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A Before-After Dose-Response (BADR) Terrestrial Biological Monitoring Framework for the Oil Sands
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One of the theme areas monitored within the OSM program is terrestrial biodiversity, known programmatically as Terrestrial Biological Monitoring (TBM). Biodiversity refers to the diversity of wild...
A Deeper Dive into Human Footprint in Alberta
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As of 2015, 29.2% of Alberta is under human footprint, up from 25.7% in 1999—that’s an average increase of about 0.22%, or around 1450 km2 (560 sections) per year.
A Framework for Adaptive Monitoring of the Cumulative Effects of Human Footprint on Biodiversity
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Effective ecological monitoring is imperative in a human-dominated world, as our ability to manage functioning ecosystems will depend on understanding biodiversity responses to anthropogenic impacts...
ABMI LiDAR Data to be Made Available to the Public
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In partnership with various funders and collaborators, the ABMI has been collecting LiDAR data since 2022. During 2024, some of these data—covering approximately 5,600 square kilometres of Alberta...
ABMI Webinar: WildTrax
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April 27th, 2022 at 12:00pm MST to April 27th, 2022 at 1:00pm MST
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Want to use WildTrax but don't know where to start? Or are you already a WildTrax user, and want to learn more about its different features? Join us on April 27 for an overview of the WildTrax platform, soon fully available for use in English or French!
ABMI's Alberta Biodiversity Browser Updates
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The Biodiversity Browser is the place to go to find all of the data and information we have compiled for the wide variety of species that the ABMI monitors. More than 3000 individual species profiles...
Adapting Monitoring to More Effectively Assess the Impacts of Climate Change on Alberta’s Biodiversity
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Use of ABMI samples to understand genetic variation and changes in genetic structure is identified as an area where ABMI data can be used to understand how biodiversity is adapting to climate change
Advanced Landcover Prediction & Habitat Assessment (ALPHA) Products
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The ABMI's Advanced Landcover Prediction & Habitat Assessment (ALPHA) program uses Earth observation data and spatial data science to map and monitor Alberta's natural landscape. All of the ABMI’s...
Alberta Watercourse Crossing Collaborative Fall 2021 Webinar Series
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The Alberta Watercourse Crossing Collaborative held a Fall 2021 Webinar Series to fulfill its objectives around information transfer, education and training. Webinars included: Alberta Watercourse...
Alberta’s Natural Subregions Under a Changing Climate: Past, Present and Future
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The Natural Regions and Subregions classification represents the state-of-the-art in ecological land classification in Alberta. This classification provides a valuable baseline for resource management...
Applying and Testing a Novel Method to Estimate Animal Density from Motion-triggered Cameras
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Estimating animal abundance and density are fundamental goals of many wildlife monitoring programs. Camera trapping has become an increasingly popular tool to achieve these monitoring goals due to...
Applying Remote Sensing for Large-landscape Problems: Inventorying and Tracking Habitat Recovery for a Broadly Distributed Species At Risk
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Anthropogenic habitat alteration is leading to the reduction of global biodiversity. Consequently, there is an imminent need to understand the state and trend of habitat alteration across broad areas...
Are American Pikas (Ochotona princeps) Vulnerable to Climate Change?
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American Pika populations in Alberta will likely be capable of persisting throughout this century, although their survival will depend increasingly on successful vertical migration.
Assisted Dispersal and Retention of Lichen-dominated Biocrust Material for Arctic Restoration
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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...
Audio Data Compression Affects Acoustic Indices and Reduces Detections of Birds by Human Listening and Automated Recognisers
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Increasing popularity in passive acoustic monitoring and the ease with which researchers can accumulate large quantities of acoustic data has resulted in challenges for audio recording storage...
Automated Classification of Avian Vocal Activity Using Acoustic Indices in Regional and Heterogeneous Datasets
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Acoustic indices combined with clustering and classification approaches have been increasingly used to automate identification of the presence of vocalizing taxa or acoustic events of interest. While...
Better Environmental Management Through Monitoring (2013 Conference)
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This set of presentations will introduce you to the wide range of research topics currently being undertaken by the ABMI. Speakers present the state-of-the-science and discuss the implications for Alberta’s land-use managers and policy makers.
Biodiversity Outcomes of Land Management Choices in Alberta’s Agricultural Lands
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This proof of concept assessment helps understand better market opportunities associated with biodiversity management in Alberta’s agricultural lands. Land management can increase biodiversity.
Blog: ABMI Releases Preliminary Report on the Status of Human Footprint in Alberta
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From1999 to 2015, human activity in Alberta visibly converted over 23,000 km2 of native ecosystems into residential, recreational, or industrial landscapes