Boreal Caribou Search Results
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Resource Date:
September
2023
The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, events and more. In this edition you will learn about: The outsized role of small ephemeral...
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Authors
Michael Merchant
Alain Richard
Kevin Smith
Rebecca Warren
Rebecca Edwards
Adam Spitzig
Dan Fehringer
This research poster describes the Enhanced Wetland Inventory (EWC) and Boreal Wetland Classification System developed by Ducks Unlimited Canada. Presented at the NAIT 7th Seminar on Linear...
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Resource Date:
January
2016
This presentation provides an overview of Manitoba Hydro's planning through to operations approach to wetland mitigation on their rights of ways.
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Wetland loss in southern Ontario, escalated by development, is putting pressure on planners as they struggle to meet development needs while maintaining a balance with regional natural heritage...
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Authors
Jamie Fenneman
Ryan Durand
Alice Lee
The Wetland Plants of British Columbia is an introduction to the common indicator wetlands species that are used to classify ecosystems using the provincial Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification...
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This report summarizes the results of a three-year research project to evaluate the effects of forest resource roads and construction techniques on wetland hydrology in Manitoba's boreal forest.
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Authors
Chantel Markle
Henry Gage
Alex Tekatch
Sophie Wilkinson
James Waddington
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...
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Presented at the Alberta Lake Management Society Conference 2022, this presentation discusses wetlands irreplaceable ecosystem services, such as nutrient filtration, and the effects of wetland removal...
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Authors
Christopher Evans
Vincent Gauci
To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and restoration of wetlands play a key role. This report outlines the contribution of wetlands to global methane output; differences between...
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Wetlands: Nature's Natural Filter Fresh water is a vital resource for human society. We depend upon water for drinking, hydropower, irrigation, cooling, and cleaning; for products such as food, plants...
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Authors
Carla Ferreira
Milica Kašanin-Grubin
Marijana Solomun
Svetlana Sushkova
Tatiana Minkina
Wenwu Zhao
Zahra Kalantari
Abstract Wetlands are multifunctional systems performing as nature-based solutions (NBS) for water management. This paper provides an overview of natural and constructed wetlands and their potential...
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Resource Date:
April
2018
The Wetland Best Management Practices Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, events and more. In this edition you will learn about: Peatland...
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Authors
Paige Olmsted
Sonia Patel
Infrastructure is the underlying structure that helps a country and its economy function. While most people think of infrastructure as concrete structures like bridges and ports, wetlands are also...
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Authors
Phoebe Maund
Katherine Irvine
Jonathan Reeves
Emily Strong
Ruth Cromie
Martin Dallimer
Zoe Davies
Resource Date:
November
2019
Abstract Nature-based health interventions (NBIs) for the treatment of poor mental health are becoming increasingly common, yet evidence to support their effectiveness is lacking. We conduct a pilot...
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Authors
Olena Volik
Matthew Elmes
Richard Petrone
Eric Kessel
Adam Green
Danielle Cobbaert
Jonathan Price
Resource Date:
February
2020
Oil sands development within the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) has accelerated in recent decades, causing alteration to natural ecosystems including wetlands that perform many vital ecosystem...
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Authors
W.H. MacKenzie
J.R. Moran
This guide presents a site classification and interpretative information for wetlands and related ecosystems of British Columbia.
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Authors
Sophie Wilkinson
Raymond Andersen
Paul Moore
Scott Davidson
Gustaf Granath
Mike Waddington
Resource Date:
April
2023
The northern peatland carbon sink plays a vital role in climate regulation; however, the future of the carbon sink is uncertain, in part, due to the changing interactions of peatlands and wildfire...
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Authors
Carolyn Gibson
Laura Chasmer
Dan Thompson
William Quinton
Mike Flannigan
David Olefeldt
Resource Date:
August
2018
Permafrost vulnerability to climate change may be underestimated unless effects of wildfire are considered. Here we assess impacts of wildfire on soil thermal regime and rate of thermokarst bog...
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Authors
Carolyn Gibson
Laura Chasmer
Dan Thompson
William Quinton
Mike Flannigan
David Olefeldt
Resource Date:
August
2018
Permafrost vulnerability to climate change may be underestimated unless effects of wildfire are considered. Here we assess impacts of wildfire on soil thermal regime and rate of thermokarst bog...
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Authors
Scott Davidson
Christine Van Beest
Richard Petrone
Maria Strack
Boreal peatlands represent a globally important store of carbon, and disturbances such as wildfire can have a negative feedback to the climate. Understanding how carbon exchange and greenhouse gas...