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Author : Beckman, L.; Dunn, M.; and Moore, K.
Date : 1997
Title : Effects of climate change on coastal systems in British Columbia
Publication : Responding to Global Climate Change in British Columbia and Yukon. Volume 1 of the Canada Country Study: Climate Impacts and Adaption. Edited by: E. Taylor and B. Taylor. British Columbia Ministry of Environment Lands & Parks and Environment Canada, Vancouver, B.C.
Issue :
Page(s) : 8:1 - 8:26
Abstract
A review of literature indicates the possible effects along the British Columbia and Yukon coasts of sea-level rise and increased frequency of extreme storm events expected to result from climate change. Three principal effects on coastal areas are likely to occur: erosion and/or sedimentation; coastal flooding; and permanent inundation of low gradient, intertidal areas. While region-specific data remains somewhat sparse, available information indicates the potential for significant erosion in British Columbia along eastern Vancouver Island and northern and eastern Graham Island and in Yukon along the entire coast. Available information also indicates the potential for wetland losses, changes in coastal species distributions and abundance, altered ecosystem structure along both coasts, and, in British Columbia, significant economic costs associated with protecting human settlements.
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