappears 30 days earlier in some regions whereas there is almost no change in others. Here, authors present an idealized physical model that simulates the timing of snowpack melt under changing temperature and use it to show that this observed disparity in the sensitivity of snowpack disappearance to warming results from a mechanism related to the sinusoidal shape of the annual cycle of temperature. Applying this model globally, authors show that under uniform warming, the timing of snowpack disappearance will change most rapidly in coastal regions, the Arctic, the western United States, Central Europe, and South America, with much smaller changes in the northern interiors of North America and Eurasia. (March 2021)



Mapping Climate Change Vulnerability of Aquatic-riparian Ecosystems Using Decision-relevant Indicators<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1470160X21002466%3Fvia%253Dihub&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978386795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ZoifShxRHGzFBSJMigsBclPkbkNKaV4y93A%2BFO7g3Gg%3D&reserved=0> To assess the vulnerability of climate change from a land management perspective and spatially identify where the most extreme changes are anticipated to occur, researchers worked in collaboration with land managers to develop a climate change vulnerability map for the midwestern United States with a focus on riparian systems. The map is intended for use by regional administrators to help them work across various program areas (e.g. fisheries, endangered species) to prioritize locations needing support for adaptation planning. The tool can also be utilized locally by managers to better understand the effects that projected climate scenarios have on the hydrology of management units as they develop adaptation strategies (June 2021)



Other research of interest:

Projecting Changes in Extreme Rainfall from Three Tropical Cyclones Using the Design-rainfall Approach<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41612-021-00176-9&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978386795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Y%2FusnW96VqPdqKdEOCUYa3NxVNzLq0hqGaNW1Abkmcs%3D&reserved=0>

(March 2021) <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21914-w>

Vulnerabilities of Protected Lands in the Face of Climate and Human Footprint Change in China<https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21914-w> (March 2021)



Human Dimensions

How Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Can Help Coastal Communities through a Participatory Approach<https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042344>

Historically, the economies of coastal communities have been based on the exploitation of natural resources, thus shaping their socioeconomic development. This has led to some limitations in the way these communities can now adapt to climate change. In Canada, coastal communities are increasingly dealing with climate change consequences. Various approaches have been used to try to reduce the vulnerability and improve adaptive capacity of communities. One approach, ecosystem-based adaptation, is part of the series of nature-based solutions that help social-ecological systems become more resilient. By promoting biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services, this approach also relates to principles of community engagement and supports adaptive governance and social inclusion. This paper describes and analyzes these principles and considers strategies for ensuring community engagement.  (February 2021)



Gender Equality in Climate Policy and Practice Hindered by Assumptions<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41558-021-00999-7&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978386795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GT4yQ8rBzllDBz4rcGx9DDaxt75vBsaa4ukcIuP1Xd0%3D&reserved=0>

Gender has a powerful influence on people’s experience of, and resilience to, climate change. Global climate change policy such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is committed to tackling gender inequalities in mitigation and adaptation. However, progress is hindered by numerous challenges including an enduring set of gender assumptions: women are caring and connected to the environment, women are a homogenous and vulnerable group, gender equality is a women’s issue, and gender equality is a numbers game. The authors provide an overview of how these assumptions essentialize women’s and men’s characteristics, narrowly diagnose the causes of gender inequality, and thereby propel strategies that have unintended and even counterproductive consequences. They offer four suggestions for a more informed pursuit of gender equality in climate change policy and practice. (March 2021)



Attentional and Perceptual Biases of Climate Change<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2021.02.010>

Despite the unequivocal scientific evidence and the overwhelming adverse impacts of climate change, there is a growing divide in the beliefs on the anthropogenic causes of climate change. To explore the underlying cognitive mechanisms of this divide, the authors review recent studies revealing a number of attentional and perceptual biases that can give rise to the divergent opinions on climate change. With these cognitive insights in mind, they discuss several communication approaches (e.g. framing, visualization) that have the potential to mitigate the attentional and perceptual biases, with the broader goal of minimizing polarizing views and promoting actions to address climate change. (December 2021)



Infrastructure

Building Green Infrastructure to Enhance Urban Resilience to Climate Change and Pandemics<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs10980-021-01212-y&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978396753%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=bN%2FjHRt0hvv0p9iM5KFeEDXZC2CSEehhxAALLv%2FayEA%3D&reserved=0>

