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Cohen Sykes Wheaton-2002-Evaluation of the effects of climate change on forge and livestock production and assessment of adaptation strategies on the Canadian Prairies

An understanding of adaptation of plant and animal systems in response to changes in climate will help to reduce the...

Sauchyn Barrow Hopkinson-2002-Aridity on the Canadain Plains

The Prairie Ecozone is the only major region of Canada where drought is a landscape hazard; aridity is linked to...

Martz JohnstonWheaton 2001-A framework for determining the ability of the forest sector to adapt to climate change

Research on climate change impacts indicates that boreal forests in Western Canada have significant potential vulnerabilities in the areas of...

Sauchyn Skinner-2001-A proxy record of drought severity for the Southwestern Canadian Plains

This paper examines the statistical relationships between Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) data from the southwestern Canadian plains and tree–ring...

Nagy-2001-Agriculture energy use of adaptation options to climate change

The agriculture and agri-food sector of the Canadian economy is a significant user of non-renewable energy both as direct energy...

James Murphy Espie-2001-Predicting the impat of climate change on fragmented prairie biodiversity a pilot landscape model

The authors would like to thank the Climate Change Action Fund and Fish & Wildlife Branch, SERM, for funding and...

Shymko Sinclair-2001-Assessing the effectiveness of climate change communications a case study of a community climate change workshop

Since the submission of the interim report in December 2000, the project objectives and deliverables have been completed. As the...

Sauchyn Harron Nyirfa-2001-The climate sensitivity of the soil landscapes of the Prairie Ecozone

The project reported here examined sensitivities of prairie soil landscapes to climate change, variability and extreme hydroclimatic events. Early in...