Vegetation Response to Global Warming in the Mackenzie River Basin: Interations Between Northern Boreal Forests, Wetlands and Regional Hydrology

Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area, Sahtu Settlement Area, Dehcho Region

étiquettes: physical sciences, biology, vegetation, climate change, hydrology, water chemistry, wetlands, species distribution

chercheur principal: Nicholson, Barbara (1)
Nᵒ de permis: 12051
Organisation: Botany Department, University of Alberta
Année(s) de permis: 1992
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: None

Objectif(s): To determine the effects of climate change on wetlands; to document the effects of present climate on the vegetation and structure of the wetland ecosystems; to develop vegetative and hydrologic models to predict the impact of climate change on these ecosystems;

Description du projet: The Researcher will map the present distribution of boreal and subarctic wetlands in the Mackenzie River Basin. Wetland vegetation and water chemistry will be described for areas immediately surrounding permanent weather stations. The ecological relationships between climate, wetland water chemistry and wetland species distribution will be analyzed. A predictive indicator model will be built to predict species distribution.