U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Protecting and Enhancing the Resilience of Ecosystems. Natural resource managers, legislators, and other decision makers are working together to take effective steps toward climate change adaptation. ...

Biodiversity Conservation. Ecosystems that are already stressed by habitat loss, pollution, and human harvesting are increasingly sensitive to the impacts of climate change. * Home. Coral reef at the ...

Invasive Species. The impacts of climate change increase the frequency of ecological disturbances. These disturbances present opportunities for invasive species to become established and spread. ...

Carbon Balance. Forests, grasslands, wetlands, and oceans are significant absorbers of carbon dioxide. Climate change threatens carbon sequestration by promoting processes that release carbon dioxide ...

Water Resources. Increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns can alter the volume and quality of stream flows, impacting communities of plants and animals. * Home ...

Fire Regimes. Increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation can change the frequency and severity of fires in natural vegetation, altering the succession of plants and animals that can thrive i ...