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Natural Climate Solutions for Canada
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Alongside the steep reductions needed in fossil fuel emissions, natural climate solutions (NCS) represent readily deployable options that can contribute to Canada’s goals for emission reductions. We...
NatureTalks: Wetlands 101
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March 29th, 2022 at 6:00pm MST to March 29th, 2022 at 7:00pm MST
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What is a wetland? Do you know how to spot one? Did you know that the health of wetlands and grasslands are connected? Wetlands aren’t simply beautiful features of a landscape; they are important to...
Nested Population Structure of Threatened Boreal Caribou Revealed by Network Analysis
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Delineating relevant local populations of widely distributed species is a common challenge in conservation ecology. Caribou and reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus) are in general decline throughout their...
Permafrost Thaw Causes Large Carbon Loss in Boreal Peatlands While Changes to Peat Quality are Limited
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Rapid, ongoing permafrost thaw of peatlands in the discontinuous permafrost zone is exposing a globally significant store of soil carbon (C) to microbial processes. Mineralization and release of this...
Provisioning Time and Central-place Foraging in Beavers
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This study tested the effect of provisioning time by providing beavers in experimental enclosures with equal frequencies of saplings at various distances from the lodge and we compared the patterns of...
Selection for Forage and Avoidance of Risk by Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) at Coarse and Local Scales
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The relationship between selection at coarse and fine spatiotemporal spatial scales is still poorly understood. Some authors claim that, to accommodate different needs at different scales, individuals...
Semi-aquatic Mammals: Annotated Bibliography
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Annotated bibliography contains 776 entries grouped under the species: muskrat, beaver, mink, and otter
Space-use Behaviour of Woodland Caribou Based on a Cognitive Movement Model
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Movement patterns offer a rich source of information on animal behaviour and the ecological significance of landscape attributes. This is especially useful for species occupying remote landscapes...
Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario
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OTTAWA — The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario. The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent the last year negotiating the purchase of 1,450...
The Impacts of Forest Management Strategies for Woodland Caribou Vary Across Biogeographic Gradients
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Loss or alteration of forest ecosystems due to anthropogenic activities has prompted the need for mitigation measures aimed at protecting habitat for forest-dependent wildlife. Understanding how...
The Influence of Habitat Alteration on Density of Invading White-tailed Deer Should not be Discounted
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This is a letter to the editor responding to an earlier article. Growing white-tailed deer populations in Canada's boreal forest are linked to declines of threatened boreal caribou populations. Recent...
The Outaouais Regions Frogs and their Role in Saving Wetland: Nature conservancy of Canada Webinar
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August 19th, 2021 at 1:00pm EST to August 19th, 2021 at 2:00pm EST
, QC
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On Thursday, August 19 from 1 - 2 p.m. ET, a conservation biologist from the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) will talk about the Outaouais region's frogs and their crucial role in saving our...
Theses - University of Guelph
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This collection contains all theses and dissertations produced at the University of Guelph since 2011.
“We’re Made Criminals Just to Eat off the Land”: Colonial Wildlife Management and Repercussions on Inuit Well-Being
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This study characterizes Inuit-caribou relationships; explores Inuit perspectives on how caribou have been managed; and identifies opportunities for sustaining the Mealy Mountain Caribou. Abstract...