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Puerto Rico's State of the Climate Puerto Rico’s State of the Climate 2010-2013 of the Climate State Rico’s Puerto Puerto Rico’s State of the Climate 2010-2013 of the Climate State Rico’s Puerto Puerto Rico’s State of the Climate Assessing Puerto Rico’s Social-Ecological Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate a Changing in Vulnerabilities Social-Ecological Rico’s Puerto Assessing Assessing Puerto Rico’s Social-Ecological Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate a Changing in Vulnerabilities Social-Ecological Rico’s Puerto Assessing 2010-2013 Assessing Puerto Rico’s Social-Ecological Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program Department of Natural and Environmental Resources [email protected] PO Box 366147 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936 Telephone: 787-999-2200 ext. 2720 Fax: 787-999-2267 [email protected] pr-ccc.org (website) Temperature Precipitation Sea Level Storms Ocean Acidi�ication OCIADO AS DE E PU R E IB R L T O O D R A I T C S O E PROGRAMA DE MANEJO ZONA COSTERA Suggested Citation for the entire document: Puerto Rico Climate Change Council (PRCCC). 2013. Puerto Rico’s State of the Climate 2010-2013: Assessing Puerto Rico’s Social-Ecological Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate. Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. San Juan, PR. Suggested citation for individual chapters: Puerto Rico Climate Change Council (PRCCC) Working Group 1. 2013. Geophysical and Chemical Scientific Knowledge. WG1, 21 – 84. In Puerto Rico’s State of the Climate 2010-2013: Assessing Puerto Rico’s Social-Ecological Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate. Eds. Jacobs, K.R., A. Terando, E. Diaz. Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. San Juan, PR. Puerto Rico Climate Change Council (PRCCC) Working Group 2. 2013. Ecology and Biodiversity WG2, 85 – 250. In Puerto Rico’s State of the Climate 2010-2013: Assessing Puerto Rico’s Social-Ecological Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate. Eds. Jacobs, K.R., L. Carrubba, E. Diaz. Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. San Juan, PR. Puerto Rico Climate Change Council (PRCCC) Working Group 3. 2013. Society and Economy. WG3, 251 – 306. In Puerto Rico’s State of the Climate 2010-2013: Assessing Puerto Rico’s Social-Ecological Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate. Eds. Jacobs, K.R., L. Carrubba, E. Diaz. Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. San Juan, PR. Cover photo credits: Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program This publication was funded in part through NOAA Grant NA11N054190162 Puerto Rico’s State of the Climate 2010-2013 CIADO AssessingASO DE Puerto Rico’s Social-Ecological E PU R E IB R L T O O D R A I T C S O E Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate PROGRAMA DE MANEJO ZONA COSTERA PUERTO RICO CLIMATE CHANGE COUNCIL CONSEJO DE CAMBIOS CLIMÁTICOS DE PUERTO RICO PRCCC COLLABORATORS AND AFFILIATIONS Cándido Adorno Graham A. Castillo -Pagán, Esq. Dr.Puerto José Rico Alameda Emergency Lozada Management Agency SindulfoEstudios Técnicos,Castillo, P.E.Inc. Prof.University Félix ofAponte Puerto Rico – Mayagüez RupertoU.S. Army Chaparro Corps of Engineers University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras IsatisPuerto Cintrón Rico Sea Grant College Program Dr.Graduate Richard School S. Appeldoorn of Planning Dr.Enlace Jaime Latino Collazo de Acción Climática Dr.University Roy Armstrong of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Dr.North Ricardo Carolina J. Colón-Rivera State University KatiaUniversity R. Avilés-Vázquez, of Puerto Rico –MS, Mayagüez Ph.D.c Texas A&M University Dr.Proyecto Maritza Enlace Barreto Caño Orta Martin Peña Spatial Sciences Laboratory Dr.Department Jorge Corredor of Ecosystem Science & Management Dr.University Jorge F. of Bauzá-Ortega Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Dr.CariCOOS Jennifer Costanza Dr.San Conrado Juan Bay M.Estuary Calzada Program Cordero WandaNorth Carolina I. Crespo-Acevedo, State University PPL Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Departamento de Biología-Programa de Ciencias MiguelAmbientales Canals Dr.Estudios Angel Técnicos, David Cruz Inc. Báez Dr.Department Miguel Canals of Natural Silander and Environmental Resources Dr.University José A. ofCruz-Burgos Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Dr.U.S. David Fish and Cuevas Wildlife Service Dr.CariCOOS Jorge Capella U.S. EPA University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Dr.Caribbean Elvira CuevasEnvironmental Viera Protection Division Dr.CariCOOS Carlos Carrero Morales University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras Dr.Puerto Lisamarie Rico Sea Carrubba Grant College Program Department of Biology Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and CarmeloConservation Dávila NOAA Fisheries JuanCaribbean A. Castañer, Field Office MA Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Estudios Técnicos, Inc. 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