Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 2405 |
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| Citation | Nelitz, M., Porter, K. Bennett, A. Werner, K. Bryan, F. Poulsen, and D. Carr. (2009) Evaluating the vulnerability of freshwater fish habitats to the effects of climate change in the Cariboo-Chilcotin: Part I - Summary of technical methods, ESSA Technologies Ltd and Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium. Prepared for Fraser Salmon and Watersheds Program, B.C. Ministry of Environment, and Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council. March 14, 2009. |
| Organization | Fraser Salmon and Watersheds Program; B.C. Ministry of Environment; Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council |
| URL | https://www.psf.ca/sites/default/files/PartI-MethodsReport_090314.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | This technical report describes the methods used to assess the vulnerability of freshwater habitats – changes in summer stream flows and water temperature – across the Cariboo-Chilcotin. It is the first study of its kind for this region and represents a pilot application of an approach for assessing vulnerability. The hope is that these methods could eventually be applied more broadly to assess other vulnerable regions in B.C. Results from this evaluation are presented in the second part of this report (Nelitz et al. 2009) and three species-specific habitat outlook papers (Porter and Nelitz 2009a; Porter and Nelitz 2009b; Nelitz and Porter 2009). The intention is that these results can eventually help regional decision makers understand potential vulnerabilities of freshwater habitats. Additional efforts are needed to help regional decision makers use this information and decide what actions to pursue today that will benefit human communities, freshwater habitats, and fish populations of the Cariboo-Chilcotin in the future. |
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