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past 70 years. Indeed, mean annual temperature\r\nin the Northwest 
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past 70 years. Indeed, mean annual temperature\r\nin the Northwest 
            
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Territories has increased by 2\u00b0C to 4\u00b0C since record keeping 
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began in 1950. Annual\r\nprecipitation amounts and patterns have also 
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began in 1950. Annual\r\nprecipitation amounts and patterns have also 
            
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ecosystems and will continue\r\nto do so into the future. As such, the 
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ecosystems and will continue\r\nto do so into the future. As such, the 
            
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Government of Northwest Territories and the Canadian Forest 
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Government of Northwest Territories and the Canadian Forest 
            
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Service\r\nhave collaborated to produce this baseline report 
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Service\r\nhave collaborated to produce this baseline report 
            
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summarizing the current ecological conditions of 
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summarizing the current ecological conditions of 
            
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forested\r\necosystems in the Northwest Territories and identifying 
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forested\r\necosystems in the Northwest Territories and identifying 
            
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gaps in our understanding of northern forests\r\nand ecosystem 
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gaps in our understanding of northern forests\r\nand ecosystem 
            
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processes. Key findings presented in this report include the 
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processes. Key findings presented in this report include the 
            
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following: 1) upland forests\r\nin western Northwest Territories, the 
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following: 1) upland forests\r\nin western Northwest Territories, the 
            
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most productive forests in the territory, experienced net 
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most productive forests in the territory, experienced net 
            
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negative\r\ngrowth trends between 1950 and 2002, which were correlated 
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negative\r\ngrowth trends between 1950 and 2002, which were correlated 
            
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with reduced soil moisture; 2) permafrost\r\nhas begun thawing across 
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with reduced soil moisture; 2) permafrost\r\nhas begun thawing across 
            
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southern and central portions of the territory, which has been linked 
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southern and central portions of the territory, which has been linked 
            
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communities; 3) changes in wildfire frequency and intensity in recent 
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communities; 3) changes in wildfire frequency and intensity in recent 
            
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decades will, over the long-\r\nterm, alter the species composition of 
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