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The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, events and more. In this edition you will learn about: Techniques for measuring carbon in...
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The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, events and more. In this edition you will learn about: Predicting increases in mercury and...
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There is a need to define a common approach to wetland stewardship in the Yukon. The Policy for the stewardship of Yukon’s wetlands (“the policy”) represents the Government of Yukon’s approach to...
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This brief provides an overview of a toolkit that was created by the Indigenous Knowledge Circle of the NBCKC to support individuals and organizations seeking to learn how to do things differently...
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Jonathan Price
Owen Sutton
Colin McCarter
William Quinton
James Waddington
Pete Whittington
Maria Strack
Rich Petrone
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November
2023
Wetlands are an integral part of the Canadian landscape, providing crucial ecohydrological services with globally significant benefits. Over the past 75 years, Canadian scientists have emerged as...
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Royal Alberta Museum
Alberta Science Network
An introduction to Alberta's wetland classifications and biodiversity, created for Alberta Science Network classroom presentations. A wetland is a part of the land that holds water temporarily or...
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March
2023
This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
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GRID-Arendal
Levi Westerveld
Tiina Kurvits
T. Schoolmeester
Oda Mulelid
Torjus Eckhoff
Pier Overduin
Michael Fritz
Hugues Lantuit
Björn Alfthan
A. Sinisalo
Frederieke Miesner
L.-K. Viitanen
NUNATARYUK Consortium
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October
2023
This atlas is an attempt to translate and consolidate the available knowledge on permafrost. It is a timely book suffused with the compelling enthusiasm of its authors and contributors. Close to a...
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Aneta Spyra
Anna Cieplok
Mariola Krodkiewska
Beaver-created ponds constitute an important element of small water retention in forest catchments and preserving biodiversity as breeding sites for vertebrates and invertebrates. In many areas, these...
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Gregory McDermid
Travis Krebs
Dani Degenhardt
Marcus Becker
Featuring a variety of short presentations delivered by knowledgeable experts, this webinar showcases some of the exciting ways conservation researchers and practitioners are applying drones and UAVs...
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Lauren Thompson
M. Low
C. Schulze
M. Simba
R. Shewan
O. Sonnentag
S.E. Tank
D. Olefeldt
Boreal rivers deliver dissolved organic carbon (DOC), mercury (Hg), and its neurotoxic form, methylmercury (MeHg), from contributing landscapes to downstream waters. In northern regions, thawing...
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Daniel Miller
Ivan Scales
Michael Mascia
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January
2023
DESCRIPTION Groundbreaking book that examines the essential contribution of the social sciences to understanding and conserving biodiversity across the globe Authored by leading scholars at the nexus...
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Lauren Thompson
McKenzie Kuhn
Johanna Winder
Lucas Braga
Ryan Hutchins
Andrew Tanentzap
Vincent St. Louis
David Olefeldt
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January
2023
Permafrost thaw may increase the production of neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg) in northern peatlands, but the downstream delivery of MeHg is uncertain. We quantified total mercury (THg) and MeHg...
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Nirmela Govinda
Peter Groffman
Sarah Durand
Chester Zarnoch
Willis Elkins
Denitrification, the anaerobic microbial conversion of nitrate (NO 3 −), a common water pollutant, to nitrogen (N) gases, is often high in the soil of natural wetlands. In areas where natural wetlands...
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Jason Clark
Ken Tape
Latha Baskaran
Clayton Elder
Charles Miller
Kimberley Miner
Jonathan O'Donnell
Benjamin Jones
Beaver engineering in the Arctic tundra induces hydrologic and geomorphic changes that are favorable to methane (CH 4) production. Beaver-mediated methane emissions are driven by inundation of...
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Vanessa Harriman
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC)
Where do ducks nest? Often in natural habitat—but sometimes in yards and cities! What should you do if a duck nests in your yard? And what should you expect? In this episode of Duck Doctors, DUC...
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Lauren Bortolotti
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC)
What's on the menu for wild ducks? Many different things, actually, depending on factors like species and the time of year. We receive many questions about what ducks eat, and if it's okay to feed...
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Matt Dyson
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC)
Have you noticed that not all ducks fly south during fall migration? We receive many questions about why some waterfowl stay in Canada and why they aren’t bothered by the cold. In this episode of Duck...
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Xiaoyu Li
Julie Talbot
James King
Meng Wang
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October
2023
Dust deposition can fertilize nutrient-limited peatlands and affect their plant assemblages and ecosystem functions, but the effects of local road dust on peatlands have seldom been studied. Here, we...
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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...