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Seventy-eight reclamation practitioners from government, industry, consulting, academia, and the services sector gathered in Edmonton on March 6, 2024, to highlight and discuss specific issues facing...
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K Best
D Zona
E Briant
Chun-Ta Lai
D A Lipson
K R McEwing
S J Davidson
W C Oeche
Significant uncertainties persist concerning how Arctic soil tundra carbon emission responds to environmental changes. In this study, 24 cores were sampled from drier (high centre polygons and rims)...
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Ville Vasko
Simon Gaultier
Anna Blomberg
Thomas Lilley
Kai Norrdahl
Jon Brommer
Wetlands are important habitats for insectivorous bats, as the presence of water promotes insect abundance and provides drinking water for wildlife, and therefore could promote bat conservation...
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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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Anthony Stewart
Meghan Halabisky
Chad Babcock
David E. Butman
David D’Amore
Monika Moskal
Inland wetlands are critical carbon reservoirs storing 30% of global soil organic carbon (SOC) within 6% of the land surface. However, forested regions contain SOC-rich wetlands that are not included...
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The Oil Sands Monitoring Program is assessing the environmental impacts of oil sands development at different spatial scales. Monitoring in the Oil Sands Region operates under a consistent framework...
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Recovery and Resistance: Restoring the wetland plant community after invasive reed control PRESENTER: DR. REBECCA ROONEY, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO For established invasions, like European common reed...
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Emily Ann Jones
Laura Elizabeth Chasmer
Kevin John Devito
Christopher Dennis Hopkinson
Climate change in northern latitudes is increasing the vulnerability of peatlands and the riparian transition zones between peatlands and upland forests (referred to as ecotones) to greater frequency...
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Ignacio Aguirre
Glynnis Hood
Cherie Westbrook
Beavers ( Castor canadensis and C. fiber) build dams that modify catchment and pond water balances, and it has been suggested that they can be a nature-based solution for reducing flood hydrographs...
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Colette Shellian
Julia Linke
Gregory McDermid
Michael Cody
Scott Nielsen
Seismic lines in western Canada's boreal region are linear disturbances that affect the habitat of threatened woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou). To hasten the return of forest cover and...
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Patricio A. Pacheco-Cancino
Rubén F. Carrillo-López
Armando Sepulveda-Jauregui
Marcelo A. Somos-Valenzuela
Mosses of the genus Sphagnum are the dominant vegetation in most pristine peatlands in temperate and high-latitude regions. They play a crucial role in carbon sequestration, being responsible for ca...
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Meredith E. Theus
Nicholas E. Ray
Sheel Bansal
Meredith A. Holgerson
Shallow freshwaters release large amounts of greenhouse gases. These shallow waterbodies are often dominated by submersed plants, yet the role these plants have in affecting greenhouse gas release is...
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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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A video outlining novel methods in reclamation monitoring with a particular focus on seismic lines. A PDF of the PowerPoint presentation can be found here.
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The 2024 issue of The Edge summarizes the following key findings: Plan A better understanding of passive recovery trajectories will help guide restoration planning LiDAR is a powerful planning tool...
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The scientific community, forest managers, environmental organizations, carbon-offset trading systems and policy-makers require tools to account for forest carbon stocks and carbon stock changes. In...
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Alex Horne
Marc Beutel
Greg Woodside
Nitrate pollution of surface water from farms and urban runoff is widespread – impairing drinking water supplies, recreation, and wildlife habitat. The scale of the problem in rivers has overwhelmed...
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Canopy
David Suzuki Foundation
Nature Canada
Natural Resources Defence Council
Sierra Club BC
Sierra Club Canada
Stand.earth
Wilderness Committee
This report takes stock of the best available science and knowledge to highlight impacts, metrics, and indicators that the federal government and industry partners hope to minimize or dismiss. It...
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Stephanie Bascu
Christopher Spence
Wetlands that occupy topographic depressions are a defining feature of the Canadian Prairie. These features control hydrological connectivity as they contain high storage capacity relative to...
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A video presenting an update on the Silvics of North America Initiative. The Silvics of North America describes the silvicultural characteristics of hundreds of conifers and hardwoods in the US...