Changing Tree Species in the West Kootenays - Kootenayresilience ...
Changing Tree Species in the West Kootenays - Kootenayresilience ...
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Habitat projections for Douglas-fir<br />
Current<br />
Average<br />
Frequency<br />
Adapted from:<br />
L. Gray and<br />
A. Hamann 2010<br />
Average<br />
Frequency<br />
2020s<br />
Model<br />
Agreement<br />
For <strong>the</strong> left two maps<br />
use <strong>the</strong> frequency<br />
legend; for <strong>the</strong> right<br />
map <strong>the</strong> presence<br />
/absence legend. Red<br />
<strong>in</strong>dicates all GCM<br />
comb<strong>in</strong>ations project<br />
Douglas-fir absence;<br />
blue <strong>in</strong>dicates <strong>the</strong>y<br />
all project presence,<br />
but may differ with<br />
regard to frequency.<br />
Left map shows average frequency of Douglas-fir based on forest cover and ecosystem mapp<strong>in</strong>g; middle map<br />
shows projected shifts <strong>in</strong> climate envelopes and associated frequencies for <strong>the</strong> 2020s, averaged from <strong>the</strong> 18<br />
GCM/ scenario comb<strong>in</strong>ations; <strong>the</strong> right map shows <strong>the</strong> degree of agreement between <strong>the</strong> GCM comb<strong>in</strong>ations<br />
regard<strong>in</strong>g presence and absence of Douglas-fir (a general <strong>in</strong>dication of uncerta<strong>in</strong>ty). Orig<strong>in</strong>al maps were<br />
completed for W. North America, <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g maps focus on <strong>the</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Kootenays</strong>.<br />
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