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NWT Environmental Research and Monitoring Results Workshop: Dehcho Region
This report summarizes a workshop held in Fort Simpson in 2016. Environmental research and monitoring results in the Dehcho region were shared and discussed. -
Summary of information, risk assessment, and recommendations regarding Arthro...
This report provides a literature review and risk assessment of arthopod-borne zoonoses (diseases transferred between species) in the NWT, and recommendations for the future. -
Canada's Arctic Marine Atlas
In this atlas, we present a series of views of the Canadian Arctic marine environment, from physical geography, to biology and ecology, and on to human patterns and administration. -
Predicting Future Potential Climate-Biomes for the Yukon, Northwest Territori...
This paper investigates how future Yukon, NWT and Alaska biomes may change using clustering methodology, land cover classifications, and historical and projected climate data. -
The State of Northwest Territories Forests In the Wake of Climate Change: Bas...
This report summarizes the current ecological conditions of forested ecosystems in the NWT and identifies gaps in our understanding of northern forests and ecosystem processes. -
Impacts of wildfires on tǫdzı (Boreal caribou)
Boreal caribou and vegetation monitoring in areas of recent wildfire burn, in addition to Indigenous Knowledge, were used to determine impacts of wildfire on boreal caribou. -
Warmer temperatures and changing snowpack structure: what this means for the ...
This research looked at how the yearly snowpack is changing, and how it may influence the well-being of the Bathurst caribou herd. -
Arctic Salmon: Community monitoring initiatives find increasing salmon in the...
This study investigates salmon numbers in the Arctic through community-based monitoring. -
Impacts of Fire on Woodland and Barren-ground Caribou Habitat
This study investigated how quickly vegetation regrew following the 2014 fire season to learn the impacts of extreme fires on caribou habitat. -
How will climate warming and permafrost thaw affect fish, bugs, and waterflea...
This study looked at how increasing water temperatures and permafrost thaw will affect fish and what they eat, such as bugs (macroinvertebrates) and waterfleas (zooplankton). -
Remote Sensing of Vegetation on the Bathurst Caribou Herd Range
To help understand the impact of changes to caribou habitat their decline, we analyzed satellite imagery to detect changes in vegetation in the Bathurst caribou herd range. -
‘Watching the Land’: Knowing the Impacts of Change
The K’atl’odeeche First Nation (KFN) established a community-based monitoring program focused on the collection and analysis of Indigenous environmental knowledge, to inform... -
Hot then cold: how paired wildfire and permafrost thaw events are shaping bor...
This project looked at how wildfire and permafrost thaw are impacting the recovery of vegetation important to boreal caribou in southern NWT. -
Recovery of boreal caribou habitat after forest fires
This study examined the impacts of forest fires on the recovery of boreal caribou habitat. -
Permafrost thaw slumping and impacts to łuk dagaii (broad whitefish) habitat ...
We combined Gwich’in and scientific knowledge to map łuk dagaii (broad whitefish, Coregonus nasus) habitat in the Peel River Watershed at risk of being affected by thaw slumping. -
Inventory and Risk Assessment of Historic Caribou and Sheep Fences in the NWT
This report compiles the latest known condition information on 19 wooden caribou and sheep fence archaeological sites in the NWT. -
Compendium of Climate Change Knowledge 2022 - Wilfrid Laurier University Adde...
This compendium addendum provides a summary of the most significant academic literature about climate change in the NWT, that has been published by Wilfrid Laurier University... -
Compendium of Climate Change Knowledge 2022 - Cumulative Impact Monitoring Pr...
This compendium addendum provides a summary of the most significant academic literature about climate change in the NWT, that has been funded by the CIMP program. -
Regional Perspectives Report - Chapter 6 - Northern Canada
This chapter of the Regional Perspectives Report outlines climate change impacts being observed to ecosystems and people in northern Canada. -
Severity of Climate in the Western Arctic Islands and its Possible Impacts on...
Investigating the effects weather may have on a sharply decreasing caribou numbers