In this editorial, the authors stress the importance of the existing green infrastructure to withstand climate change-induced stresses and to contribute to human physical and mental health of urban dwellers during lockdown periods. In both cases, green infrastructure plays a major role in providing urban areas with resilience capacity that is key to urban sustainability. The authors also highlight the need to expand and improve green infrastructure, in particular in regions that are more vulnerable, based on integrative and participatory processes.  (March 2021)



Adaptation of Urban Drainage Networks to Climate Change: A Review<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145431>

The authors review the main challenges regarding adaptation of urban drainage networks to climate change by comparing 32 case studies from 29 articles published between 2003 and 2020. The aim is to: (i) identify the state-of-the-art scientific approaches of adaptation of urban drainage networks to climate change; (ii) assess whether or not these approaches incorporated monetization of the adaptation practices and the associated costs/benefits; and (iii) define a novel approach for the future development and assessment of urban drainage network adaptation to climate change and other drivers. (June 2021)



Other research of interest:

Infrastructure Performance Prediction under Climate-Induced Disasters using Data Analytics<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102121> (April 2021)

Assessing the Contribution of Urban Green Spaces in Green Infrastructure Strategy Planning for Urban Ecosystem Conditions and Services<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.102772> (May 2021)



International

Rapid Warming has Resulted in More Wildfires in Northeastern Australia<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144888> (June 2021)

Framework for Climate Change Adaptation of Agriculture and Forestry in Mediterranean Climate Regions<https://doimspp-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jason_goldberg_fws_gov/Documents/Science%20Applications/Climate%20and%20Science%20Reviews/Research%20Updates/10.3390/land10020161> (February 2021)



Oceans and Coasts

Large-scale Shift in the Structure of a Kelp Forest Ecosystem Co-occurs with an Epizootic and Marine Heatwave<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs42003-021-01827-6&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978396753%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2FmIectUjnLsh%2BRWIq06uXcgZOP2kKa4Q5MP5T%2FC8oiY%3D&reserved=0>

Within eastern boundary current systems, marine heatwaves have profound impacts on temperature-nutrient dynamics that drive primary productivity. Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) forests, a vital nearshore habitat, experienced unprecedented losses along 350 km of coastline in northern California beginning in 2014 and continuing through 2019. These losses have had devastating consequences to northern California communities, economies, and fisheries. The authors demonstrate that the abrupt ecosystem shift initiated by a multi-year marine heatwave was preceded by declines in keystone predator population densities. The authors recommend the implementation of strategies such as (1) monitoring the status of key ecosystem attributes: kelp distribution and abundance, and densities of sea urchins and their predators, (2) developing management responses to threshold levels of these attributes, and (3) creating quantitative restoration suitability indices for informing kelp restoration efforts. (March 2021)



Other research of interest:

Microzooplankton Communities in a Changing Ocean: A Risk Assessment<https://doi.org/10.3390/d13020082> (February 2021)



Policies, Planning, and Models

National Park Service Guide<https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279647>

The National Park Service (NPS) has published a guide to help park managers address the effects of climate change in plans and decisions that best preserve and protect park resources and landscapes for their enjoyment today and for future generations. Planning for a Changing Climate<https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279647> helps managers consider possible risks and impacts associated with climate change to make informed decisions to better protect parks in the future.



Should Tree Invasions be Used in Treeless Ecosystems to Mitigate Climate Change?<https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2346>

Intentionally allowing or promoting invasion by non‐native trees into areas characterized by treeless vegetation could contribute to climate‐change mitigation by increasing carbon (C) sequestration. In some areas of the world, incentives exist to retain invasive non‐native trees in natural systems as a mechanism for increasing ecosystem C storage and reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Such an approach is problematic for several reasons: (1) invasive trees do not always increase net C sequestration due to greater occurrence of fire or reduced soil C; (2) lower albedo in invaded areas can increase absorption of solar radiation, thereby offsetting potential C sequestration; and (3) tree invasions often also have negative effects on biodiversity, economic opportunities, and water yield. Such drawbacks are sufficient to raise doubts about the widespread use of non‐native tree invasions in treeless areas as a tool to ameliorate climate change. (May 2021)



Evaluating Nature-based Solutions for Climate Mitigation and Conservation Requires Comprehensive Carbon Accounting<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144341>

