Climate Change Vulnerability of Alberta Species

We have evaluated the vulnerability to climate change of more than 170 of Alberta’s native species.

Vulnerability is assessed on the basis of exposure – the amount of climate change a species is likely to experience in Alberta, and sensitivity to that change – based on natural history and life history traits of the species. Vulnerability scores range from -9 (least vulnerable) to +15 (most vulnerable).

Species are grouped into relative vulnerability categories: Lower Vulnerability (least vulnerable 25% of species assessed), Medial Vulnerability, and Higher Vulnerability (most vulnerable 25%).