Arctic Plant Migration by 2100: Comparing Predictions with Observations

• Main Author: Winters, Dahl
• Other Authors: College of Arts and Sciences, Curriculum in Environment and Ecology, Moody, Aaron
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Northwest Territories; Taymyr; Yukon; ACIA; Arctic Climate Impact Assessment; Climate change; Taymyr Peninsula; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17615/sxxy-nf94; https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/4f16c335k?file=thumbnail; https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/4f16c335k

Nowhere are the consequences of climate change greater than in the Arctic. The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment synthesized the potential impacts of climate change to Arctic ecosystems, including vegetation changes projected for 2100 using the BIOME4 dynamic vegetation model. In my research I synthe...