Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area, Sahtu Settlement Area, Dehcho Region
Tags: physical sciences, biology, vegetation, climate change, hydrology, water chemistry, wetlands, species distribution
| Principal Investigator: | Nicholson, Barbara (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12051 |
| Organization: | Botany Department, University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | None |
Objective(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;
Project Description: 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.
