Boreal Caribou Search Results
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Pierre Taillardat
Annika Linkhorst
Charles Deblois
Antonin Prijac
Laure Gandois
Alain Tremblay
Michelle Garneau
Peatlands store organic carbon available for decomposition and transfer to neighboring water bodies, which can ultimately generate carbon dioxide (CO 2) and methane (CH 4) emissions. The objective of...
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Kevin Smith
Christopher Smith
Silvie Forest
Alain Richard
This guide provides an in-depth look at Ducks Unlimited Canada's (DUC) remote-sensing satellite mapping efforts and the development of the DUC enhanced wetland classification system.
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Kelly Hokanson
Paul Moore
Max Lukenbach
Kevin Devito
Nick Kettridge
Richard Petrone
Carl Mendoza
Mike Waddington
Resource Date:
January
2018
This study used a combination of field measurements and modelling to assess the vulnerability of peat to smouldering in the Utikuma Region Study Area, Alberta, Canada.
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Joe Melton
Ed Chan
Koreen Millard
Matthew Fortier
Scott Winton
Javier Martín-López
Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz
Darren Kidd
Louis Verchot
Peatlands play an integral role in the global carbon and hydrologic cycles and make up 3% of the Earth’s total landscape. Despite their importance, there is a lack of accurate information on the...
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Mir Mustafizur Rahman
Gregory McDermid
Maria Strack
Julie Lovitt
Resource Date:
October
2017
Groundwater level (GWL) and depth to water (DTW) are related metrics aimed at characterizing groundwater-table positions in peatlands, and two of the most common variables collected by researchers...
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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...
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William Quinton
Aaron Berg
Michael Braverman
Olivia Carpino
Laura Chasmer
Ryan Connon
James Craig
Elise Devoie
Masaki Hayashi
Kristine Haynes
David Olefeldt
Alain Pietroniro
Fereidoun Rezanezhad
Robert Schincariol
Oliver Sonnentag
Resource Date:
August
2018
Scotty Creek, Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada, has been the focus of eco-hydrological research for nearly three decades. Over this period, field and modelling studies have generated new insights...
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Government of New Brunswick, Department of Environment and Local Government
In New Brunswick we are fortunate to have a plentiful supply of good quality water available to use and enjoy, but this is not something that should be taken for granted. This strategy has been...
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Resource Date:
December
2019
Aboveground plants provide resources to the belowground microbial community via plant litter and, in turn, the belowground microbial community provides nutrients for plant uptake, linking the two...
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Jonathan Price
Owen Sutton
Colin McCarter
William Quinton
James Waddington
Pete Whittington
Maria Strack
Rich Petrone
Resource Date:
November
2023
Wetlands are an integral part of the Canadian landscape, providing crucial ecohydrological services with globally significant benefits. Over the past 75 years, Canadian scientists have emerged as...
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The Alberta Wetland Classification System Field Guide is a visual, plain-language field guide for identifying and classifying wetlands based on the Alberta Wetland Classification System (AWCS). The...
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In 2020, the Alberta Water Council (AWC) identified the need to review the implementation of the Alberta Wetland Policy (the policy). This review would support improving and public reporting on the...
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Royal Alberta Museum
Alberta Science Network
An introduction to Alberta's wetland classifications and biodiversity, created for Alberta Science Network classroom presentations. A wetland is a part of the land that holds water temporarily or...
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GRID-Arendal
Levi Westerveld
Tiina Kurvits
T. Schoolmeester
Oda Mulelid
Torjus Eckhoff
Pier Overduin
Michael Fritz
Hugues Lantuit
Björn Alfthan
A. Sinisalo
Frederieke Miesner
L.-K. Viitanen
NUNATARYUK Consortium
Resource Date:
October
2023
This atlas is an attempt to translate and consolidate the available knowledge on permafrost. It is a timely book suffused with the compelling enthusiasm of its authors and contributors. Close to a...
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Sari Holopainen
Elmo Miettinen
Veli-Matti Väänänen
Petri Nummi
Hannu Pöysä
Wetlands belong to the globally most threatened habitats, and organisms depending on them are of conservation concern. Wetland destruction and quality loss may affect negatively also boreal breeding...
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Aneta Spyra
Anna Cieplok
Mariola Krodkiewska
Beaver-created ponds constitute an important element of small water retention in forest catchments and preserving biodiversity as breeding sites for vertebrates and invertebrates. In many areas, these...
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Boreal peatlands store approximately one third of the earth’s terrestrial carbon, locked away in currently waterlogged and frozen conditions. Peatlands of boreal and arctic ecosystems are affected...
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Daniel Peters
Dillon Watt
Kevin Devito
Wendy Monk
Rajesh Shrestha
Donald Baird
The goal of this study is to enhance the understanding of the regional role of the lower Athabasca Basin areas in overall runoff delivery to the downstream Peace-Athabasca Delta. The Cold-regions...
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Jody Daniel
Rebecca Rooney
Derek Robinson
Resource Date:
March
2022
Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) are forecast to retract in their ranges due to climate change, and potholes that typically contain ponded water year-round, which support a larger...
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Nicholas Ofiti
Michael Schmidt
Samuel Abiven
Paul Hanson
Colleen Iversen
Rachel Wilson
Joel Kostka
Guido Wiesenberg
Avni Malhotra
Peatlands are an important carbon (C) reservoir storing one-third of global soil organic carbon (SOC), but little is known about the fate of these C stocks under climate change. Here, we examine the...