Download or read book Potential Impacts of Climate Change in Dry Coastal Ecosystems of British Columbia written by Heather Klassen and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Climate change is impacting forest ecosystems. Climatic envelopes were developed for dry coastal ecosystems and 18 diagnostic plant species in southwestern British Columbia to project current and future suitable climate space. Future projections suggest a northward shift for ecosystem and species, with a reduction in ecosystem climate space and variable results for species climate space. Results suggest that ecosystem climatic envelopes represent cumulative biological complexity and that the ecosystem-level processes and functions cannot be allocated among the species within the plant community. A monitoring network was established to improve understanding and to detect changes in climate, soil, and vegetation relationships, and hence the distribution of ecosystems and species, over time. Baseline summaries detect climatic differences between monitored ecosystems. This climatic envelope research provides a foundation for theoretical development and the field study provides site-specific datasets to improve our understanding of forest ecosystems and our ability to manage land and resources."--P. ii.
Download or read book Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Scenarios written by David Leslie Spittlehouse and published by British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Scienc. This book was released on 2008 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Technical Report is one of two foundation papers for the B.C. Ministry of Forest and Range (MoFR) Future Forest Ecosystems Initiative (FFEI). These papers will increase the awareness of the potential impact of climate change on forest and range resources in British Columbia. They will also provide information to aid in assessing the vulnerability of British Columbia's forest and range resources and their management, leading to the development of adaptation strategies for a changing climate. The FFEI was initiated by the Chief Forester with a symposium and workshop in December 2005. At the same time the MoFR Climate Change Task Team was preparing a report on how the MoFR should strategically position itself with respect to the potential impacts of climate change on the province's forest and range resources. The present report draws on the Task Team report, recommendations from the FFEI workshop, and numerous other documents including the most recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It provides a summary of future possible climates for British Columbia, a brief review of possible impacts on forest and range resources, and options for and challenges to adapting to climate change. Finally, there are recommendations on how the MoFR might respond to climate change. The report contains four appendices that expand on material presented in the body of the report, including information on the past as well as on future climates of British Columbia."--Document.
Download or read book Preparing for Climate Change written by British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Range. Climate Change Task Team and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Establishment of an Interdisciplinary Project to Evaluate Ecological Implications of Climate Change in Dry South Coast Forest Ecosystems written by Heather Klassen and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research is directed toward refining and quantifying a conceptual model of ecosystem function across spatial scales, establishing hypotheses regarding ecosystem change with projected climate shift, and identifying effective field indicators of climate change and its impacts on structure, species composition, and function in dry south coast forests. This document includes an introduction, study design and field methodology, data development and analysis, preliminary results, and application of data to current and future studies.--Includes text from document.
Download or read book Impacts of Climate Change on British Columbia s Biodiversity written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scenarios for Coastal First Nations Fisheries Under Climate Change written by Lauren Vanessa Weatherdon and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Change Adaptation written by Craig Farnden and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The primary goals of this document are to (1) demonstrate how improved alder management in an era of rapid climate change can provide substantial benefits to the Province of British Columbia, (2) summarize new and to some extent existing knowledge about how the red alder resource will be impacted by climate change, and (3) identify steps that need to be taken to adapt to climate change. In order to focus the discussion, this document uses the Campbell River Forest District (CRFD) as a case study and a surrogate for the coastal resource as a whole. While the benefits of alder management are generally discussed at the provincial level, their derivation occurs mainly at the district level, particularly where forest inventory and climate change scenarios are involved."--Document.
Download or read book Indicators of Climate Change for British Columbia 2002 written by Fraser, Jenny and published by British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. This book was released on 2002 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report documents how the climate in British Columbia changed during the 20th century and the rates at which these changes occurred. It outlines the potential impacts of these changes on freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems and on human communities. It describes how climate change is likely to affect the province during the 21st century."--Unedited text from document.
Download or read book Mackenzie Basin Impact Study MBIS written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the Final Report of the Mackenzie Basin Impact Study (MBIS), a six-year collaborative research effort supported by the Government of Canada''s Green Plan and other sponsors. The objective of MBIS has been to assess the potential impacts of climate change scenarios on the Mackenzie Basin region, its lands, waters, and the communities that depend on them. The study was designed as an integrated assessment with stakeholder participation"--Executive summary, page 1.
Download or read book Climate change impacts and adaptation scenarios written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rate of warming will be faster than has occurred in the past and there will be an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme temperature and precipitation events. [...] It is recommended that the BC Ministry of Forests and Range respond to the potential impacts of climate change on forest and range management by cooperating with other agencies and groups in taking the lead to: • Develop data bases and methods for assessing vulnerabilities to climate change and promote adaptation in forest and range management. [...] According to the climate models a global warming of 1 to 4°C is possible by the end of the century along with an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme temperature and precipitation events. [...] The range of the data represents the differences in the emission scenarios and in the climate models. [...] The climates are in the middle of the range of projections of the various GCMs and span the range of the most likely future climate.
