Climate Change of Each Wildlife Refuge
The five refuges with the largest end-of-century increase in annual minimum temperatures under the CNRM-CM5 RCP8.5 are the Modoc NWR, Tule Lake NWR, Ash Meadows NWR, Klamath Marsh NWR, and Lower Klamath NWR. Under the MIROC ESM RCP8.5, the five refuges with the highest minimum temperature increases are Ash Meadows NWR, Tule Lake NWR, Ruby Lake NWR, Modoc NWR, and Fallon NWR (Table S1, Figures S1 and S2).
Under the CNRM-CM5 RCP8.5, annual precipitation is expected to increase in all refuges except Hopper Mountain NWR. Under the MIROC ESM RCP8.5, annual precipitation is expected to decrease in almost all refuges except Modoc NWR, Lower Klamath NWR, Humboldt Bay NWR, and Upper Klamath NWR (Table S1, Figures S3 and S4).