The ecological effects of storm surges on Arctic bird and vegetation communities in the outer Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories

• Main Author: Shipman, Frances Nicola Angus
• Other Authors: Lantz, Trevor Charles
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Arctic birds; disturbance regime; climate change; Mackenzie Delta; Arctic vegetation; saline incursion; storm surge; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Climate change
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/15096

Coastlines in the Western Canadian Arctic are predicted to experience increases in the frequency and intensity of storm surges as rapid climate change continues to alter weather and biophysical factors of this land-sea connection. Although storm surges have the potential to cause widespread and pers...