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University of Montana

Resource Date:

January

2024

Abstract Single-species conservation management is often proposed to preserve biodiversity in human-disturbed landscapes. How global change will impact the umbrella value of single-species management...

Barren-ground Caribou

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Authors

Government of Northwest Territories

Contacts

Clive Tesar

Organization

Northern Caribou Canada

Project

Northern Caribou Canada

Resource Date:

2023

A website giving information on the barren-ground herds in the NWT. This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada website. To find more related resources click here.

Image of two mature caribou and three young caribou walking on the tundra

State University of New York

Continental Synchrony and Local Responses: Climatic Effects on Spatiotemporal Patterns of Calving in a Social Ungulate

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Authors

Ophélie Couriot

Matthew Cameron

Kyle Joly

Jan Adamczewski

Mitch Campbell

Tracy Davison

Anne Gunn

Allicia Kelly

Mathieu Leblond

Judy Williams

William Fagan

Anna Brose

Eliezer Gurarie

Contacts

Mathieu Leblond

Kyle Joly

Organization

National Park Service

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Government of Nunavut

Resource Date:

2023

Warming temperatures and advancing spring are affecting annual snow and ice cycles, as well as plant phenology, across the Arctic and boreal regions. These changes may be linked to observed population...

Wetland Successional State Affects Fire Severity in a Boreal Shield Landscape

Resource

Authors

Chantel Markle

Henry Gage

Alex Tekatch

Sophie Wilkinson

James Waddington

Contacts

Chantel Markle

Organization

McMaster University

Resource Date:

2023

Boreal peatland ecosystems are generally resilient to low severity wildfire. However, climate change may increase wildfire intensity and frequency, potentially shifting wetlands to less wildfire...

A Policy for the Stewardship of Yukon’s Wetlands

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Authors

Government of Yukon

Organization

Government of Yukon

Resource Date:

2023

There is a need to define a common approach to wetland stewardship in the Yukon. The Policy for the stewardship of Yukon’s wetlands (“the policy”) represents the Government of Yukon’s approach to...

Video - Boreal Wetlands Remote Sensing

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Authors

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Organization

Resource Date:

2023

In order to protect boreal wetlands, we must first know where they are. This 6-minute video will show you how Ducks Unlimited Canada uses satellite data and remote sensing techniques to map wetlands...

Applications of Wetland Inventories

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Authors

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Organization

Resource Date:

2023

The various applications of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s wetland inventories play a critical role in wetland conservation. They serve as key planning tools, helping people who live and work in the boreal...

University of Alberta (UofA)

Where to Begin? A Flexible Framework to Prioritize Caribou Habitat Restoration

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Authors

Melanie Dickie

Caroline Bampfylde

Michael Cody

Kendal Benesh

Mandy Kellner

Michelle McLellan

Stan Boutin

Robert Serrouya

Organization

Cenovus Energy

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI)

Resource Date:

2023

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...

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Will this Umbrella Leak? A Caribou Umbrella Index for Boreal Landbird Conservation

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Authors

Tatiane Micheletti

Samuel Haché

Diana Stralberg

Frances Stewart

Alex Chubaty

Ceres Barros

Erin Bayne

Steven Cumming

Teegan Docherty

Amanda Dookie

Isabelle Duclos

Ian Eddy

Zuzu Gadallah

Claudia Haas

James Hodson

Mathieu Leblond

Steven Van Wilgenburg

Alana Westwood

Eliot McIntire

Contacts

Organization

University of British Columbia (UBC)

University of Alberta (UofA)

Wilfrid Laurier University

Laval University

Dalhousie University

Resource Date:

2023

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...

Equal Use of Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge in Species Assessments: A Case Study From the Northwest Territories, Canada

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Authors

Claire Singer

Mélanie Routh

Michele Grabke

Leon Andrew

Suzanne Carrière

Aimee Guile

Alestine Andre

Allison Thompson

Deborah Simmons

Kaytlin Cooper

Lynda Yonge

Moise Rabesca

Nicholas Larter

Petter Jacobsen

Rosemin Nathoo

Janet Winbourne

Adam Bathe

Contacts

Organization

Saint Mary's University

Resource Date:

2023

Interest in meaningfully including and applying Indigenous knowledge in species at risk assessment processes is growing, but serious procedural challenges remain to achieving this in international...

