Report on the observed climate, projected climate, and projected biodiversity changes for Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada under differing levels of warming ...
Kluane National Park is among the top 7% of all non-marine protected areas, globally. The higher elevations of the park are projected to be resilient to climate change, even at 4°C. However, lower areas of the park, along waterways, are projected to require increasing levels of adaptation effort as...
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Zenodo
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12751619 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.12751619 |
| Summary: | Kluane National Park is among the top 7% of all non-marine protected areas, globally. The higher elevations of the park are projected to be resilient to climate change, even at 4°C. However, lower areas of the park, along waterways, are projected to require increasing levels of adaptation effort as warming levels exceed 2°C. Averaged over the entire area of this park, with 4°C warming (global, above pre-industrial), the area is projected to remain climatically suitable for 79% of its terrestrial biodiversity (fungi, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates), with 61.2% of its area remaining an overall refugia (remaining climatically suitable for >75% of the species) for biodiversity. If warming levels were held to 2°C, 85% of the area would remain a climatic refugia and the area would remain climatically suitable for 91% of its terrestrial biodiversity. Between 1961-1990 and 1991-2020 the average monthly temperature has increased by 0.3° - 2.5°C (December). With warming levels of 2.0°C the new average ... |
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