Climate change vulnerability of Alberta's terrestrial biodiversity : Climate change vulnerability of Alberta species

In practice, the synthesis of exposure to future climatic conditions, sensitivity of the species to changes differentiation between sensitivity and adaptive in climate, and ability of the species to adapt. [...] Historically, the greatest amount of precipitation in the province falls at higher elevations in the Rocky Mountains and the least in the northern and southeastern parts of the province. [...] Because of the very large changes in temperature predicted to occur in the North, the category limits of the proposed Canadian categories are much broader than those for the U. S. and are unreasonably wide for the magnitude of change expected for Alberta. [...] Higher Vulnerability refers to the highest 25% Higher Vulnerability refers to the highest 25% of scores of scores for all Alberta species assessed and Lower for all Alberta species assessed and Lower Vulnerability Vulnerability represents the bottom 25%. [...] Higher Vulnerability refers to the highest 25% of scores for all Higher Vulnerability refers to the highest 25% of scores for all Alberta species assessed and Lower Vulnerability represents Alberta species assessed and Lower Vulnerability represents the bottom 25%.