Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Paul Jefferson
Paul McCaughey
Ken May
Jay Woosaree
Linden McFarlane
The utilization of native grass species for potential biomass feedstocks of the emerging ethanol industry requires more information about their cellulose and hemicellulose concentration. Ten native...
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Jessica Hudson
Kimberly Gould
Ann Smreciu
Dani Degenhardt
Beaked hazelnut ( Corylus cornuta Marshall [Betulaceae]) is a characteristic species of some boreal upland plant communities of northeastern Alberta. This shrub is also a desired species for...
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Anne McIntosh
Bonnie Drozdowski
Dani Degenhardt
Chris Powter
Christina Small
John Begg
Dan Farr
Arnold Janz
Randi Lupardus
Delinda Ryerson
Jim Schieck
Scientifically robust monitoring protocol to enable consistent assessment of ecological recovery of physical, chemical, and biological indicators at certified reclaimed well pads on grasslands.
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Authors
Chris Powter
Neil Chymko
Gordon Dinwoodie
Darlene Howat
Arnold Janz
Ryan Puhlmann
Tanya Richens
Don Watson
Heather SInton
Kevin Ball
Andy Etmanski
Bruce Patterson
Larry Brocke
Ralph Dyer
Alberta’s industrial land conservation and reclamation program developed over 48 yr from an initial focus on surface debris removal and safety to increasing emphasis on returning ecological function
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Authors
Richard Schneider
Erin Bayne
Our climate envelope projections for the 2080s indicate that virtually all reserves will, in time, be comprised of different ecosystem types than today.
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Authors
Emily Ury
Puvaanah Arrumugam
Ellen Herbert
Pascal Badiou
Bryan Page
Nandita Basu
Resource Date:
April
2023
Wetland restoration is a popular nutrient management strategy for improving water quality in agricultural catchments. However, a wetland’s ability to retain phosphorus is highly variable and wetlands...
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Authors
Lorna Harris
Karen Richardson
Kelly Bona
Scott Davidson
Sarah Finkelstein
Michelle Garneau
Jim McLaughlin
Felix Nwaishi
David Olefeldt
Maara Packalen
Nigel Roulet
Meg Southee
Maria Strack
Kara Webster
Sophie Wilkinson
Justina Ray
Resource Date:
November
2021
Northern peatlands have cooled the global climate by accumulating large quantities of soil carbon (C) over thousands of years. Maintaining the C sink function of these peatlands and their immense long...
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Authors
Cesar Estevo
Diana Stralberg
Scott Nielsen
Erin Bayne
Climate change refugia are areas that are relatively buffered from contemporary climate change and may be important safe havens for wildlife and plants under anthropogenic climate change. Topographic...
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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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Randi Lupardus
Ermias Azeria
Kierann Santala
Isabelle Aubin
Anne McIntosh
Results suggest that even as practices and policies evolve, reclamation does not fully alleviate the legacy effects of industrial disturbance. Trait-based approaches can inform recovery assessment.