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Field Recon for Restoration Planning
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This document is part of the 360 tours project Toolkit developed by Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) led by Cenovus Energy Inc., in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada. The...
From Diet to Hair and Blood: Empirical Estimation of Discrimination Factors for C and N Stable Isotopes in Five Terrestrial Mammals
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Abstract Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios are used widely to describe wildlife animal diet composition and trophic interactions. To reconstruct consumer diet, the isotopic differences between...
Guide for In Situ Reclamation in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta: Reclaiming Aggregate and Borrow Excavations Associated with EPEA Approvals to Water Bodies
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The Guide for Reclaiming Aggregate and Borrow Excavations to Water Bodies (The Guide) was prepared for Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) and is a is a presentation of current knowledge...
Guide for In Situ Reclamation in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta: Reclaiming In Situ Pads and Roads to Peatlands
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This document is intended as a guide for reclamation of In Situ facilities in a peatland environment, specifically pad and road disturbances. Pilot studies conducted in Alberta were carried out by...
How Animals and Plants Respond
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This document is part of the 360 tours project Toolkit developed by Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) led by Cenovus Energy Inc., in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada. The...
How Woodland Caribou use Post-fire Landscapes in Northeastern Alberta
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To examine the effects of forest fires on woodland caribou, we collected GPS location data on five caribou ranges in northeastern Alberta.
Impacts of Human Disturbance on Large Prey Species: Do Behavioral Reactions Translate to Fitness Consequences?
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Anthropogenic disturbances have been demonstrated to affect animal behavior, distribution, and abundance, but assessment of their impacts on fitness-related traits has received little attention. We...
In Situ Oil Sands Extraction Reclamation and Restoration Practices and Opportunities Compilation
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Reclamation of in-situ facilities poses several unique challenges in comparison to conventional oil and gas and oil sands mining. This document summarizes current knowledge and practices employed for...
Integrating Functional Connectivity in Designing Networks of Protected Areas Under Climate Change: A Caribou Case-study
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Abstract Land-use change and climate change are recognized as two main drivers of the current biodiversity decline. Protected areas help safeguard the landscape from additional anthropogenic...
Interim Reclamation: Doing More
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This document is part of the 360 tours project Toolkit developed by Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) led by Cenovus Energy Inc., in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada. The...
Linear Feature Restoration in Caribou Habitat: A Summary of Current Practices and a Roadmap for Future Programs
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Why would a user need this: Seismic line restoration, legacy well site restoration, linear disturbance restoration, reforestation, silviculture boreal best practice, industry solutions land...
Linking Habitat, Predators and Alternative Prey to Explain Recruitment Variations of an Endangered Caribou Population
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Habitat loss, fragmentation and alteration are frequently identified as important threats to biodiversity, inducing major changes in the structure and composition of species communities and the...
Links Between Individual Performance, Trace Elements and Stable Isotopes in an Endangered Caribou Population
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Foraging is a key behaviour, and several aspects of foraging remain to be investigated in many wild species. Low energy gain or reduced protein, nutrient, and mineral intake may explain poor...
Lowering the Rate of Timber Harvesting to Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change on Boreal Caribou Habitat Quality in Eastern Canada
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This study evaluates how climate change will affect boreal caribou habitat over the 2030–2100 horizon and in a 9.94 Mha study area, using a climate-sensitive simulation ensemble that integrates...
Management-mediated Predation Rate in the Caribou–Moose–Wolf System: Spatial Configuration of Logging Activities Matters
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Landscape complexity can determine the population dynamics of interacting predators and prey. Yet, management plans are commonly developed from aspatial predictive models. This oversight may result in...
Meeting Caribou in the Alpine: Do Moose Compete with Caribou for Food?
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The Atlantic-Gaspesie caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou) is an endangered, isolated population that has been declining for decades in response to intensive logging. Timber harvesting has led to a...
Merging Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge Links Climate with the Growth of a Large Migratory Caribou Population
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Climate change in the Arctic is two to three times faster than anywhere else in the world. It is therefore crucial to understand the effects of weather on keystone arctic species, particularly those...