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A Guide to the Canadian National Vegetation Classification Associations of the Eastern North American Boreal Forest Macrogroup M495

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Authors
K. Chapman
K.A. Baldwin
S. Basquill
M. Major
W.J. Meades
C. Morneau
J.-P. Saucier
P.W.C. Uhlig
M.C. Wester
Organization
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
2 Billion Trees (2BT)
Project
Great Lakes Forestry Centre
Resource Date:
2020
Upland boreal forest communities (Associations) of Eastern Canada are classified within Macrogroup M495 [Eastern North American Boreal Forest] of the Canadian National Vegetation Classification (CNVC)...

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A Hierarchical, Multi-sensor Framework for Peatland Sub-class and Vegetation Mapping Throughout the Canadian Boreal Forest

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Authors
Nicholas Pontone
Koreen Millard
Dan Thompson
Luc Guindon
André Beaudoin
Contacts
Nicholas Pontone
Organization
Carleton University
Canadian Forest Service (CFS)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Resource Date:
2024
Peatlands in the Canadian boreal forest are being negatively impacted by anthropogenic climate change, the effects of which are expected to worsen. Peatland types and sub-classes vary in their...

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A Hydrogeological Landscape Framework to Identify Peatland Wildfire Smouldering Hot Sports

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Authors
Kelly Hokanson
Paul Moore
Max Lukenbach
Kevin Devito
Nicholas Kettridge
Richard Petrone
Carl Mendoza
James Waddington
Contacts
Kelly Hokanson
Organization
McMaster University
University of Alberta (UofA)
University of Birmingham
University of Waterloo
Resource Date:
January
2018
Northern peatlands are important global carbon stores, but there is concern that these boreal peat reserves are at risk due to increased fire frequency and severity as predicted by climate change...

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A Hydrogeological Landscape Framework to Identify Peatland Wildfire Smouldering Hot Spots

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Authors
Kelly Hokanson
Paul Moore
Max Lukenbach
Kevin Devito
Nick Kettridge
Richard Petrone
Carl Mendoza
Mike Waddington
Contacts
Kelly Hokanson
Paul Moore
Max Lukenbach
Kevin Devito
Nick Kettridge
Richard Petrone
Carl Mendoza
James Michael Waddington
Organization
McMaster University
University of Alberta (UofA)
University of Birmingham
University of Waterloo
Resource Date:
January
2018
This study used a combination of field measurements and modelling to assess the vulnerability of peat to smouldering in the Utikuma Region Study Area, Alberta, Canada.

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A Laboratory Study of Long-term Effects of Mine Depressurization Groundwater on Fish and Invertebrates

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Authors
Philip Tsui
B.R. McMahon
Peter McCart
J.V. McCart
Organization
Government of Alberta (GoA)
Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program (AOSERP)
University of Calgary (UofC)
Resource Date:
1980
Mine depressurization groundwater was acutely toxic to the three species of invertebrates tested. The 90 d LC50 was 8.5 to 9% for rainbow trout, 13.2% for lake chub, and 5.8% for white suckers.

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A Life Cycle Approach to Vegetation Management on Reclaimed Industrial Sites

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Authors
Milo Mihajlovich
Jean-Marie Sobze
Amanda Schoonmaker
Organization
NAIT Centre for Boreal Research (NAIT CBR)
Project
Forest Reclamation and Boreal Reforestation
Resource Date:
2014
This resource is an excerpt from an issue of Canadian Reclamation (Issue 4, Vol 14) containing and article advising practitioners on best practices for vegetation management using the Life Cycle...

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A Literature Review for Monitoring Rare and Elusive Species, and Recommendations on Survey Design for Monitoring Boreal Caribou

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Authors
Craig DeMars
John Boulanger
Robert Serrouya
Organization
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI)
Integrated Ecological Research
Resource Date:
2017
Effective wildlife management requires monitoring changes in the spatial distribution of species, their population size and their population trend (Williams et al. 2002; Sinclair et al. 2006)...

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A Long Time Ago in the Future: Caribou and The People of Ungava: Ungava Peninsula Caribou Aboriginal Round Table

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Authors
Ungava Peninsula Caribou Aboriginal Round Table
Organization
Nunatsiavut Government
Cree Nation
Innu Nation of Quebec
Innu Nation (Labrador)
Inuit of Nunavik
Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach
NunatuKavut Community Council
Resource Date:
2017
The Indigenous Peoples of Ungava self-organized into the Ungava Peninsula Caribou Aboriginal Round Table (“UPCART” or “the Round Table”) in early 2013. For the first time in human history the Peoples...

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A Longitudinal Physico-chemical and Algal Survey of Five Rivers Flowing Through the AOSERP Study Area

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Authors
M. Hickman
S.E.D. Charlton
C.G. Jenkerson
Organization
Government of Alberta (GoA)
Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program (AOSERP)
University of Alberta (UofA)
Resource Date:
1980
Diatoms and blue-green algae dominated numericallyin five tributary rivers flowing into the Athabasca River except in the Hangingstone River where chlorophycean species replaced the latter group

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A Map of Global Peatland Extent Created Using Machine Learning (Peat-ML)

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Authors
Joe Melton
Ed Chan
Koreen Millard
Matthew Fortier
Scott Winton
Javier Martín-López
Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz
Darren Kidd
Louis Verchot
Contacts
Joe Melton
Organization
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Carleton University
ETH Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Stanford University
Alliance Biodiversity International - CIAT
Arizona State University
Tasmanian Government
Resource Date:
June
2022
Peatlands play an integral role in the global carbon and hydrologic cycles and make up 3% of the Earth’s total landscape. Despite their importance, there is a lack of accurate information on the...

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A Mesocosm‐Scale Study of Chemical and Ecological Response to Different Types of Oil Sands Tailings and Process Water (2019 ‐ 2021)

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Authors
Ryan Melnichuk
Zhongzhi Chen
Organization
InnoTech Alberta (ITA)
Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA)
Resource Date:
2022
The use of pit lakes (PL) to reclaim pits at the end of mine life is common in metal and coal extraction operations. Oil sands mine operators of Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA)...

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A multiregional workshop to design caribou co-monitoring for the future

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Contacts
Susan Kutz
Organization
University of Calgary (UofC)
Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT)
Project
Community-based Muskox and Caribou Health Monitoring / Community Based Wildlife health Surveillance Program
Resource Date:
2023
In November 2023, a diverse group gathered in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories for a 2-day caribou health and sampling workshop. The roughly 30 participants included residents of Kugluktuk, NU...

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A New Lake Classification Scheme for the Peace-Athabasca Delta (Canada) Characterizes Hydrological Processes that Cause Lake-level Variation

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Authors
Laura Neary
Casey Remmer
Jadine Krist
Brent Wolfe
Roland Hall
Organization
University of Waterloo
Resource Date:
2022
Recent drawdown of the delta’s abundant shallow lakes and rivers has deteriorated vital habitat for wildlife and impaired navigation routes. Here, we report continuous measurements at ~50 lakes during...

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A New Method to Map Groundwater Table in Peatlands Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Authors
Mir Mustafizur Rahman
Gregory McDermid
Maria Strack
Julie Lovitt
Contacts
Mir Mustafizur Rahman
Organization
University of Calgary (UofC)
University of Waterloo
Resource Date:
October
2017
Groundwater level (GWL) and depth to water (DTW) are related metrics aimed at characterizing groundwater-table positions in peatlands, and two of the most common variables collected by researchers...

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