Land Management Search Results
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Piyush Jain
Katalijn MacAfee
A video highlighting the major tools to help foresters and tree planters determine what to plant, where to plant, and how to plant. For additional information, please visit the CFS website, the OSTR...
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Jonathan Boucher
Yan Boulanger
A video that describes the recent trends in fire behavior in forest landscapes. The talk also discusses changes in forest landscapes and climate over the last 45 years. A PDF of the PowerPoint...
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This infographic provides an overview of the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change research study at the Petawawa Research Forest.
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Holly Kinas
Kerri O'Shaughnessy
Amy Mcleod
The work of beavers supports watershed and ecological health across the landscape. Many of the benefits beavers provide directly benefit humans: attenuate flood peaks, store water during droughts...
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Carolyn Smyth
Juha Metsaranta
Heather MacDonald
Mathieu Fortin
Sophie Le Noble
A video outlining major updates to the Forest Carbon Science Blueprint for Canada. The original publication can be found here. The PDF of the presentation can be found here.
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A video that shows novel research in analyzing and predicting fire refugia in western Canada. A PDF of the PowerPoint can be found here.
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The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, interesting facts, events and more. In this edition you will learn about: Peatlands and...
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Boreal peatland restoration through partial removal of an oil and gas well pad Murdoch McKinnon, University of Waterloo Peatlands cover over 30% of the landscape on Canada’s Western Boreal Plains...
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Sari Holopainen
Elmo Miettinen
Veli-Matti Väänänen
Petri Nummi
Hannu Pöysä
Wetlands belong to the globally most threatened habitats, and organisms depending on them are of conservation concern. Wetland destruction and quality loss may affect negatively also boreal breeding...
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A resource to improve understanding of wetlands in the Bow River region to promote conservation through protection and restoration. Wetlands are natural assets that have a vital role in climate change...
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This publication discusses the restoration of treed peatlands after disturbances caused by oil and gas activities, particularly in areas where seismic lines have been created. Seismic lines are...
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Mariusz Gałka
Andrei-Cosmin Diaconu
Anna Cwanek
Lars Hedenäs
Klaus-Holger Knorr
Piotr Kołaczek
Edyta Łokas
Milena Obremska
Graeme T. Swindles
Angelica Feurdean
Rapidly increasing temperatures in high-latitude regions are causing major changes in wetland ecosystems. To assess the impact of concomitant hydroclimatic fluctuations, mineral deposition, and...
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Jody Daniel
Rebecca C Rooney
The hydroperiod (i.e., the length of time ponded water is present) of prairie potholes is sensitive to climate change. Because snowmelt runoff is the largest contributor to ponded water amounts, a...
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Piyush Jain
Ellen Whitman
A video outlining the major drivers and impacts of the record-breaking 2023 wildfire season in Canada. A PDF of the PowerPoint can be found here.
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The Ecological Suitable Species Guideline (ESSG) is a guideline for reclamation practitioners to consider when evaluating reclamation options to apply within a specific restoration area, supporting...
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Dave Huggard
Brandon Allen
David Roberts
Fires are a natural occurrence in Alberta’s forests. In boreal and montane forests, fires—along with other natural disturbances such as insect outbreaks and disease—create a mosaic of stands of...
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI), InnoTech Alberta, and Ducks Unlimited Canada have partnered on a four-year project to better understand linkages between wetland health and...
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M. L. Hunter
R. J. Frei
I. B. Strachan
M. Strack
The installation of drainage ditches and removal of vegetation in preparation for vacuum harvesting alters the carbon dynamics of peatlands. However, we lack the measurements to understand the spatial...
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Kendrick Brown
Andre Arsenault
A video exploring the methods that researchers use to access ecological changes in Western Canada (including wildfires). A PDF of the PowerPoint can be found here.
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Methylmercury production and export in permafrost peatland catchments of the Taiga Plains Lauren Thompson, University of Alberta Ongoing permafrost thaw in northern peatland catchments may increase...