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CLIMATE-CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR SELECTED SPECIES IN THREE NATIONAL PARKS IN EASTERN CANADA

dc.contributor.authorOsawa, Takafumi
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSchool for Resource & Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDr. Sherman Boatesen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Dan Kelleyen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsYesen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDan Kehleren_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Karen Beazleyen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Peter Duinkeren_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-06T16:43:18Z
dc.date.available2015-04-06T16:43:18Z
dc.date.defence2015-03-24
dc.date.issued2015-04-06
dc.description.abstractCanadian protected areas have been established with a premise of static distributions of different ecosystems, an assumption invalidated by climate change. In the Maritimes, there are few local case studies on how to consider and manage protected areas with potentially vulnerable ecosystems. Assuming two climate-change scenarios in the 2080s, we conducted climate-change vulnerability assessments (CCVAs) for a range of species in three national parks as case studies in the face of climate change. Specifically, we had two main goals: (1) to conduct CCVAs, including NatureServe’s climate change vulnerability index, for terrestrial species in these areas, and (2) to explore adaptation opportunities. Our study then identified some of the most vulnerable species (e.g., American marten and brook trout) but also species that are adaptable to climate change. Identification of species’ vulnerability to a changing climate is the first step in trying to identify potential adaptation opportunities for these species.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/56325
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectclimate changeen_US
dc.subjectprotected areaen_US
dc.subjectconservationen_US
dc.titleCLIMATE-CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR SELECTED SPECIES IN THREE NATIONAL PARKS IN EASTERN CANADAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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