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A Long Time Ago in the Future: Caribou and The People of Ungava: Ungava Peninsula Caribou Aboriginal Round Table
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The Indigenous Peoples of Ungava self-organized into the Ungava Peninsula Caribou Aboriginal Round Table (“UPCART” or “the Round Table”) in early 2013. For the first time in human history the Peoples...
Anne Innis Dagg Lecture: A Personal Perspective on the Promises and Perils of the Single-Species Approach for Addressing Biodiversity Loss
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March 7th, 2024 at 6:30pm EST to March 7th, 2024 at 9:00pm EST
Waterloo, ON
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Attendance in person or via Zoom Celebrating the remarkable career of Anne Innis Dagg, who performed ground-breaking work on giraffe biology, behaviour and conservation despite the systemic barriers...
Climate-informed Forecasts Reveal Dramatic Local Habitat Shifts and Population Uncertainty for Northern Boreal Caribou
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Most research on boreal populations of Woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou) has been conducted in areas of high anthropogenic disturbance. However, a large portion of the species’ range...
Functional Response to Cumulative Effects as an Effective Tool for Wildlife Management
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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...
Predicting Patterns of Terrestrial Lichen Biomass Recovery Following Boreal Wildfires
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New allometric equations to estimate lichen biomass from field measurements of lichen cover and height; allometries were consistent among ecoprovinces, suggesting generalizability
Protecting the ‘Caribou Heaven’ A Sacred Site of the Naskapi and Protected Area Establishment in Nunavik, Canada
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Sacred Natural Sites play an essential role in the expression and transmission of culture, in the conservation of biodiversity, and are a vital means for the manifestation of cultural and spiritual...
Protecting the ‘Caribou Heaven’ A Sacred Site of the Naskapi and Protected Area Establishment in Nunavik, Canada
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This is an article included in the book, "Indigenous Peoples' Governance of Land and Protected Territories in the Arctic" (p.107-124). Abstract Sacred Natural Sites play an essential role in the...
The Influence of Postfire Recovery and Environmental Conditions on Boreal Vegetation
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Climate change is increasing the frequency and extent of fires in the boreal biome of North America. These changes can alter the recovery of both canopy and understory vegetation. There is uncertainty...
Video: Naskapi Observations of the Impacts of Climatic and Socio-Environmental Changes on the Caribou in the Canadian Subarctic and Identification of Priority Adaptation Strategies
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At the 14th North American Caribou Workshop held in September 2012, John Mameamskum presented observations from the Naskapi First Nation of Kawawachikamach, who are dependent on caribou for their livelihood.
Webinar - Forecasting Climate-sensitive Landscape Change Reveals Habitat Shifts and Population Uncertainty for Northern Boreal Caribou
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Climate-induced northern forest change may be severe, altering resources for boreal caribou. Mitigating the conservation challenges associated with caribou could be dampened through forecasts of...
Where Will Northern Boreal Caribou Live as the Climate Changes?
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The information in this infographic is based on an academic paper, Climate-informed forecasts reveal dramatic local habitat shifts and population uncertainty for northern boreal caribou.
Will this Umbrella Leak? A Caribou Umbrella Index for Boreal Landbird Conservation
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Conservation approaches that efficiently protect multiple values, such as the umbrella species concept, have been widely promoted with expected dramatic ecosystem changes. Due to its social and...