Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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C.E. Smyth
A.J. Dugan
M. Olguin
R.A. Birdsey
C. Wayson
A. Alanís
W.A. Kurz
Managing forests and forest products to help mitigate climate change was quantified in three coordinated studies involving six regions within North America. Each country-specific study examined...
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Tim Williamson
Mark Johnston
Harry Nelson
Jason Edwards
Canadian forest management agencies have already made significant progress in addressing climate change. Adaptation measures have included undertaking research and completing assessments; implementing...
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Kishan Sambaraju
Chantal Côté
Invasions of exotic forest insects and pathogens can devastate evolutionarily naïve habitats and could cause irreversible changes to urban and natural ecosystems. Given the ever-increasing volume of...
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This report is intended to provide some adaptation strategies that are focused on management of Burrowing Owls in the face of a changing climate.
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Ryan Fisher
Troy Wellicome
Erin Bayne
Ray Poulin
Danielle Todd
Adam Ford
Frequency and intensity of extreme weather has increased against a backdrop of anthropogenic land change. Extreme rainfall during the breeding season reduced reproductive success of burrowing owls.
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Frost and other climate-related damage of forest trees in the Canadian prairie provinces are described in terms of their cause and damage, symptoms and diagnosis, and prevention and control. Types of...
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V. Fewster
Chris MacQuarrie
J.-N. Candau
Canada’s forests endure natural disturbances annually, contributing to the overall health and structure of the forest. In central Canada, the boreal forest is affected annually by both wildfires and...
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Shauna-Lee Chai
Amy Nixon
Scott Nielsen
Assessed 16 potentially new invasive plant species not yet present in Alberta for their invasiveness and climate change-related risk
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Video showing a climate change adaptation transplanting trial of northern blazing star from Duchess, Alberta to the boreal zone.
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M. Johnston
M. Campagna
P. Gray
H. Kope
J. Loo
A. Ogden
G.A. O’Neill
D. Price
T. Williamson
Over the next several decades, the climate in Canadian forests will shift northward at a rate that will likely exceed the ability of individual tree species to migrate. While most tree species can...