Boreal Caribou Search Results
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In this study, phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) and carbon isotopes were used to characterize the response of in situ microbial communities to a pilot-scale wetland reclamation project in the Alberta...
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Determine what spring spawners utilized these sections of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers; locate and describe their spawning grounds; and describe the timing of spawning, hatching, and emergence
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Brad Pinno
Ira Sherr
Ruth Errington
Krista Shea
The goal of land reclamation after oil sands mining in the boreal forest of northern Alberta, Canada, is to re-establish functioning forest ecosystems, including the development of natural plant...
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Jon Hornung
Carla Wytrykush
G. Haekel
Theo Charette
Marsha Trites
Subject matter experts were asked to participate in a multi-year process to review, interpret and synthesise results on marsh (open water wetland) reclamation and research in the oil sands region
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Planned increases in oil sands developments with increased outputs of oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, led to a definitive study to assess the susceptibility of nearby lakes to acidification
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Alberta NAWMP Partnership
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...
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B. Critescu
Gordon Stenhouse
Marc Symbaluk
M.S. Boyce
Following closure, access management on designated trails will reduce risk of conflicts. Imposing access restrictions, preserving undisturbed habitat patches and restoring original vegetation
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Minimal disturbance is an approach to oil and gas development that aims to preserve the attributes of the original site as much as possible during development. Minimal disturbance practices include...
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Sharad Karmacharya
Marc Symbaluk
David Brand
S. Schwartz
The Luscar and Gregg River Mines Land Management Plan Working Group was formed to develop a land management plan. The process engaged stakeholders representing a variety of community interests
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Julie Singleton
Judy Loo
John Foley
This manual provides management guidelines aimed at protecting biodiversity in ecologically sensitive sites found on private woodlots within the 420 000-ha Fundy Model Forest of southeastern New...
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This document provides the full list of reports published by the Reclamation Research Technical Advisory Committee from 1979 to 1994
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This project on the "Long Term Prediction of Vegetation Performance On Mined Sands" (V.E.6.1) was undertaken to provide management with answers on the predictive ability to maintain different kinds of...
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Establish a research design for a longitudinal study to identify and explain the relationships between social and personal adjustment of people in the oil sands region
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Investigate the feasibility of establishing a set of ''social indicators'' for the Fort McMurray study area. In this background Paper we set out the results of our examination, and our conclusions
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Time-use diary is a data collection instrument intended to furnish a detailed account of daily individual activities by type, sequence, duration and location to show how people spend their time
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S.O. Olatuyi
Leonard Leskiw
Elevated salinity and sodicity are major challenges to reclamation of surface-mined coal sites in the Alberta Plains region. Research plots were established in 1981 at the Battle River Coal Mine near...
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Jane Lancaster
Marilyn Neville
Peggy Desserud
V. Craig
R. Adams
Barry Adams
Jay Woosaree
This study is part of a multi-year, multi-stakeholder initiative to revisit industry revegetation strategies for native prairie in the Grassland Natural Region. Updating the guidelines is a two-step...
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Jane Lancaster
Marilyn Neville
Laura Hickman
The purpose of this research project is to provide industry and the government of Alberta regulatory agencies with results and key learnings regarding the long term recovery of native mixedgrass...
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Tyler Rudolph
Doug MacNearney
Laura Finnegan
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October
2019
Abstract The gap between research and its implementation is an impediment to conservation of the environment. Translating science into actionable management and policy requires effective communication...
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Angelo Filicetti
Jesse Tigner
Scott Nielsen
Katherine Wolfenden
Murdoch Taylor
Paula Benthamd
Resource Date:
November
2023
Seismic lines, linear features originating from the oil and gas industry for energy exploration, pose a substantial management challenge due to their collective impact on biogeochemical cycles, plant...