The Drying Peace–Athabasca Delta, Canada: Review and Synthesis of Cryo-Hydrologic Controls and Projections to Future Climatic Conditions

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Author: Spyros Beltaos
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: basin; breakup; climate; delta; drying; flood; freezeup; ice jam; regulation; remediation; Athabasca River; Canada; Wood Buffalo; Peace-Athabasca Delta; Peace River; Wood Bison; Wood Buffalo National Park
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032103

The Peace–Athabasca Delta (PAD) in northern Alberta, Canada is one of the world’s largest inland freshwater deltas, home to large populations of waterfowl, muskrat, beaver, and free-ranging wood bison. The delta region has been designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance and is largely l...