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Laura Brewington

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Pacific RISCC Report: When Invasive Species & Climate Change Intersect This report summarizes the findings from a survey of natural resource managers in Hawaiʻi to establish a baseline assessment of concern about the influence of climate change on invasive species management, compare their access to and understanding of existing downscaled climate information for the state, and identify barriers to success in incorporating climate change into management practices. The survey (Appendix) was adapted from a similar survey instrument developed by the Northeast RISCC (see Beaury et al. 2020) and was exempt from Human Subjects Approval requirements by the East-West Center Institutional Review Board (IRB). The survey was distributed online through Hawaiʻi listservs and partners from December... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation
Pacific Island Perspectives on Invasive Species and Climate Change Non-native, invasive species pose significant threats to ecosystem services, food and water security, livelihoods, and sustainability, especially in island environments and communities. The impacts of climate change can exacerbate these risks and vulnerabilities. The Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) management network was established to support natural resource managers and researchers in the United States by providing information and tools about these twin threats. This chapter considers the state of knowledge about invasive species and climate change in the context of the State of Hawaiʻi and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (which include the US Territories of Guam and American Sāmoa, the... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation
A Century of Drought in Hawaiʻi: Geospatial Analysis and Synthesis across Hydrological, Ecological, and Socioeconomic Scales Drought is a prominent feature of Hawaiʻi’s climate. However, it has been over 30 years since the last comprehensive meteorological drought analysis, and recent drying trends have emphasized the need to better understand drought dynamics and multi-sector effects in Hawaiʻi. Here, we provide a comprehensive synthesis of past drought effects in Hawaiʻi that we integrate with geospatial analysis of drought characteristics using a newly developed 100-year (1920–2019) gridded Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) dataset. The synthesis examines past droughts classified into five categories: Meteorological, agricultural, hydrological, ecological, and socioeconomic drought. Results show that drought duration and magnitude... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation

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