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Climate Change Adaptation Planning Worksheet: Adaptonia T ribe Example. INSTITUTE FOR TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS TRIBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM . Local Climate Features. Unique vegetation on Adaptonian Tribal Lands. Diverse Wildlife on Adaptonian Tribal Lands. The Toruk Dragon.
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Climate Change Adaptation Planning Worksheet:AdaptoniaTribe Example INSTITUTE FOR TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS TRIBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM
The Toruk Dragon • High cultural significance • Endemic to Adaptonian Tribal lands • Highly specialized habitat requirements • Limited movement (typically stay within a 500 ft radius of the freshwater ponds
Climate Change Impacts on the Toruk • Impacts • Fluctuations in availability and quality of surface waters • Changes to habitable environments • Reduced shading from tree canopy (csink tree beetle) • Climate Changes • Changes to precipitation regimes • Rising temperatures • Spread of invasives