Central Valley LCP: Upland Habitat Conservation Science Library

Priority Sub-habitats
Chaparral and serpentine shrublands
Oak foothill pine woodland
Oak woodland

Available Maps:
Oak Woodlands
Chaparral and Shrublands

Priority Species Groups & Species

Yellow-billed magpie
Valley oak
Cavity nesters and roosters
Red-legged frog
Yellow-legged frog
Western bumblebee and pollinators
Large wide-ranging mammals

Existing Vulnerability Assessments:

Title	Author	Priority Resources	Notes
Vulnerability Analysis Reports for Focal Resources of the Sierra Nevada	EcoAdapt	Red and yellow-legged frogs, chaparral, blue oak, oak woodland	Sierra Nevada region
Vulnerability Rankings and Assessment Matrix for 168 Sierra Nevada Bird Species	Seigel et al.	Cavity Nesters	Sierra Nevada region
Climate Change Vulnerability Species Scores for California Bird Species of Special Concern	Gardali, et. al.	Cavity nesters	California-wide

Modeling / Projections:

Title	Author	Priority Resources	Notes
Threat Assessments for California Rangelands	USGS Western Geographic Science Center	Wildlife habitat provided by rangelands	Current and projected for 2 climate models; Central Valley and foothills
Modeling Bird Distribution Responses to Climate Change: A mapping tool to assist land managers and scientists in California	Point Blue Conservation Science	Oak Woodland bird species, blue oak woodland, and chaparral	Projected future distributions for 2 models; California-wide

Conservation Science References:

Type: Document
Title	Creator	Date	Subjects
A climate change vulnerability assessment of California's at-risk birds	Gardali, Thomas, Seavy, Nathaniel E., DiGaudio, Ryan T., and Comrack, Lyann A.	2012	vulnerability assessment, birds, climate change adaptation, biodiversity
Climate change and the future of California's endemic flora	Loarie, Scott R., Carter, Benjamin E., Hayhoe, Katharine, McMahon, Sean, Moe, Richard, Knight, Charles A., Ackerly, David D.,	2008	climate change, plants, endemic species, plant diversity
Climate change scenarios for the California region	Cayan, Daniel R., Maurer, Edwin P., Dettinger, Michael D., Tyree, Mary, and Hayhoe, Katharine	2008	climate change, IPCC scenarios, climate change projections
Climate gradients, climate change, and special edaphic floras	Harrison, Susan, Damschen, Ellen, and Going, Barbara M.	2009	edaphic communities, biodiversity, rare plants
Endemic plant communities on special soils: early victims or hardy survivors of climate change?	Damschen, Ellen I., Harrison, Susan, Ackerly, David D., Fernandez-Going, Barbara M., Anacker, Brian L.	2012	endemic species, plant diversity, edaphic communities, climate change assessment
Gene movement and genetic association with regional climate gradients in California valley oak (Quercus lobata Née) in the face of climate change	Sork, Victoria L, Davis, Frank W., Westfall, Robert, Flint, Alan, Ikegami, Makihiko, Wang, Hongfang, and Grivet, Delphine	2010	Quercus lobata, climate change, ecological genetics, climate change adaptation
Integrated climate and land use change scenarios for California rangeland ecosystem services: wildlife habitat, soil carbon, and water supply	Byrd, Kristin B., Lorraine E. Flint, P. Alvarez, C. F. Casey, B. M. Sleeter, C. E. Soulard, Alan L. Flint, T. L. Sohl	January, 2015	rangelands, ecosystem services, soil carbon, habitat conservation, water resources
Managing microevololution: restoration in the face of global change	Rice, K. J., and Emery, N. C.	2003	vernal pools, oak woodlands
Modeled regional climate change and California endemic oak ranges	Kueppers, Lara M., Snyder, Mark A., Sloan, Lisa C., Zaveleta, Erika S., and Fulfrost, Brian	2005	Quercus lobata, Quercus douglasii, bioclimatic modeling, climate change projections
Predicting species responses to climate change: demography and climate microrefugia in California valley oak (Quercus lobata)	Mclaughlin, B. C. and Zaveleta, E. S.	2012	bioclimatic modeling, climate change, Quercus lobata, plants
Projected Effects of Climate Change in California: Ecoregional Summaries Emphasizing Consequences for Wildlife	Gardali, T., Howell, C., Seavy, N., Shuford, W. D., Stralberg, D.	2011	climate change impacts
Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment Technical Synthesis: Chaparral	Hauptfeld, R.S., Kershner, J. M., and Feifel, K. M.	2014	chaparral, vulnerability assessment, biodiversity
Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment Technical Synthesis: Oak Woodlands	Hauptfeld, R.S., Kershner, J. M., and Feifel, K. M.	2014	oak woodlands, vulnerability assessment, biodiversity
The ancient blue oak woodlands of California: longevity and hydroclimatic history	Stahle, D.W., Griffin, R.D., Meko, D.M., Therrell, M.D., Edmondson, J.R., Cleaveland, M.K., Stahle, L.N., Burnette, D.J., Abatzogou, J.T., Redmond, K.T., Dettinger, M.D., and Cayan, D.R.	2013	Quercus douglasii, historical climate, precipitation
The impact of climate change on wildfire severity: a regional forecast for Northern California	Fried, Jeremy S., Torn, Margaret S., and Mills, Evan	2004	climate change, wildfire
Twentieth-century shifts in forest structure in California: Denser forests, smaller trees, and increased dominance of oaks	McIntyre, Patrick J., Thorne, James H., Dolanc, Christopher R., Flint, Alan L., Flint, Lorraine E., Kelly, Maggi, and Ackerly, David D.	2015	historical climate, paleoclimates, vegetation distribution

Type: Dataset
Title	Creator	Date	Subjects
Bird Distribution Responses to Climate Change	Point Blue Conservation Science	2010	species distribution modeling, birds, bioclimatic modeling
Conservation Prioritization for California Landbirds	Point Blue Conservation Science	2011	species distribution modeling, habitat conservation, birds

Type: Tool
Title	Creator	Date	Subjects
California Climate and Hydrology Change Graphs	Climate Commons
Modeling Bird Distribution Responses to Climate Change	Point Blue Conservation Science