Nature-based solutions (NbS) can address climate change, biodiversity loss, human well-being, and their interactions in an integrated way. A major barrier to achieving this is the lack of comprehensiveness in current carbon accounting which has focused on flows rather than stocks of carbon and led to perverse outcomes. The authors propose a new comprehensive approach to carbon accounting based on the whole carbon cycle, covering both stocks and flows, and linking changes due to human activities with responses in the biosphere and atmosphere. They identify enhancements to accounting, namely inclusion of all carbon reservoirs, changes in their condition and stability, disaggregated flows, and coverage of all land areas. This comprehensive approach recognizes that both carbon stocks (as storage) and carbon flows (as sequestration) contribute to the ecosystem service of global climate regulation. (May 2021)



Other research of interest:

Adapting to Rising Sea Levels: How Short-Term Responses Complement Long-Term Investment<https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-021-00547-z> (March 2021)

Effects of Grazing Management on Spatio-temporal Heterogeneity of Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Grasslands and Rangelands: Monitoring, Assessment and Scaling-up<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125737> (March 2021)

Low Impact Development Practices in the Context of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A New Concept, Lessons Learned and Challenges<https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2021.1886889> (March 2021)



Pollinators

Partial Shading by Solar Panels Delays Bloom, Increases Floral Abundance During the Late-season for Pollinators in a Dryland, Agrivoltaic Ecosystem<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41598-021-86756-4&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978406708%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=bMF0O9LeOHDWn4dkUZyrLRrOTdjKy7CgFwxXtzwCgwc%3D&reserved=0>

Photovoltaic solar energy installation is booming, frequently near agricultural lands, where the land underneath ground-mounted photovoltaic panels is traditionally unused. Some solar developers and agriculturalists in the United States are filling the solar understory with habitat for pollinating insects in efforts to maximize land-use efficiency in agricultural lands. The authors investigated the effects of solar arrays on plant composition, bloom timing, and foraging behavior of pollinators from June to September (after peak bloom) in full shade plots and partial shade plots under solar panels as well as in full sun plots (controls) outside of the solar panels. The researchers found that floral abundance increased and bloom timing was delayed in the partial shade plots, which has the potential to benefit late-season foragers in water-limited ecosystems. Pollinator abundance, diversity, and richness were similar in full sun and partial shade plots, both greater than in full shade. Pollinator-flower visitation rates did not differ among treatments at this scale. This demonstrates that pollinators will use habitat under solar arrays, despite variations in community structure across shade gradients. (April 2021)



A Qualitative Analysis of Beekeepers’ Perceptions and Farm Management Adaptations to the Impact of Climate Change on Honey Bees<https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030228>

This paper addresses climate change effects on honey bees and beekeeping, as observed by the beekeepers. Focus groups were used to identify the perceptions, thoughts, and impressions of climate change of two groups of beekeepers based on their viewpoints and direct observations. Beekeepers reported several consequences related to severe weather events (weakening or loss of colonies; scarcity of nectar, pollen, and honeydew; decrease or lack of honey and other bee products; intensive transhumance; greater infestation by varroa; decline in pollination), making it necessary to provide supplemental sugar feeding, more effective and sustainable techniques for varroa control, and increased production of nuclei. (March 2021)



Other research of interest:

Recent Climate Change is Creating Hotspots of Butterfly Increase and Decline Across North America<https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15582> (March 2021)

Fewer Butterflies Seen by Community Scientists Across the Warming and Drying Landscapes of the American West<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.sciencemag.org%2Fcontent%2F371%2F6533%2F1042&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978406708%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9H9f4uG4qNzh%2F%2FLMe9xR87v5sBNxYcccIjHtpDWrJXk%3D&reserved=0> (March 2021)



Species

Persist in Place or Shift in Space? Evaluating the Adaptive Capacity of Species to Climate Change.<https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2253>

Assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change serves as the basis for climate‐adaptation planning and climate‐smart conservation, and typically involves an evaluation of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity (AC). AC is a species’ ability to cope with or adjust to changing climatic conditions, and is the least understood and most inconsistently applied of these three factors. The authors propose a framework for evaluating the AC of species, identifying two general classes of adaptive responses: “persist in place” and “shift in space.” Persist‐in‐place attributes enable species to survive in situ, whereas the shift‐in‐space response emphasizes attributes that facilitate tracking of suitable bioclimatic conditions. The authors provide guidance for assessing AC attributes and demonstrate the framework's application for species with disparate life histories. Results illustrate the broad utility of this generalized framework for informing adaptation planning and guiding species conservation in a rapidly changing climate. (September 2020)



The Evolution of Critical Thermal Limits of Life on Earth<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41467-021-21263-8&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978406708%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=aGpSihv%2FIvRoRFq04xj0wHw6DkBZ%2Fj8Mf0hvXXQ2GLk%3D&reserved=0>

