Aquatic Biodiversity Map (IMAGE)

USDA Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Research Station

Aquatic Biodiversity Map

Caption

As climate change intensifies, it can negatively affect areas of aquatic biodiversity. This map shows overlap of projected high future climate change stress and areas of high aquatic biodiversity. These are the areas that need critical freshwater protections in place to protect ecosystem diversity.

Credit

Flitcroft, Rebecca L.; Bury, Gwendolynn W.; Joyce, Linda A.; Kay, Shannon L.; Knowles, Michael S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Warziniack, Travis. 2023. Biodiversity: Wildlife and Aquatic Biota. In: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 2023. Future of America’s Forest and Rangelands: Forest Service 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-102. Washington, DC: 10-1–10-34. Chapter 10. https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-102-Chap10.

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