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BERA News Fall 2022
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Understanding how birds respond to landscape disturbance is key to effective restoration. Two studies used non-invasive microphone arrays to determine the exact locations of singing individuals in the...
BERA News Spring 2022
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Mounding is a common restoration technique designed to improve microsite conditions for planted seedlings in wetlands. There are a variety of strategies for constructing mounds, though, and how mounds...
IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference
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October 3rd, 2023 at 8:00am to October 5th, 2023 at 5:00pm
Our annual conference series presents opportunities for the UK peatland community- policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm of...
Management Plan for Peary Caribou in Nunavut
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A 2017 lengthy Nunavut government submission to the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board on a management plan for Peary Caribou in Nunavut. The plan was to run from 2014-2020. It divides the caribou in...
Nature-based Solutions
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Nature-based Solutions leverage nature and the power of healthy ecosystems to protect people, optimise infrastructure and safeguard a stable and biodiverse future. Explore topics related to Nature...
NWMB Workshop Report: “Protecting Caribou and their Habitat”
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This 2015 workshop report from the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board is on finding a balance between resource development and caribou in Nunavut. The report includes detailed information on the...
Review of Post-2010 Literature on Human Effects on Barren-Ground Caribou: Focus on Traditional Knowledge, Western Science and Caribou Protection Measures
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This 2015 report prepared for the Nunavut Wildlife management Board reviews both scientific and traditional knowledge sources published from 2010-2015 on the effects of human disturbance on barren...
The Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment (BERA)
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The boreal region of Alberta contains extensive disturbances from natural resource extraction. Roads, well pads, seismic lines (petroleum-exploration corridors), forest-harvest areas, and other...
The Edge 2022 (BERA Systhesis)
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The central goal of the Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment (BERA) program is to understand the effects of industrial disturbance on natural ecosystem dynamics, and to develop strategies for...
The Edge: The BERA Program 2024 Synthesis Report
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The 2024 issue of The Edge summarizes the following key findings: Plan A better understanding of passive recovery trajectories will help guide restoration planning LiDAR is a powerful planning tool...
Update on the Global Status of Wild Reindeer and Caribou
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Rangifer tarandus (wild reindeer or caribou) is an abundant and widely distributed member of the deer family across the circum-arctic tundra and boreal forests. Rangifer through its sheer numbers has...
Webinar - Wetland Delineation Methods
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This presentation provides an overview of methods for delineating wetland boundaries using a three-factor approach, which involves indicators of hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soil, and wetland...