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Developing a Reclamation Costing Framework for the Athabasca Oil Sands
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The Athabasca oil sands are a significant component of the economy in Alberta. However, they also represent a large environmental risk. At the end of mining operations, companies are expected to begin...
Early Successional Wildlife Monitoring on Reclamation Plots in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region
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Pilot study to assess the use of early successional stands (i.e. those ranging in age from 4 to 17 years) by wildlife (songbirds, small mammals, and ungulates), using a wildlife monitoring protocol
Effects of Elemental Sulfur on Soil pH and Growth of Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia) and Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) Seedlings
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The land disturbed by open-pit oil sands mining must be restored to support the survival and growth of native boreal plants. Because tailings sand and sodic shale overburden are commonly used as an...
Environmental and Management Drivers of Carbon Dioxide and Methane Emissions From Actively-Extracted Peatlands in Alberta, Canada
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The installation of drainage ditches and removal of vegetation in preparation for vacuum harvesting alters the carbon dynamics of peatlands. However, we lack the measurements to understand the spatial...
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit about Population Changes and Ecology of Peary Caribou and Muskoxen on the High Arctic Islands of Nunavut
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This master's project collected and documented Inuit observations to describe the population distribution of caribou and muskoxen in Nunavut.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit about Population Changes and Ecology of Peary Caribou and Muskoxen on the High Arctic Islands of Nunavut
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Abstract Over the past 40 years, severe population fluctuations in Peary caribou ( Rangifer tarandus pearyi) and muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus) living in the High Arctic of Nunavut has caused widespread...
Reclamation Monitoring in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region of Canada Using a Long-term Plot Network
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A long-term plot network would allow the monitoring data to describe the ecological condition of the reclaimed lands and define appropriate management strategies for achieving revegetation goals
Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils in the Canadian Arctic by Landfarming
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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...
Swamplands: Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat
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In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive charm and magic of certain landscapes. A cloudy river flows into a verdant Arctic wetland where sandhill cranes and...
The Impacts of Climate and Social Changes on Cloudberry (Bakeapple) Picking: A Case Study from Southeastern Labrador
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Abstract The traditional subsistence activities of Indigenous communities in Canada's subarctic are being affected by the impacts of climate change, compounding the effects of social, economic and...
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Reclamation – Successes and Challenges
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March 13th, 2023 at 11:30am MST to March 13th, 2023 at 1:30pm MST
Calgary, AB
This is a hybrid seminar (in-person and virtual) sponsored by the Alberta Chapter, Canadian Land Reclamation Association. The presenter is Kira Gerow, a reclamation coordinator with Canadian Natural...
Theses - Queen's University
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This community is a joint endeavour of the School of Graduate Studies and Research and the Library to make available Queen's University graduate theses and projects in electronic form via the...
Translating the Closure Plan into an Operational Reclamation Programme at Canadian Natural’s Horizon Oil Sands Mine
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Horizon Project reclamation goal is to achieve self-sustaining ecosystems with capability equivalent to predevelopment conditions using locally common boreal forest communities as a guide for reveg
Untangling Effects of Human Disturbance and Natural Factors on Mortality Risk of Migratory Caribou
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Abstract Human disturbances are rapidly increasing in northern and Arctic regions, raising concerns about the recovery and persistence of declining caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) populations. Yet, the...
Video - COSIA Design of Experimental Study in Support of Development of a Standard for Fines Measurement in Oil Sands
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Dr. Ron Currie was project lead for a study conducted at NAIT Applied Research Centre for Oil Sands Sustainability (NARCOSS) to help develop a standard for Alberta's oil sands producers to measure...
Video - Flooding of In-line Flocculated Tailings After Thin Lift Drying
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Dr. Aref Najafi is a Technology Development Engineer with Canadian Natural Resources Limited. He described the tailings research at CNRL as they develop an open-pit oil sands mine in NE Alberta. The...
Wildlife Usage Indicates Increased Similarity Between Reclaimed Upland Habitat and Mature Boreal Forest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region of Alberta, Canada
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Degree of similarity suggests that comparable ecological functionality is possible, increasing probability that oil sands operators will fulfill their regulatory requirement reclaim wildlife habitat