Climate

1. (Watershed, Ecoregion, Habitat Type) LANDSCAPE Freshwater and Oceans Climate Change Assessment Framework Variable Observations/ Projections Management / Regulatory Policy / Sector System Models / Impact Assessments Climate Air Temperature, Humidity, Precipitation, Wind Global –> Regional Climate Models (e.g. CGCM -> Great Lakes down-scaled projections) Hydrologic-hydrodynamic, limnological, sediment transport, nutrient, contaminant models etc. (qualitative -> quantitative projections e.g. DYRESM) Water Quantity Assets / Infrastructure Limnos / Ocean Water Temperature, Water Levels & Flows, Ice Cover, Waves & Currents, Coastal Processes, Turbidity, Colour, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Nutrients, Contaminants Navigation Human Adaptation Responses Water Quality Other Stressors (e.g. habitat loss / change, invasives, fragmentation, overexploitation, contaminants) Part A Habitat Species at Risk Part B Habitat, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Food Web Models & Assessments (qualitative risk assessments to quantitative biotic projections) Aquatic Invasives Biota Habitat Fisheries Lower Trophic Levels Aquaculture Oceans Management Fishes, @ Population, Community & Food Web / Ecosystem Levels Human & Financial Resources Terrestrial Systems, Other Higher Trophic Levels (e.g. marine mammals), Human Impacts A la Doka, 2011 Part C; but need to translate into PAA

2. (Watershed, Ecoregion, Habitat Type) LANDSCAPE Freshwater and Oceans Climate Change Assessment Framework Variable Observations/ Projections Management / Regulatory Policy / Sector System Models / Impact Assessments Climate Air Temperature, Humidity, Precipitation, Wind Global –> Regional Climate Models (e.g. CGCM -> Great Lakes down-scaled projections) Hydrologic-hydrodynamic, limnological, sediment transport, nutrient, contaminant models etc. (qualitative -> quantitative projections e.g. DYRESM) Water Quantity Assets / Infrastructure Limnos / Ocean Water Temperature, Water Levels & Flows, Ice Cover, Waves & Currents, Coastal Processes, Turbidity, Colour, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Nutrients, Contaminants Navigation Human Adaptation Responses Water Quality Other Stressors (e.g. habitat loss / change, invasives, fragmentation, overexploitation, contaminants) Part A Habitat Species at Risk Part B Habitat, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Food Web Models & Assessments (qualitative risk assessments to quantitative biotic projections) Aquatic Invasives Biota Habitat Fisheries Lower Trophic Levels Aquaculture Oceans Management Fishes, @ Population, Community & Food Web / Ecosystem Levels Human & Financial Resources Terrestrial Systems, Other Higher Trophic Levels (e.g. marine mammals), Human Impacts A la Doka, 2011 Part C; but need to translate into PAA

3. (Watershed, Ecoregion, Habitat Type) LANDSCAPE Freshwater Climate Change Assessment Framework Management / Regulatory Policy / Sector System Variable Projections Models / Assessments Climate Air Temperature, Humidity, Precipitation, Wind Global –> Regional Climate Models (e.g. CGCM -> Great Lakes down-scaled projections) Hydrologic-hydrodynamic, limnological, sediment transport, nutrient, contaminant models etc. (qualitative -> quantitative projections e.g. DYRESM) Water Quantity Assets / Infrastructure Limnos / Ocean? Water Temperature, Water Levels & Flows, Ice Cover, Waves & Currents, Coastal Processes, Turbidity, Colour, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Nutrients, Contaminants Navigation Human Adaptation Responses Water Quality Other Stressors (e.g. habitat loss / change, invasives, fragmentation, overexploitation, contaminants) Part A Habitat Species at Risk Part B Habitat, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Food Web Models & Assessments (qualitative risk assessments to quantitative biotic projections) Aquatic Invasives Biota Habitat, Lower Trophic Levels, Fishes, @ Population, Community & Food Web / Ecosystem Levels Fisheries Aquaculture Human & Financial Resources Terrestrial Systems, Other Higher Trophic Levels (e.g. herptiles, mammals), Human Impacts Part C; but need to translate into PAA S. Doka, 2011