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Mesocosm Test Facility: A Bridge Between Lab and Field Studies
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This infographic by the CCLM discusses mesocosms and the InnoTech Alberta Mesocosm Facility in Vegreville, Alberta.
Modelling Transverse Mixing of Sediment and Vanadium in a River Impacted by Oil Sands Mining Operations
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A novel, quasi-two-dimensional surface water-quality modelling approach is presented in which the model domain can be discretised in two dimensions, but a one-dimension solver can still be applied to...
Monitoring Environmental Impacts Through Remote Sensing
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February 17th, 2022 at 1:00pm MST to February 17th, 2022 at 2:30pm MST
The past 5 years have seen a revolution in both the availability and processing of remote sensing data to inform on environmental impacts. These advances are due to innovations in remote sensing...
Monitoring environmental impacts through remote sensing
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February 17th, 2022 at 3:00pm EST to February 17th, 2022 at 4:30pm EST
The past 5 years have seen a revolution in both the availability and processing of remote sensing data to inform on environmental impacts. These advances are due to innovations in remote sensing...
Monitoring Environmental Impacts Through Remote Sensing: Recent Innovations and Advancements
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The past 5 years have seen a revolution in both the availability and processing of remote sensing data to inform on environmental impacts. These advances are due to innovations in remote sensing...
Motorized Activity on Legacy Seismic Lines: A Predictive Modeling Approach to Prioritize Restoration Efforts
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Natural regeneration of seismic lines, cleared for hydrocarbon exploration, is slow and often hindered by vegetation damage, soil compaction, and motorized human activity. There is an extensive...
Mycorrhizal Studies Regarding the Reclamation of Oil Sand Tailings: Production and Outplanting of Jack Pine Seedlings and Amounts of VA- and Ectomycorrhizal Inoculum in Stockpiled Peat
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Produce mycorrhizal jack pine seedlings in the greenhouse and initiate a field study on the Syncrude dyke on the effect of different ectomycorrhizal fungi on the growth of jack pine
Native Legumes for Reclamation in Alberta
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4-year project to collect, multiply, evaluate, and select native legume species for inclusion in a native seed mixture being developed at AEC for reclamation in the mountains and foothills
Native Plant Invasion into Reclaimed Oil Sands Mine Sites
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Slightly more invasion occurred on oil sands tailings sand sites seeded to native grasses and legumes, but much more invasion occurred on non-seeded sites
Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Canada's Carbon Sink Potential
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May 24th, 2023 at 12:30pm EST to May 24th, 2023 at 2:00pm EST
Nature-based climate solutions (NBCSs) are increasingly viewed as potentially significant contributors to combating climate change. They are of particular interest in countries such as Canada, which...
Nested Population Structure of Threatened Boreal Caribou Revealed by Network Analysis
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Delineating relevant local populations of widely distributed species is a common challenge in conservation ecology. Caribou and reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus) are in general decline throughout their...
Northern Biochar for Northern Remediation and Restoration
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Biochar is a soil amendment that results from heating various biological ingredients, such as wood, fish or animal bone under oxygen limited conditions and has proven to promote plant growth, as well...
Northern Boreal Caribou Conservation Should Focus on Anthropogenic Disturbance, not Disturbance-mediated Apparent Competition
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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...
OIl Sands Sludge Dewatering by Freeze-Thaw and Evapotranspiration
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The experiments detailed in this report show that it was possible to increase the solids content of sludge to 50% solids by adding three parts sand (tailings sand) to one part sludge.
Oil Sands Soil Reconstruction Project Five Year Summary
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Treatment plots were established on the Syncrude mine site to test the effect of a variety of mixtures of peat, mineral overburden, and tailings sand on establishment of trees and shrubs
Oil Sands Tailings Capping Study
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Research plots were constructed on the Syncrude mine site at Mildred Lake to test effect of thickness and quality of replaced soil over tailings sand on the performance of trees and shrubs
Oil Sands Tailings Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment
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Conceptual and analytical framework for quantifying risks to terrestrial wildlife that might be exposed to solid-phase materials potentially associated with oil sands reclamation
Organic Materials as Soil Amendments in Reclamation: A Review of the Literature
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Organic amendments reviewed included animal manures, crop residues, peat, wood waste, sewage sludge, municipal yard waste, humates, vermicomposts and spent mushroom compost. The effect of these organi
Perspectives on Safeguarding Soil Health in Indigenous Agroecosystems
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February 13th, 2024 at 3:30pm MST to February 13th, 2024 at 4:45pm MST
Edmonton, AB
Bentley Lecture in Sustainable Agriculture Agriculture is the dominant land use in First Nations in the Canadian Prairies. In this lecture, soil biochemist Melissa Arcand will provide an overview of...