Predicting Future Potential Climate-Biomes for the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Alaska

This paper investigates how future Yukon, NWT and Alaska biomes may change using clustering methodology, land cover classifications, and historical and projected climate data.

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Creator Scenarios Network for Arctic Planning and the EWHALE Lab
Summary The Alaska Climate-Biome Shift Project (AK Cliomes) and the Yukon (YT) and Northwest Territories (NWT) Climate-Biome Shift Project (Ca Cliomes) were collaborative efforts that used progressive clustering methodology, existing land cover classifications, and historical and projected climate data to identify areas of Alaska, the Yukon, and NWT that are likely to undergo the greatest or least ecological pressure, given climate change.
Local Relevance This study investigates shifting biomes throughout the NWT.
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Tags Biomes,Ecosystems,Modelling,Refugia,Research,Cluster Analysis
Geographic Region NWT
Release Date 2012-01-01
Last Modified Date 2012-01-01
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