paper birch (Betula papyrifera)

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Paper birch is a widely distributed (9.2% of area), dense, high IV species across the northern section of the country, moderately adaptable, and modeled as only slightly decreasing in habitat (but still classed as 'No change'). As such, it is rated as a fair capabilityAn overall estimate of capability for the species to cope or persist with the changing climate within the eastern US. to cope with the changing climate. This is different from the previous atlas which showed a more severe reduction in habitat. SHIFTMigration model that calculates the likelihood of colonization, based on current abundance over an approximately 100-year time period period to roughly intersect the future suitable habitats predicted by DISTRIB-II shows moderate infillThe species is projected, according to SHIFT, to be a good species to plant to ‘fill in’ suitable habitats, most often in the general proximity and gaps present in the current range of the species..

RCP 4.5 SHIFTLoad DISTRIB-II + SHIFT output for the Moderate Emissions (RCP 4.5) climate model scenarioRCP 8.5 SHIFTLoad DISTRIB-II + SHIFT output for the High Emissions (RCP 8.5) climate model scenario