Wetland Knowledge Resources
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James Paterson
Lauren Bortolotti
Paige Kowal
Ashley Pidwerbesky
James Devries
Abstract Land cover change is the largest direct driver of global biodiversity loss but often the relationships between habitats and species occurrence are unknown. The conservation community requires...
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The purpose of this paper is to present a series of case studies illustration how new approaches to aggregate extraction within river corridors can and are being undertaken with specific...
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M.P. Smith
Margarete Kalin
An important component of decommissioning mining operations is physical stabilization through revegetation of barren tailing areas and man-made peat berms. conventional revegetation, using...
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Robert Milne
P.J. Harpley
It is proposed that land regeneration projects should consider the total landscape or landscape ecology of a Site. This holistic approach would extend management plans that link the replacement of the...
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Margarete Kalin
A. Fyson
M.P. Smith
Acid mine drainage (AMD) resulting from the oxidation of base metal tailings represents a substantial environmental liability for the Mining Industry. A reduction in the rate of acid generation is...
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Nancy Harttrup
Chris Wren
A number of human activities can cause destruction of natural vegetation and habitat structure along shorelines of lakes and rivers. These activities include urban stormwater control (channelization...
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As found in many rural areas of southern Ontario, wetlands, especially swamps, have been drained and used for agriculture. The restoration project site described in this paper was tile-drained and...
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Émilie Jolin
Julien Arsenault
Julie Talbot
Mahmud Hassan
Line Rochefort
Abstract In the last 25 years, several degraded peatlands in eastern Canada have been restored toward their natural structure. Pools are common in natural peatlands and are important habitats for...
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Jamie Fenneman
Ryan Durand
Jamie Long
Kyla Rushton
Birch Matkowski
Nadia Pagliaro
Jessie Lavallee-Whiffen
Alice Lee
Wetland Plants of British Columbia, Version 3 is now published and available for free download! Wetlands are essential ecosystems in British Columbia—rich in biodiversity and home to a wide variety...
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Piia Kukka
Hannah Miller
Julie Thomas
Fiona Schmiegelow
Thomas Jung
Small waterbodies, or ‘ponds’, have an important role in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services, particularly where freshwater sources are limited, such as arid or some urban environments...
