5.2 Identify actual impacts on managed species, habitats, and project locations from climate change

Action: 5.2 Identify actual impacts on managed species, habitats, and project locations from climate change

Identify actual impacts on managed species, habitats, and project locations from climate change (e.g., inundation, dissolution of calcareous skeletons, shifts in species range)
The type of impacts to species, habitats, and project locations from climate change can take many forms. Identifying the type of probable impact is important for determining how species, habitats, and project locations will be changed and if those changes are detrimental to the ecosystem.

Applying ecological principles

Ecological principles represent the core attributes of natural systems that must be maintained or restored in order to support healthy marine and coastal ecosystems, and include maintaining, restoring, or accounting for:

These principles are explained in a reference guide for agencies in California, called the Ecological Principles Guide . This guide also includes a series of case studies and checklists that demonstrate how the principles can be applied to day-to-day decision making.

State GeoPortal

The EcoPrinciples Connect tool links to data from the California Geoportal, which offers an easy and convenient way to search, discover and use authoritative geospatial data resources. This one-stop geospatial shop is helping to improve access to California’s geographic data portfolio and expand the use of those data resources in decision making processes.