FINAL REPORT: SYNTHESIS OF AQUATIC CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS FOR THE INTERIOR WEST MARCH 31ST, 2015 This report was produced by the Rocky Mountain Research Station as part of the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative project “Vulnerability Assessments: Synthesis and Applications for Aquatic Species and their habitats in the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative”IA#R13PG80650 Report authors: Megan M. Friggens United States Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Albuquerque, New Mexico Carly K. Woodlief United States Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Albuquerque, New Mexico For More Information or to request a copy of this report or data, please contact: Megan Friggens Rocky Mountain Research Station 333 Broadway SE Albuquerque, NM 87102
[email protected] Cover: Adapted From Averyt et al. 2013. Sectoral contributions to surface water stress in the coterminous United States. Environmental Research Letters 8: 035046 (9pp). 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Vulnerability Assessments ........................................................................................................................ 6 Vulnerability Assessment Approaches .....................................................................................................