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A Caribou Decline Foreshadowed by Inuit in the Central Canadian Arctic: A Retrospective Analysis
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The Dolphin and Union (DU) caribou herd ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi), locally referred to as Island caribou, is a unique and at-risk ecotype of caribou that ranges on Victoria Island...
A Guide To Mosses And Liverworts Of Alberta Peatlands
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The guide identifies 60 species of mosses and liverworts that comprise the flora of fens and bogs in Alberta and western boreal Canada, designed for use in the field and laboratory.
A Laboratory Study of Long-term Effects of Mine Depressurization Groundwater on Fish and Invertebrates
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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.
A Life Cycle Approach to Vegetation Management on Reclaimed Industrial Sites
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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...
A New Method to Map Groundwater Table in Peatlands Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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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...
A Scoping Review of the Rangifer tarandus Infectious Disease Literature: Gap between Information and Application
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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...
A Synthesis of Three Decades of Eco-Hydrological Research at Scotty Creek, NWT, Canada
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Scotty Creek, Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada, has been the focus of eco-hydrological research for nearly three decades. Over this period, field and modelling studies have generated new insights...
A Visual Guide to Handling Woody Materials for Forested Land Reclamation
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Guide to answer: • Why has there been a shift in how we manage woody materials? • How can woody materials be managed effectively on sites? • What do effective woody material applications look like?
Alberta Native Plants and Seeds: Wild Harvest, Registration and Deployment. A Guide for Technicians and Practitioners
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Re-vegetation of land disturbances began in Alberta in the 1970’s and has evolved over time. The use of native plants to revegetate land disturbances in forested areas of Alberta is mandated by the...
Alberta Reclamation Practitioner Survey
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At the 2023 Alberta Chapter, Canadian Land Reclamation Association annual conference, Chris Powter, Tanya Richens, Andy Etmanski, Amanda Schoonmaker, and Dean MacKenzie participated in a panel...
Alternative Native Boreal Seed and Plant Delivery Systems for Oil Sands Reclamation
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The purpose of this document is to review traditional and alternative systems of seed and nursery stock treatment and delivery for use in oil sands reclamation. Treatment systems are considered those...
Amanda Schoonmaker
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NSERC Indst Research Chair - Boreal Rec and Reforest
An Ecological Framework for Wildlife Habitat Design for Oil Sands Mine Reclamation
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Wildlife communities are an important part of the biodiversity of the post-mining landscape, and are crucial elements of the traditional landscape for First Nations and other users of the land.
An Entomological Reconnaissance of Syncrude Lease #17 and its Environs
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Entomological reconnaissance study of Syncrude Lease #17 area to gain preliminary data and to examine the potential of insects as biological monitors of environmental changes resulting from Syncrude
Application of Federal Legislation to Alberta’s Mineable Oil Sands
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Report focuses on evolution and current state of pertinent federal legislative Acts in the environmental, natural resource, and energy policy sectors that may impact oil sands environmental management
Application of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) to Oil Sands Environmental Monitoring
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This report presents a comprehensive review of industrial applications of an emerging environmental monitoring technology called Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and a WSN installed at Coal Valley Mine