Understanding how species’ thermal limits have evolved across the tree of life is central to predicting species’ responses to climate change. Here, using experimentally-derived estimates of thermal tolerance limits for over 2000 terrestrial and aquatic species, the authors show that most of the variation in thermal tolerance can be attributed to a combination of adaptation to current climatic extremes and the existence of evolutionary ‘attractors’ that reflect either boundaries or optima in thermal tolerance limits. Results also reveal deep-time climate legacies in ectotherms, whereby orders that originated in cold paleoclimates have presently lower cold tolerance limits than those with warm thermal ancestry. Conversely, heat tolerance appears unrelated to climate ancestry. Cold tolerance has evolved more quickly than heat tolerance in endotherms and ectotherms. If the past tempo of evolution for upper thermal limits continues, adaptive responses in thermal limits will have limited potential to rescue the large majority of species given the unprecedented rate of contemporary climate change. (February 2021)



The Direct and Indirect Effects of Extreme Climate Events on Insects<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145161>

The authors conducted a review to provide a synthesis of extreme climate events on insects and identify future areas of research. They asked the following questions: 1) What are the direct and indirect mechanisms of extreme climate events that affect individual insects? 2) What are the effects of extreme climate events on insect populations and demography? 3) What are the implications of extreme climate events effects on insect communities? Drought was among the most frequently described type of extreme climate event affecting insects, as well as the effects of temperature extremes and extreme temperature variation. (May 2021)



Other research of interest:

Conservation of Endangered Species Through Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT)<https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-021-01204-9> (March 2021)

Physiological Consequences of Arctic Sea Ice Loss on Large Marine Carnivores: Unique Responses by Polar Bears and Narwhals<https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.228049> (February 2021)

Ecological Consequences of Anomalies in Atmospheric Moisture and Snowpack <https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2638> (2019)



Tribes and Indigenous Communities

People Have Shaped Most of Terrestrial Nature for at Least 12,000 Years<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pnas.org%2Fcontent%2F118%2F17%2Fe2023483118&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978416665%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=soCl26KlT%2FQREb0AUb11nRpKdCgAAvasQIaLO7Oh7ss%3D&reserved=0>

The current biodiversity crisis is often depicted as a struggle to preserve untouched habitats. The authors combine global maps of human populations and land use over the past 12,000 years with current biodiversity data to show that nearly three quarters of terrestrial nature has long been shaped by diverse histories of human habitation and use by Indigenous and traditional peoples. With rare exceptions, current biodiversity losses are caused not by human conversion or degradation of untouched ecosystems, but rather by the appropriation, colonization, and intensification of use in lands inhabited and used by prior societies. Global land use history confirms that empowering the environmental stewardship of Indigenous peoples and local communities will be critical to conserving biodiversity across the planet. (April 2021)



Co-construction of Ecosystem Services Management in Tribal Lands: Elicit Expert Opinion Approach<https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-19-0159.1>

The Mescalero Apache Tribal Lands (MATL) provide a diverse range of ecosystem services, many of which are of fundamental importance for the Mescalero Apache Tribe’s well-being. Managing forests on MATL, especially under climate change, involves prioritizing certain ecosystem services. The authors conducted a survey to identify those ecosystem services that 1) have high utility; 2) are irreplaceable; and 3) are under a high level of threat directly or indirectly by climate change. This study demonstrates how knowledge systems are complementary: diverse perspectives related to values and threats of ecosystems can be incorporated to co-construct ecosystem management decisions. (June 2020)



National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Tribal Drought Engagement Strategy<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.drought.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2020-11%2FNIDIS-Tribal-Engagement-Strategy-2021-2025.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978416665%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=CunPOYCFyh52%2FKYTayBjF%2BjKEGLgURyX5%2Bp%2FIVc%2F0Mo%3D&reserved=0>

The NIDIS Tribal Drought Engagement Strategy: 2021–2025 includes a year of consultations with tribal resource managers across the two regions. These consultations helped identify critical engagement gaps and the actions that could be taken to address them. The engagement in the Strategy will inform consultations with tribal nations as a foundation for scaling it to other regions. (November 2020)



And Finally…

Worlds Apart, Drawn Together: Bears, Penguins and Biodiversity in Climate Change Cartoons<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fdoi%2F10.1177%2F0963662521992508&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978416665%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VBFhLCRg1expBTNwJ%2BEq3%2FtBhXf5EnYpn6L9wnpp7c0%3D&reserved=0>

This unique study shows how cartoonists use iconic and stereotypical animals in their works to reflect society’s knowledge about the effects of climate change. Studying 1022 climate change cartoons including depictions of animals, the authors noticed that there is very little biodiversity depicted in cartoons. Cartoonists generally avoid using animals indigenous to their own countries; this point is especially true regarding the low presence of insects and other invertebrates. This text also encourages cartoonists to adhere to some recommendations to improve climate change communication. (February 2021)



The Future of Beer?