Download or read book Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerabilities in Canada s Pacific Marine Ecosystems written by Thomas A. Okey and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Aquaculture in British Columbia written by Edson Anselmo José and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is one of the factors that pose new challenges to the sustainability of the capture fishery and aquaculture sector around the world. As concerns over the impacts of climate change on ecosystems have been increasing over the last few decades, this study investigated how anticipated changes in climatic conditions would affect Manila Clams and Pacific Oysters bottom culture in British Columbia (BC) and assessed the extent to which the environmental databases that have been assembled by various agencies and institutions in BC could support this type of analysis. This study examined changes in sea surface salinity (SSS) and sea surface temperature (SST) developed scenarios of these changes and analyzed the trends based on projections of SST and SSS of open ocean adjacent waters of BC's coast. In addition, this study quantified beach exposure/inundation as result of sea level rise (SLR). Moreover, this study identified areas along the Strait of Georgia (SoG) that have capability for shellfish culture and defined capability indices for Manila Clams and Pacific Oysters bottom culture based on the physical conditions that characterize existing commercial aquaculture operations. Finally, this study assessed how bottom shellfish culture sites' capability in the SoG will be affected by changes in SST, SSS and beach exposure/inundation associated with SLR. Results of the analysis indicate that the annual average projections of SST of open ocean adjacent waters of BC's coast will increase approximately 10C between 2012 and 2050 at a rate of 0.1110C/year, and between 2051 and 2100 the SST will increase approximately 20C at a rate of 0.0330C/year. The annual average projections of SSS of open ocean adjacent waters of BC's coast will decrease approximately 0.2 ppt between 2012 and 2050 at a rate of 0.0055 ppt/year. Furthermore, projections from 2051 to 2100 indicate that SST will decrease approximately 0.5 ppt at a rate of 0.0088 ppt/year. In addition to the performed analysis, this study selected and simulated SLR on three sites (Buckley Bay and Fanny Bay in Baynes Sound, and Henry Bay on Texada Island). The results indicate that an increase of 1.2 m in sea level will inundate 121 ha of Buckley Bay and Fanny Bay combined and 37 ha of Henry Bay. An increase of 2 m in sea level will inundate 195.2 ha of Buckley Bay and Fanny Bay, and, 51.4 ha of Henry Bay. Capability indices' classes defined and mapped in this study for Manila Clams bottom culture are: Not advisable, Poor, Medium and Good; and Not Advisable, Medium and Good for Pacific Oysters. This study concluded that the existing datasets provided by various agencies and institutions are accessible, and can be used to investigate the impacts of climate change on coastal aquaculture in BC, although there is lack of some datasets as well as there is a need to improve some available datasets. This study also demonstrated and concluded that site capabilities to support Manila Clams and Pacific Oysters culture in the SoG will not be affected by the expected changes of SST, SSS. Changes in SST and SSS associated with SLR will not adversely affect shellfish bottom culture in the SoG. In contrary, SLR will have a negative impact on shellfish bottom culture.
Download or read book Coasts Under Stress written by Rosemary Ommer and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2007 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ommer provides a unique interdisciplinary analysis of the social and environmental forces affecting local communities on Canada's east and west coasts.
Download or read book From Impacts to Adaptation written by and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 2008 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses current and future risks and opportunities that climate change presents to Canada, with a focus on human and managed systems. Based on analysis of existing knowledge.
Download or read book A Review of Predicted Climate Change Impacts on British Columbia s Heritage Sites written by Eva Brooke and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Threats related to global warming will grow over the 21st century. In British Columbia, climate change is predicted to cause rising sea levels, dry, hot summers, wet, warm winters, and more extreme weather events. As the severity and frequency of impacts increase, so could the rate of heritage site degradation. I outline site types that may be affected by the change in climate conditions based on research in other areas of the world. I also attempt to obtain an overview of the vulnerability of heritage sites across the province by creating risk mapping. This approach predicted the location and severity of impacts at set times by overlaying climate modelling data and documented heritage sites using Geographic Information System (GIS) software. Specifically, geospatial datasets for coastal sensitivity, temperature, and precipitation modelling were compared with heritage sites to determine if they intersected. The analysis results indicated that many sites could be at risk and that many were affected by more than one climate change variable. The vulnerability of sites to the effects of global warming was further illustrated with examples of past changes from wildfire and mountain pine beetle infestation and the number of potential sites that could have been subject to damage or destruction. Using information from this study, heritage managers can choose where to focus resources and efforts to manage future impacts on heritage in the province.
Download or read book The Known and Potential Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Ontario s Terrestrial Ecosystems written by Regina Varrin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On- strategies organized according to the need to understand climate site land use planning and management techniques must be change, mitigate the impacts of rapid climate change, and help designed to protect the ecological and social pieces, patterns, Ontarians adapt to climate change: and processes. [...] Given the uncertainty in the amount of emissions and associated effects, natural resource management agencies around the world are using a number of climate models and scenarios of human behaviour to depict a range of potential climatic conditions and impacts that may appear in the next 100 years. [...] It is notable that the countries attending the 2005 climate change conference in Montreal to review and discuss future programs under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol agreed that the development of adaptation tools and techniques should receive significant attention during the next 5 years. [...] Species Distribution and Abundance in Response to Climate Change The distribution and abundance of a species across its geographic range is related to both biotic (e.g., food, competition, and disease) and abiotic (e.g., climate and substrate) factors. [...] There are several ways to examine the effects of climate on terrestrial fauna, and to determine how climate change may affect species and their habitat in the future.
Download or read book Climate Change and Canada s Forests written by T. B. Williamson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest managers can expect the unexpected and they can expect that change will be ongoing and unrelenting. Some general recommendations for beginning to address climate change in Canada's forest sector include enhancing the capacity to undertake integrated assessment of vulnerabilities to climate change at various scales; increasing resources to monitor the impacts of climate change; increasing resources for impacts and adaptation science; reviewing forest policies, forest planning, forest management approaches, and institutions to assess our ability to achieve social objectives under climate change; embedding principles of risk management and adaptive management into forest management; and maintaining or improving the capacity for communicating, networking, and information sharing with the Canadian public and within the forest sector."--Pub. website.
