Research Objectives
This study has three research objectives:
If climatic variables, for field observations assigned to bioclimate subzone and ecosystem unit, and random locations assigned to a mapped ecosystem, are significant different then it may not be possible to spatial identify vulnerable ecosystems using climate data alone at a local scale. Further, ecosystems that have overlapping climate ranges for contemporary and predicted future climates are less likely to experience a change in ecological processes. Ecosystems that overlap very little with a future climate are more likely to experience changes in ecological processes and can be said to be vulnerable to change.
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Figure 2. The study area set the arctic region of Yukon, Canada showing bioclimate subzones.
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