Want to make beer drinkers more conscious of climate change? Give them a foul-tasting brew and call it the future of America's favorite fermented beverage. That's what New Belgium Brewing Co. — maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale and Voodoo Ranger IPA — did recently with its release of Torched Earth<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eenews.net%2Fclimatewire%2F2021%2F04%2F28%2Fstories%2F1063731123&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978426619%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=MWQwSSeTaL%2BOE%2FpxtEPzUul1lnzzWT9A36yN5RP4OWo%3D&reserved=0>, a limited-edition ale brewed from smoke-tainted water, dandelions, and drought-tolerant grains, produced to help raise awareness of the challenges that climate change poses.



Links to Other Resources

The following offer similar information to this update with a different focus or approach.

National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Network<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fishwildlife.org%2Fafwa-inspires%2Fclimate-adaptation-network&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978426619%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=fJGl%2BbJchemfJ9xD8OgLvRvsSuHh%2FER80o%2FXIiEFAqw%3D&reserved=0>

Association of Fish Wildlife Agencies: Climate Adaptation Newsletter<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvisitor.r20.constantcontact.com%2Fmanage%2Foptin%3Fv%3D001VGGvr8xQIKiEnJb9v4KtX2V3Iud_rM9nNCXO3injC_ThyYKk58TN4H5SnUOGZkpwr-MTEZzcATO30n7GzmU7icSDsi6RwUZ1jpDsRBGkGaQ%253D&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978436571%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=eVp8JtgnUFj3rqgWnbgUfnwAs%2FvylQUO4CWG7gA%2FOTQ%3D&reserved=0>

Project Wild's Climate Change and Wildlife Resource page<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.com%2Fprojectwild%2Fclimate&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978436571%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=OfzGEUunQnrKYJTNnv1SyiQWEfz7hh76QeEVU8rsv7Q%3D&reserved=0>

U.S. Geological Survey: News from the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers<https://casc.usgs.gov/newsletter>

Northern Arizona Univer<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww7.nau.edu%2Fitep%2Fmain%2Ftcc%2FResources%2Fnewsletters&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978436571%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=hQ9ry27ZX%2FhurcEny3oTaPB7MerXyGxfbB521hdiee8%3D&reserved=0>sity: T<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww7.nau.edu%2Fitep%2Fmain%2Ftcc%2FResources%2Fnewsletters&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978446533%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=rW%2Ba%2F7iRXa3HILtIR%2F6djSkNkQCbJPHJOlHo5TdL9oE%3D&reserved=0>ribes & Climate change newsletter<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww7.nau.edu%2Fitep%2Fmain%2FAbout%2Fitep_Newsletters&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978446533%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=JAehFgDn7ScoWKGeM2Y9HJu1ZGG%2B2WxYJsWOC3Rzy4E%3D&reserved=0>

National Phenology Network: Summary of recent publications<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usanpn.org%2Fnn%2Fconnect%2Fhighlighted_pubs&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978446533%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=rTRy66giD3WiK4f3SRvcB40kE4%2BAFXUHG%2B0wwxev2v0%3D&reserved=0>

American Fisheries Society: Resources for Fisheries Professionals for Talking About Climate Change<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffisheries.org%2Fpolicy-media%2Fclimate-change%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978456493%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=1bdefXGfJhzT2GV1fAnGibmD7GPyPy4gxNScN6%2FmoHg%3D&reserved=0>

UMass Amherst: Invasive Species and Climate Change<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscholarworks.umass.edu%2Feco_ed_materials%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmmccormick%40usgs.gov%7C3f9a469b94544faf36a008d913ab27b0%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637562448978456493%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vRGhdxJ8mwgKA5DMVa2JhTmtPvUFP%2F8D%2B9YQgYUiVo0%3D&reserved=0>





Jason Goldberg (he/his/him)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Science Applications
Division of Conservation Science and Partnerships
Ph: 703-358-1866


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