Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures
With few exceptions, permeability across in situ developments was the main factor affecting caribou movement. Relationship was non-linear, suggesting a minimum threshold of permeability is needed
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As caribou habitat restoration initiatives have become more widespread across Alberta in the last decade, key uncertainties have been recognized regarding what treatment types are appropriate for...
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Reconstructed soils representing different materials handling and replacement techniques were characterized and variability in chemical and physical properties was assessed
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James Saracco
Peter Pyle
Danielle Kaschube
Monica Kohler
Christine Godwin
Kenneth Foster
Habitat loss and disturbance from industrial resource development may be contributing to declines in boreal bird populations. We applied hierarchical multi-species models to data from 31 bird species...
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Laura Finnegan
Doug MacNearney
Karine Pigeon
Resource Date:
February
2018
Using field data from 351 seismic lines across [Alberta], and focusing on forage taxa preferred by moose and bears, we [investigated the effects of seismic line clearing on forage and resilience]
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Cari Ficken
Stephanie Connor
Rebecca Rooney
Danielle Cobbaert
Resource Date:
August
2021
Boreal peatlands provide numerous ecosystem services ranging from carbon sequestration to the provisioning of habitat for species integral to Indigenous communities. In the Oil Sands Region of Alberta...
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Roger DeAbreu
Shane Patterson
Todd Shipman
Chris Powter
NRCan pilot science projects have proven that Earth Observation can provide relevant and valuable information to inform and enhance monitoring and support regulatory frameworks
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Erin Bayne
Hedwig Lankau
Jesse Tigner
We conducted a series of surveys to evaluate wildlife responses to different types of seismic lines in bogs, conifer‐dominated, mixedwood and deciduous forests in the western boreal forest. Research...
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Cole Burton
Christopher Beirne
Catherine Sun
Erin Tattersall
Joanna Burgar
Jason Fisher
This project has clearly demonstrated the utility of camera trap surveys for monitoring restoration effectiveness in boreal environments. The cameras facilitated the collection of longitudinal data on...
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Humaira Enayetullah
Laura Chasmer
Chris Hopkinson
Daniel Thompson
Danielle Cobbaert
Seismic lines are the dominant anthropogenic disturbance in the boreal forest of the Canadian province of Alberta, fragmenting over 1900 km 2 of peatland areas and accounting for more than 80% of all...
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Chris Stockdale
Quinn Barber
Amit Saxena
Marc-Andre Parisien
Resource Date:
March
2019
We undertook a wildfire risk assessment across the Cold Lake caribou range where we used the Burn-P3 model to determine: a) burn probability; b) wildfire risk to restored seismic line areas; and c) the effectiveness of mitigation measures. The burn probability of the landscape was highly heterogeneous, and recent large burns and some waterbodies provided “shields” that reduced burn probability on their leeward sides.
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United Nations Environment Programme
Resource Date:
November
2022
Peatlands are unique and rare ecosystems that, despite only covering around 3-4% of the planet’s land surface, they contain up to one-third of the world’s soil carbon, which is twice the amount of...
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Tyler Muhly
Robert Serrouya
Eric Neilson
Haitao Li
Stan Boutin
Predictions demonstrate that maintaining permeability across In-situ oil sands development is more important than spacing between leases or including protected areas.
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Sini-Selina Salko
Jussi Juola
Iuliia Burdun
Harri Vasander
Miina Rautiainen
Boreal peatlands store ~25 % of global soil organic carbon and host many endangered species; however, they face degradation due to climate change and anthropogenic drainage. In boreal peatlands...
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Jack Kruse
Robert White
Howard Epstein
Billy Archie
Matt Berman
Stephen Braund
Stuart Chapin III
Johnny Charlie, Sr.
Colin Daniel
Joan Eamer
Nick Flanders
Brad Griffith
Sharman Haley
Lee Huskey
Bernice Joseph
David Klein
Gary Kofinas
Stephanie Martin
Stephen Murphy
William Nebesky
Craig Nicolson
Don Russell
Joe Tetlichi
Arlon Tussing
Marilyn Walker
Oran Young
Abstract How will climate change affect the sustainability of Arctic villages over the next 40 years? This question motivated a collaboration of 23 researchers and four Arctic communities (Old Crow...
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Andrew Latham
Maria Latham
Mark Boyce
Stan Boutin
Resource Date:
December
2011
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Cassidy van Rensen
Scott Nielsena
Barry White
Tim Vinge
Victor Lieffers
Mapping of oil reserves involves the use of seismic lines (linear disturbances) to determine both their location and extent. Conventional clearing techniques for seismic assessment have left a legacy...
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Hedwig Lankau
Erin Bayne
Craig Machtans
The boreal forest of western Canada is being dissected by seismic lines used for oil and gas exploration. The vast amount of edge being created is leading to concerns that core habitat will be reduced...
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Mapping of oil reserves involves the use of seismic lines (linear disturbances) to determine size of reserves. These linear disturbances fragment forests and in many cases fail to regenerate trees...
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Chantel Markle
Paul Moore
Mike Waddington
Identifying ecosystems resilient to climate and land-use changes is recognized as essential for conservation strategies. However, wetland ecosystems may respond differently to stressors depending on...