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Environmental and biological sciences are often siloed from examining Indigenous-related concerns, which can compromise Indigenous rights. Learning about braiding Indigenous ways of knowing and...
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Resource Date:
October
2020
iWETLAND: Managing Species at Risk Habitat through Wetland Water Level Citizen Science Presented by Taylor North and the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab iWetland is a citizen science wetland water level...
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In this episode of our webinar series, lichenologist Diane Haughland discusses the awesomeness of lichens, the ABMI's lichen research, and why collecting data on lichens in the province is important...
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River construction is a common practice in built environments near rivers, such as cities, pipeline or highway crossings, or other structures within river channels. These activities will disturb fine...
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David Paré presents a lecture to the Canadian Institute of Forestry on soil organic carbon levels and various methods on increasing it across Canada.
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Joanne White presents a lecture to the Canadian Institute of Forestry on post-disturbance forest recovery. In this talk, the audience is introduced to using remotely sensed data to assess and monitor...
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In Norway, reindeer are fragmented into roughly 23 wild populations and 76 semi-domestic herding districts. The variation in forage quantity, migratory behaviour, and demography across these...
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Nature-based climate solutions (NBCSs) are increasingly viewed as potentially significant contributors to combating climate change. They are of particular interest in countries such as Canada, which...
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Authors
Micheline Manseau
Paul Wilson
Information on the size, distribution and trend of wildlife populations are key parameters when assessing the status of wildlife species. Quantifying the impacts of natural and anthropogenic...
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Presented by Dr Scott J Davidson, Lecturer in Ecosystem Resilience, University of Plymouth Swamps are a highly significant wetland type in North America both in terms of areal extent and their role in...
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Klaus Puettman presents a lecture to the Canadian Institute of Forestry on novel silviculture. Given that climate is changing and extreme events are becoming more common, silvicultural goals also need...
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Authors
Dasvinder Kambo
Steve D'Eon
A lecture, hosted by the Canadian Institute of Forestry, on various 2 Billion Trees related applied research projects. This presentation, along with many others from the Canadian Institute of Forestry...
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Resource Date:
September
2020
Peatlands in Canada: Linking science, policy, and practice to protect an essential carbon service Presented by Lorna Harris, University of Alberta One quarter of the world’s peatlands are found in...
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Anthropogenic habitat alteration via land conversion directly reduces habitat availability and disrupts ecological processes. Western Canada’s boreal forest has undergone rapid landscape change as a...
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The 2023 wildfire season in Canada is now the worst ever recorded, with over fifteen million hectares burned. In the last 65 years, only four other fire seasons in Canada have produced burned areas...
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Seasonality is an important component in shaping the dynamics that influence ecosystems, including mortality. We investigated temporal patterns of mortality in the boreal ecotype of woodland caribou (...
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Chronic wasting disease – a fatal prion disease that affects cervids – has impacts on a number of different stakeholder groups. This presentation will provide an overview of our research on the social...
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Nicolas Feau presents a lecture to the Canadian Institute of Forestry on the 'Strong Seeds for Our Future Forests' program. The talk describes the diversity and functions of the conifer seed mycobiome...
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Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has been leading the effort to provide detailed and accurate wetland maps for large areas of the western boreal forest. To date, nearly 200 million acres of wetlands from...
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Resource Date:
January
2022
Swamplands: Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat Peatlands cover around 4% of the earth and yet they store twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests. But these...