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI)

Status of Land Cover and Biodiversity in Norbord Inc.'s Operating Areas

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Authors

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute

Organization

West Fraser

Resource Date:

2023

This online report describes the status of human footprint, species, and habitat in Norbord Inc.'s two main operating areas located in northwestern Alberta. This information establishes baseline...

Land Management

Wetland Knowledge Exchange March 2023 Newsletter

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Authors

Wetland Knowledge Exchange

Contacts

Leanne Mingo

Organization

NAIT Centre for Boreal Research

Resource Date:

March

2023

The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, interesting facts, events and more. In this edition you will learn about: The Wetland Atlas...

NAIT Centre for Boreal Research

Video - Do Peatland-dominated Landscapes Buffer Boreal Forests From Drought? Implications for Climate Change Refugia

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Authors

Alex Lanki-Traikovski

Michelle Knaggs

Contacts

Emily Kyle

Organization

Project

Boreal Nature Series

Resource Date:

2023

Climate refugia are areas where the impacts of climate change may be slower to materialize, providing either permanent or temporary areas of existing habitat that are more likely to persist than...

Canadian Conservation and Land Management Knowledge Network (CCLM)

Land Management

CCLM Webinar - The Application of Drone and Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle Technology in Conservation Work

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Authors

Gregory McDermid

Travis Krebs

Dani Degenhardt

Marcus Becker

Contacts

Kristy Burke

Organization

Project

CCLM Webinar Series

Resource Date:

2023

Featuring a variety of short presentations delivered by knowledgeable experts, this webinar showcases some of the exciting ways conservation researchers and practitioners are applying drones and UAVs...

Webinar - How Mounds are Made Matters: Implications for Seismic Line Restoration in Peatlands

Resource

Authors

Kimberly Kleinke

Organization

NAIT Centre for Boreal Research

University of Waterloo

Resource Date:

2023

Presented by Kimberly Kleinke from the University of Waterloo The boreal forest of western Canada is fragmented by seismic lines created for oil and gas exploration. These linear disturbances have...

A Regional Integrated Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change and of the Potential Adaptation Avenues for Quebec’s Forests

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Authors

Yan Boulanger

Jesus Pascual Puigdevall

Annie Claude Bélisle

Yves Bergeron

Marie-Hélène Brice

Dominic Cyr

Louis De Grandpré

Daniel Fortin

Sylvie Gauthier

Pierre Grondin

Guillemette Labadie

Mathieu Leblond

Maryse Marchand

Tadeusz Splawinski

Martin-Hugues St-Laurent

Evelyne Thiffault

Junior Tremblay

Stephen Yamasaki

Contacts

Yan Boulanger

Mathieu Leblond

Organization

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Laval University

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Resource Date:

2023

Regional analyses assessing the vulnerabilities of forest ecosystems and the forest sector to climate change are key to consider the heterogeneity of climate change impacts but also the fact that...

Université du Québec à Montréal

Global Change Risks a Threatened Species due to Alteration of Predator–prey Dynamics

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Authors

Guillemette Labadie

Clément Hardy

Yan Boulanger

Virginie Vanlandeghem

Mark Hebblewhite

Daniel Fortin

Contacts

Organization

University of Montana

Resource Date:

2023

Although global change can reshape ecosystems by triggering cascading effects on food webs, indirect interactions remain largely overlooked. Climate- and land-use-induced changes in landscape cause...

University of Saskatchewan (UofS)

The Engineering of Peatland Form and Function by Beaver (Castor spp.)

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Authors

Daniel Karran

Contacts

Daniel Karran

Organization

Resource Date:

2023

Northern peatlands are significant contributors to global biogeochemical cycles. In Canada alone, peatlands cover over a tenth of the land surface and store over half of the country’s terrestrial...

Alberta NAWMP Partnership

Landowner Guide to the Alberta Wetland Policy

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Authors

Alberta NAWMP Partnership

Organization

Resource Date:

2023

The Landowner Guide to the Alberta Wetland Policy helps landowners understand their rights and responsibilities when working in and around wetlands on their farm or ranch under Alberta’s Wetland...

Southern Illinois University

The Role of Microhabitat for Bryophyte Establishment in Reclamation of Boreal Wetlands

Resource

Authors

Dale Vitt

Melissa House

Lilyan Glaeser

Contacts

Dale Vitt

Organization

Resource Date:

2023

Minerogenous peatlands that accumulate deep deposits of organic matter (fens) were an important part of the pre-disturbance landscape across Alberta’s oil sands mining area. Bryophytes occupy 80–100%...