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Evaluating the Short-time Effects of Forest Road Closure and Dismantling as a Way to Restore Boreal Caribou Habitat / Évaluation de L'efficacité à Court Terme de la Fermeture et de la Restauration des Chemins Forestiers Comme Mesure de Rétablissement d
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This study evaluates the effects of closing and dismantling forest roads on the behavior of caribou, their predators, and alternate prey. This study uses a large network of camera traps on treated and...
Increasing Contributions of Peatlands to Boreal Evapotranspiration in a Warming Climate
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The response of evapotranspiration (ET) to warming is of critical importance to the water and carbon cycle of the boreal biome, a mosaic of land cover types dominated by forests and peatlands. The...
Swamplands as Untapped Climate Solutions: A Look to the Hudson Bay Lowlands
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December 16th, 2021 at 11:00am MST to December 16th, 2021 at 12:15pm MST
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Swamplands such as peatlands, bogs, fens, marshes, and swamps have been demonized and dismissed as dismal, unhealthy “wastelands,” with little ecological value. But these underappreciated ecosystems...
The Biophysical Climate Mitigation Potential of Boreal Peatlands During the Growing Season
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Peatlands and forests cover large areas of the boreal biome and are critical for global climate regulation. They also regulate regional climate through heat and water vapour exchange with the...
Trials of Dismantling Forest Roads in North Shore Region in 2014
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Project Description: Dismantling 30 km of forest roads. They test different techniques including soil preparation and planting trees. It was to test the operational feasibility and identify cost...