Climate Change and Vulnerability Analysis for Four Species in Three Southwestern Utah National Parks/Monuments
Shovic H and Thoma D. 2011. Climate Change and Vulnerability Analysis for Four Species in Three Southwestern Utah National Parks/Monuments. Bozeman, Montana
Three units of the National Park System in southern Utah were selected for this project: Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Cedar Breaks National Monument. They represent part of the range for each target species, are in close proximity and share administrative and environmental factors, and their total area is at an appropriate scale for this analysis. A buffer of surrounding lands is included for context. The four target species were: American pika (Ochotona princeps), Desert tortoise (Xerobates [Gopherus] agassizii), Shivwits Milk-vetch (Astragalus ampullarioides), and Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). This selection offered the opportunity to broadly test project methods for both plant and animal species across NPS boundaries, and therefore should demonstrate the opportunity for transferability to other species and NPS units.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Shovic, Henry; Thoma, David
- Date of Issue
- 2011-12-07
- Units
- BRCA , CEBR , ZION
- Keywords
- Climate, Climate Change, Ecology, Models, Precipitation, Tables, Temperature, Trends, Utah, vulnerability, Weather