Author: Molinos, J.G. et al.
Year of publication: 2017
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Comprehensive impact and risk assessment
Format of assessment: Scientific article
Estimated costs for conducting: No information
Estimated duration of assessment: No information
To be carried out by whom: Scientists/researchers
Institutional scale of use: Regional
Details: Marine ecosystems
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Others (please specify)
Details: Conservation planners
Output: Report
Region of origin: Asia, Europe, Australia
Developed by which sector: Science
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: Asia
Potential geographic coverage: Worldwide
Sectors covered: Biodiversity
Details: Marine ecosystems
Method used: Quantitative model
Description of methodology: Characterization of climatic stability and connectivity in marine ecosystems calculation of availability of future suitable climate conditions in reach of species mobility range in the case that current habitat becomes non-suitable (contraction) or remains suitable (expansion)
Risk framework used: No explicit use of risk framework
Risk components incorporated: Risk
Details: Ecological risk assessment
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Sea surface temperature
Source of required data: Secondary (available data is used)
Details: Historical and projected sea surface temperature
Temporal scale: Forward looking
Participatory elements: No
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Partly
Details: Effect of sea surface temperature on marine ecosystems predicting the moving of species between different zones (connectedness between zones depending on climate change)
Adressing uncertainty: No
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks, assessment of impacts
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: None
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): Yes
Details: Ocean warming
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: No
Applied by whom: Molinos, J.G. et al.
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