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CLIMATE CHANGE ALBERTAS BIODIVERSITY 3 About the ABMI 4 About the CCEMC 5 Executive Summary 6 Introduction 8 About the Project 9 Climate Change in Alberta 10 Projected Impacts on Albertas Species and Ecosystems 12 Global Climate Models 13 Albertas Ecosystems 14 Species Distributions 16 Grassland Plant Responses to Climate Change and Grazing 23 Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments 24 Effects of Extreme Weather on Prairie Raptors 27 Invasive Plants 30 Climate Change Adaptation in Biodiversity Management 32 Biodiversity Management and Conservation Planning 33 Species Adaptation Plans 34 Assisted Migration 37 Parks and Protected Areas 40 Adaptations for Ecosystem Services on Albertas Rangeland 45 Monitoring 46 Resilience-based Adaptation for Communities 47 Climate Change and Southern Alberta Communities 48 Ecosystem-based Adaptation 49 Climate Change and Municipal Planning 50 Adapt-action a Tool for Communities 51 Understanding and Addressing Uncertainty 52 Conclusions 54 Building on the Project 57 The Project Team 59 Project Reports and Publications 60 General Terms 63