1. “King Tide” on Sept. 29, 2015
Nag Marsh, Prudence Island, RI
(Photo credit: Daisy Durant)
“Ecosystems already under stress are likely to have more rapid and acute reactions to climate change; it is therefore useful to understand how multiple stresses will interact, especially as the magnitude of climate change increases.”
Staudt et al The added complications of climate change: understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems.
Front Ecol Environ 11(9):

2. Applying CCVATCH in RI – Pre-Meeting (Data Needs ID)
Objectives:
Identify data and information needs (and sources) for applying CCVATCH to salt marsh habitat
Assign participant tasks for data collection and review or for expert elicitation as necessary
Determine next steps in CCVATCH application process (when, where, how often)

3. CCVATCH Scoring Components
Non-Climate
Climate Stressors Stressors Adaptive Capacity
CO2
Temperature
Precipitation change
Sea level change
Extreme climate events
Invasive/nuisance Species
Nutrients
Sedimentation
Erosion
Environmental Contaminants
Degree of fragmentation
Barriers to migration
Recovery / regeneration ability
Diversity of functional groups
Management actions possible
Human / institutional response

4. Exposure-Sensitivity
Sensitivity-Exposure 
Current Condition 
CO2 
Temperature 
Precipitation
Sea Level 
Extreme Climate Events
Direct Effects
Invasive / Nuisance Species   
Nutrients
Sedimentation
Erosion
Environmental Contaminants ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

5. Adaptive Capacity ? Adaptive Capacity:
Degree of Fragmentation 
Barriers to Migration
Recovery / Regeneration Following Disturbance Y
Diversity of Functional Groups 
Management Actions 8
Human/Institutional Response ù
Adaptive Capacity:
Conditions present in a habitat (or likely to be in future) that ameliorate the sensitivity or exposure of the habitat or increase its resiliency ?

6. General Process
Define Goals and Specific Questions
Assemble Team and Hold Pre-meeting to Assign Research, ID Data Needs
Compile and Review Resources, Research, Information Sources
Hold Facilitated Meetings for Scoring
Review Score Results to Identify Management Actions

7. Resources Models Tools Expert Elicitation Site Visits
Literature Review

8. RI Project Logistics Set scoring start date (and team assignment?)
Habitat site selection process
Frequency/duration of scoring sessions
One/month, as needed
Half day, full day
Resource document build-out & sharing
Bulleted lists, excerpted text
Dropbox, etc.?