High Resolution Mapping of Tundra Ecosystems on Victoria Island, Nunavut – Application of a Standardized Terrestrial Ecosystem Classification
Rapid warming of Arctic climate is driving complex ecological changes in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems that are not well understood. These ecological changes have important implications for northern communities and Arctic ecosystem resilience. Researchers require baseline information on tundra ecosy...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a7b0d8ca00b346cc8cccc25550fda062 2023-11-12T04:11:11+01:00 High Resolution Mapping of Tundra Ecosystems on Victoria Island, Nunavut – Application of a Standardized Terrestrial Ecosystem Classification Serguei Ponomarenko Donald McLennan Darren Pouliot Johann Wagner 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/07038992.2019.1682980 https://doaj.org/article/a7b0d8ca00b346cc8cccc25550fda062 EN FR eng fre Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07038992.2019.1682980 https://doaj.org/toc/1712-7971 1712-7971 doi:10.1080/07038992.2019.1682980 https://doaj.org/article/a7b0d8ca00b346cc8cccc25550fda062 Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol 45, Iss 5, Pp 551-571 (2019) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Technology T article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/07038992.2019.1682980 2023-10-15T00:36:30Z Rapid warming of Arctic climate is driving complex ecological changes in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems that are not well understood. These ecological changes have important implications for northern communities and Arctic ecosystem resilience. Researchers require baseline information on tundra ecosystem compo sition, structure and function at a range of scales to begin to understand how and why tundra ecosystems are changing to anticipate future changes and their impacts. Here we develop and assess a process for obtaining a high-resolution ecosystem map of terrestrial ecological communities for the Intensive Monitoring Area (IMA) of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The methodology is based on a standardized classification of tundra ecosystems, and will provide an ecological template for designing and implementing ecosystem research, long-term monitoring experiments, and for linking local scale research to regional scales using remote sensing tools and models. Finally, we discuss opportunities and challenges regarding the mapping approach tested for the ecosystem classification, and the usefulness of the mapped result for a range of potential applications. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cambridge Bay Nunavut Tundra Victoria Island Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Nunavut Cambridge Bay ENVELOPE(-105.130,-105.130,69.037,69.037) Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 45 5 551 571 |
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Rapid warming of Arctic climate is driving complex ecological changes in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems that are not well understood. These ecological changes have important implications for northern communities and Arctic ecosystem resilience. Researchers require baseline information on tundra ecosystem compo sition, structure and function at a range of scales to begin to understand how and why tundra ecosystems are changing to anticipate future changes and their impacts. Here we develop and assess a process for obtaining a high-resolution ecosystem map of terrestrial ecological communities for the Intensive Monitoring Area (IMA) of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The methodology is based on a standardized classification of tundra ecosystems, and will provide an ecological template for designing and implementing ecosystem research, long-term monitoring experiments, and for linking local scale research to regional scales using remote sensing tools and models. Finally, we discuss opportunities and challenges regarding the mapping approach tested for the ecosystem classification, and the usefulness of the mapped result for a range of potential applications. |
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Serguei Ponomarenko Donald McLennan Darren Pouliot Johann Wagner |
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High Resolution Mapping of Tundra Ecosystems on Victoria Island, Nunavut – Application of a Standardized Terrestrial Ecosystem Classification |
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High Resolution Mapping of Tundra Ecosystems on Victoria Island, Nunavut – Application of a Standardized Terrestrial Ecosystem Classification |
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High Resolution Mapping of Tundra Ecosystems on Victoria Island, Nunavut – Application of a Standardized Terrestrial Ecosystem Classification |
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High Resolution Mapping of Tundra Ecosystems on Victoria Island, Nunavut – Application of a Standardized Terrestrial Ecosystem Classification |
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High Resolution Mapping of Tundra Ecosystems on Victoria Island, Nunavut – Application of a Standardized Terrestrial Ecosystem Classification |
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high resolution mapping of tundra ecosystems on victoria island, nunavut – application of a standardized terrestrial ecosystem classification |
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