Forest Impacts of Climate Change: Monitoring Indicators
Gray Squirrel Population
The eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) populations in the Northeast are considered important indicators of long-term forest and ecosystem health. Population metrics can be used to predict future trends in eastern gray squirrel populations.
The impacts of climate indicators can be measured using different ecological metrics of quantification. The metrics used in a study can affect how it is designed and the questions that it can answer. The information below shows the types of metrics and number of associated protocols that are captured by the data represented in this project.