A vulnerability assessment of fish and invertebrates to climate change on the northeast US Continental Shelf (NCEI Accession 0154384)
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: The data represent two outputs from the Northeast Fisheries Climate Vulnerability assessment. The first are the biological sensitivity and climate exposure scores for each of the 82 species. The second are the estimated effect of climate change on each of the 82 species. Climate change and decadal variability are impacting marine fish and invertebrate species worldwide and these impacts will continue for the foreseeable future. Quantitative approaches have been developed to examine climate impacts on productivity, abundance, and distribution of various marine fish and invertebrate species. However, it is difficult to apply these approaches to large numbers of species owing to the lack of mechanistic understanding sufficient for quantitative analyses, as well as the lack of scientific infrastructure to support these more detailed studies. Vulnerability assessments provide a framework for evaluating climate impacts over a broad range of species with existing information. These methods combine the exposure of a species to a stressor (climate change and decadal variability) and the sensitivity of species to the stressor. These two components are then combined to estimate an overall vulnerability. Quantitative data are used when available, but qualitative information and expert opinion are used when quantitative data is lacking.
CITE AS: Hare, Jonathan A.; Morrison, Wendy E.; Nelson, Mark W.; Stachura, Megan M.; Teeters, Eric J.; Griffis, Roger B.; Alexander, Michael A.; Scott, James D.; Alade, Larry; Bell, Richard J.; Chute, Antonie S.; Curti, Kiersten L.; Curtis, Tobey H.; Kircheis, Daniel; Kocik, John F.; Lucey, Sean M.; McCandless, Camilla T.; Milke, Lisa M.; Richardson, David E.; Robillard, Eric; Walsh, Harvey J.; McManus, M. Conor; Marancik, Katrin E.; Griswold, Carolyn A. (2016). A vulnerability assessment of fish and invertebrates to climate change on the northeast US Continental Shelf (NCEI Accession 0154384). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5dv1gxq. Accessed [date].
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Expert opinion;Vulnerability assessment;
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| Abbreviation: | Low, Moderate, High, Very High, Negative, Neutral or Postive |
| Unit: | Number of votes |
| Observation type: | Expert Opinion |
| Detailed sampling and analyzing information: | The vulnerability of eighty-two species, seperated into six functional groups were assessed by polling expert opinions. Experts were asked rate the vulnerability of a species to climate change based on specific attributes. Attributes were either exposure factors (eg. what is this species degree of exposure to a specific environmental impacts of climate change?), or sensitivity attributes (eg. How succeptible are aspects of species' biology or life history to climate change?). The vulnerability of each species and attribute combination was rated as low, moderate, high, or very high. Experts also rated the likely overall response of each species to climate change as either positve, neutral or negative. The vulnerability assessment scores reflect the overall number of experts that held each possible opinion. |
| Method reference: | Hare, J. A., Morrison, W. E., Nelson, M. W., Stachura, M. M., Teeters, E. J., Griffis, R. B., Alexander, M. A., Scott, J. D., Alade, L., Bell, R. J., Chute, A. S., Curti, K. L., Curtis, T. H., Kircheis, D., Kocik, J. F., Lucey, S. M., McCandless, C. T., Milke, L. M., Richardson, D. E., Robillard, E., Walsh, H. J., McManus, M. C., Marancik, K. E., and Griswold, C. A. 2016. A Vulnerability Assessment of Fish and Invertebrates to Climate Change on the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf. PLoS One. 11, 2, e0146756. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146756. |
| Biological subject: | Eighty-two species were evaluated and were grouped into six functional groups: Coastal, Diadromous, Elasmobranch, Groundfish, Invertebrates, and Pelagic. The species evaluated were: Acadian Redfish, Alewife, American Eel, American Lobster, American Plaice, American Shad, Anchovies, Atlantic Cod, Atlantic Croaker, Atlantic Hagfish, Atlantic Halibut, Atlantic Herring, Atlantic Mackerel, Atlantic Menahden, Atlantic Salmon, Atlantic Saury, Atlantic Sea Scallop, Atlantic Sturgeon, Atlantic Surfclam, Atlantic Wolffish, Barndoor Skate, Bay Scallop, Black Sea Bass, Bloodworm, Blue Crab, Blue Mussel, Blueback Herring, Bluefish, Butterfish, Cancer Crabs, Channeled Whelk, Cleanrnose Skate, Conger Eel, Cusk, Deep-sea Red Crab, Dusky Shark, Eastern Oyster, Green Sea Urchin, Haddock, Hickory Shad, Horseshoe Crab, Knobbed Whelk, Little Skate, Longfin Inshore Squid, Monkfish, Northern Kingfish, Northern Quahog, Northern Shortfin Squid, Northern Shrimp, Ocean Pout, Ocean Quahog, Offshore Hake, Pollock, Porbeagle, Rainbow Smelt, Red Drum, Red Hake, Rosette Skate, Sand Lances, Sand Tiger, Scup, Shortnose Sturgeon, Silver Hake, Smooth Dogfish, Smooth Skate, Softshell Clam, Spanish Mackerel, Spiny Dogfish, Spot, Spotted Seatrout, Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Tautog, Thorny Skate, Tilefish, Weakfish, White Hake, Windowpane, Winter Flounder, Winter Skate, Witch Flounder, and Yellowtail Flounder |
| Researcher name: | See list of investigators |
| Researcher institution: | See list of investigators |
SUBMITTED BY: Donald C. Melrose (Chris.Melrose@NOAA.gov)
SUBMISSION DATE: 2016-11-21
