Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Amy Nixon
Christopher Shank
Dan Farr
The Biodiversity Management and Climate Change Adaptation project has produced a comprehensive, evidence-based, and original examination of the effects of climate change on Alberta’s biodiversity
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Time spent foraging on 18 different plant species was estimated for 4 wapiti during winter (February 14-27), spring (June 12-18) and late summer (August 2O-September 2). Creeping red fescue and hard...
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Ray Chopiuk
S.E. Thornton
Several foothills/mountain coal mine waste dumps were selected for the purpose of evaluating the effects of final configuration on the amount of surface erosion occurring on those dump surfaces
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Hal Hamilton
M.V. Thompson
Linda Corkum
Report overviews major water quality patterns and trends for the Athabasca River and its major tributaries from 1970 to 1985 and compares water quality data with surface water quality objectives
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In some areas the accelerated weathering of material disturbed by coal mining operations releases toxic concentrations of elements present. Also, water seeping through the mine waste may become quite...
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
The Wetland Atlas describes the distribution of wetlands in Alberta and summarizes human footprint around open water wetlands. Also included are research spotlights on wetland biodiversity including...
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Jamie Fenneman
Ryan Durand
Alice Lee
The Wetland Plants of British Columbia is an introduction to the common indicator wetlands species that are used to classify ecosystems using the provincial Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification...
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Christopher Evans
Vincent Gauci
To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and restoration of wetlands play a key role. This report outlines the contribution of wetlands to global methane output; differences between...
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Jeffrey Green
Richard Salter
David Walker
Consolidate information on known methods of reclaiming wildlife habitat in the mountain and foothills biomes and to develop methods of assessing reclamation success for certification
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M. Nietfeld
J. Wilk
K. Woolnough
B. Hoskin
Summarize information to assist in defining species habitat relationships relevant to Alberta environments for a number of Alberta wildlife species to aid in developing habitat interpretation models