Federal Register - "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for 38 Species on Molokai, Lanai, and Maui"

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for 38 Species on Molokai, Lanai, and Maui Source: Federal Register Data/Action: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Final Rule) Date: 5/28/2013 Text Preview: ...hurricanes, landslides, rockfalls, and flooding. In addition, hurricanes are a threat to all three tree snail species. Nine of these species face threats from habitat destruction and modification from drought. The projected effects of climate change...

...climate change, and their confluent impacts upon native habitats described in the proposed rule. Our Response: We discuss the synergistic effects of climate change and nonnative species under ``Habitat Destruction and Modification by Climate Change'' and ``Summary of Habitat Destruction and Modification,'' below; however, the magnitude and intensity of the impacts of global climate change...

...species, to the detriment of native plant species, in our discussion of ``Climate Change and Precipitation.'' According to this reviewer, these effects may be...