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Potential Impact of Restricted Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Consumption on Anemia Prevalence Among Inuit Adults in Northern Canada
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Abstract Background Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) is the top dietary source of iron and several micronutrients necessary for red blood cell production (erythropoiesis) in the contemporary diet of Inuit...
The Biophysical Climate Mitigation Potential of Boreal Peatlands During the Growing Season
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Peatlands and forests cover large areas of the boreal biome and are critical for global climate regulation. They also regulate regional climate through heat and water vapour exchange with the...
The Essential Carbon Service Provided by Northern Peatlands
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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...
The Impacts of Climate and Social Changes on Cloudberry (Bakeapple) Picking: A Case Study from Southeastern Labrador
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Abstract The traditional subsistence activities of Indigenous communities in Canada's subarctic are being affected by the impacts of climate change, compounding the effects of social, economic and...
The Role of Digital Data Entry in Participatory Environmental Monitoring
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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...
Theses - McGill University
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eScholarship@McGill is a digital repository, which collects, preserves, and showcases the publications, scholarly works, and theses of McGill University faculty members, researchers, and students. All...
Traditional Animal Foods of Indigenous Peoples of Northern North America
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A website compiling several sources, mostly academic papers, that deal with the importance of caribou as a resource for Indigenous peoples. It includes information on: hunting practices; preferred...
Webinar - Hot Hot Peat! Managing Boreal Peatland Wildfires in an Era of Climate Change
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This presentation provides an overview of current boreal peatland wildfire research and of management approaches in the face of climate change.
Webinar - Impact of Resource Extraction on Canada's Boreal Peatlands
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This presentation highlights ongoing research in northern Alberta examining peatland carbon and greenhouse gas exchange as a measure of peatland ecosystem function.
Webinar - Remote Sensing of Boreal Wetlands: Strategies and Methods
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This presentation provides an introduction to remote sensing and an overview of remote sensing approaches for mapping boreal wetlands.
Webinar - The Role of Wetlands in Forests and Forest Management
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This presentation highlights the value of wetlands to forest management and the role wetlands play in sustaining healthy forested ecosystems.
Webinar - Wetland Ecosystem Services in Canada's Boreal Forest: Managing for Multiple Values
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This presentation highlights the ecosystem services wetlands provide in the boreal forest and what this means for forest management and land users.
Webinar - Wetlands and Forestry: Highlights of a Regulatory Review - Ont to BC
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This presentation provides an overview of how wetlands are incorporated in the context of provincial forest management planning frameworks in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC.
Weighing the Importance of Animal Body Size in Traditional Food Systems
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Traditional food systems based on harvest from the local environment are fundamental to the well-being of many communities, but their security is challenged by rapid socio-ecological change. We...