Boreal Caribou Search Results
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Cari Ficken
Stephanie Connor
Rebecca Rooney
Danielle Cobbaert
Resource Date:
August
2021
Boreal peatlands provide numerous ecosystem services ranging from carbon sequestration to the provisioning of habitat for species integral to Indigenous communities. In the Oil Sands Region of Alberta...
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Stuart Slattery
Howie Singer
Susan Witherly
Llwellyn Armstrong
Glenn Mack
Jared Knockaert
Dave Howerter
This research poster discusses a study of linear feature impacts on settling and breeding of ducks in Alberta. Presented at the NAIT 7th Seminar on Linear Disturbance Impacts on Boreal Wetland...
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Roger DeAbreu
Shane Patterson
Todd Shipman
Chris Powter
NRCan pilot science projects have proven that Earth Observation can provide relevant and valuable information to inform and enhance monitoring and support regulatory frameworks
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ERMP Project Advisory Group
Monitoring protocols for forested land wellsites to determine if a reclaimed site has returned to similar structure and function as found in a representative undisturbed reference area.
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Three workshops were held to examine a suite of vegetation, soil, and habitat indicators that could potentially be used to monitor recovery in a long-term reclamation monitoring program
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ERMP Project Advisory Group
This report provides the monitoring protocols for forested land wellsites.
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ERMP Project Advisory Group
The Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program should be implemented in stages to allow for incorporation of learnings and additional research to support design of protocols for new disturbance types.
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ERMP Project Advisory Group
This report describes several specialized monitoring techniques that were evaluated during the Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program Pilot.
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Erin Bayne
Hedwig Lankau
Jesse Tigner
We conducted a series of surveys to evaluate wildlife responses to different types of seismic lines in bogs, conifer‐dominated, mixedwood and deciduous forests in the western boreal forest. Research...
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Anna Dabros
Jaime Pinzon
David Langor
Research poster presented at the NAIT 7th Seminar on Linear Disturbance Impacts on Boreal Wetland Ecosystems.
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Karen Cannon
Nancy Finlayson
Sandra Landsburg
At each of the fifteen 1989 study areas and at each of the eight 1988 study areas soil strength was monitored using a cone penetrometer in 15 cm depth increments to a depth of 52.5 cm.
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Eleanor Stern
Federico Riva
Scott Nielsen
Resource Date:
August
2018
Forest fragmentation threatens forest biodiversity and ecosystem function. One of the concerns relates to increases in edge effects, which among other things affects the forest microclimate that...
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Lisa Lumley
Ermias Azeria
Victoria Giacobbo
Tyler Cobb
Soil contains a diverse fauna and microflora that are vital for maintaining healthy soils and their various ecosystem services. Oribatid mites are typically highly abundant arthropods in the soil and...
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Angelo Filicetti
Scott Nielsen
Energy exploration has led to fragmentation of habitats worldwide. In boreal forests of Alberta, Canada narrow clear-cut linear disturbances (3–14 m wide) called seismic lines are often the largest...
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Cole Burton
Christopher Beirne
Catherine Sun
Erin Tattersall
Joanna Burgar
Jason Fisher
This project has clearly demonstrated the utility of camera trap surveys for monitoring restoration effectiveness in boreal environments. The cameras facilitated the collection of longitudinal data on...
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A recent study (using a 10% stratified random sample) estimated the amount of area physically disturbed by energy related activity, to be 66,576 acres (26,963 ha) for a selective study area...
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Saline boreal fens represent potential models for post-mining landscape reclamation in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) (Canada) where wetland construction is challenged by salinization. One of...
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This handbook recognizes the potential adverse impact of pipeline construction on the environment and the public and identifies environmental protection measures to minimize those impacts.
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Oona Könönen
Olli Karjalainen
Juha Aalto
Miska Luoto
Jan Hjort
The anthropogenic climate change threatens northern permafrost environments. This compromises the existence of permafrost landforms, such as palsas and peat plateaus, which have been assessed to be...
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A vision for a comprehensive and effective Public Information and Reporting System for Ecosystem Effects in the Oil Sands Region that is relevant, credible, durable, transparent, and robust