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DealingwithUncertainty:
Managing and Monitoring
Canada's Northern
National Parks in a Rapidly
Changing World
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Donald McLennan
CONTENTS
Introduction............................................................................................................209
Canada's.Northern.National.Parks......................................................................... 210
Predicted.Ecological.Effects.of.Climate.Change.................................................... 212
Key.Uncertainties................................................................................................... 213
Parks.Canada.Management.Context.and.Monitoring.Approach............................ 216
A.Knowledge.System.for.Reducing.Uncertainty................................................... 220
Proactive.Adaptive.Management....................................................................... 220
Process-Based.Ecological.Inventories............................................................... 220
Establishing.EI.Monitoring.in.Northern.Parks.................................................. 223
Establishing.Condition.Monitoring............................................................... 223
The.Role.of.Effectiveness.Monitoring.......................................................... 225
Science.Knowledge.and.Management-Focused.Research................................. 226
Management.Decision.Support.......................................................................... 227
Park.Management.Process................................................................................. 228
Discussion............................................................................................................... 229
Summary................................................................................................................. 230
References.............................................................................................................. 231
INTRODUCTION
National.parks.located.in.arctic.and.subarctic.biomes.(“northern.parks”).of.Canada.
protect.some.of.the.world's.most.intact.ecosystems..Although.presently.in.an.excel-
lent.state.of.ecological.integrity.Canada.National.Parks.Act.(2000),.the.combination.
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Disclaimer:. The. opinions. expressed. in. this. chapter. are. those. of. the. author. and. not. Parks. Canada.
Agency.
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