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Yukon Agriculture: in the context of global climate change


Abstract
Introduction and Background 
Data
Methods 
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Contact

Acknowledgements

I would first like to thank Brian Klinkenberg and Alejandro Cervantes for advice and technical support on this project. I also would like to acknowledge Raphael Chavardes for technical and moral support, Dru Yates for consultation on  soil quality for agriculture, and Tom Brittnacher for help in locating a surficial materials map of Canada. 

References

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Land Potential Database. Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. Accessed December 2009. Based on analog maps from 1977. URL: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/lpdb/intro.html

National Annual Temperature Scenario: 2050. Atlas of Canada. NRCAN. Site updated March 2009, accessed December 2009. URL: http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/climatechange

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