Boreal Caribou Search Results
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UAV-based remote sensing as a method for monitoring well pad recovery is determined to be feasible from a technical and field perspective.
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Dennis Cook
Jerald Jacobson
The 1977 moose population of 320 moose was contained in an estimated 196 groups distributed on 23 percent of the square-mile study area quadrats at the time of census (363± 30% estimated in 1976)
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The amounts of sulphate and nitrate deposited in the snow within 25 km of the oil sands plants have increased by 88 and 27% respectively, since the previous study in 1978
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M.A. Giles
J.F. Klaverkamp
S.G. Lawrence
Purpose of this project was to provide detailed information regarding the acute toxicity this mine depressurization water to both fish and invertebrates.
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Protocols for sampling biotic and abiotic parameters in large lakes, large rivers, wetlands, and streams in Alberta is provided. Estimates of time costs are given.
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Jason Fisher
Michelle Hiltz
Luke Nolan
Laurence Roy
Woodland caribou are declining in Alberta’s northeast, and increased predation following elevated wolf densities is implicated. Wolf numbers are increasing in part due to white-tailed deer, which...
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Energy and Natural Resources
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority
Overview of the oil sands, current commercial developments, experimental work, an overview of Fort McMurray and the role of government agencies in development and management of oil sands.
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Alberta Health and Wellness
Study was designed to assess exposure and associated health effects by direct measurement of personal exposure, direct measurement of biomarkers, and daily logs of a participant's activities
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Alberta Health and Wellness
Describes the population and personal distribution of exposure to airborne chemicals and particulates in the city of Fort McMurray,
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Janice Paskey
Gillian Steward
A clear majority of journalists said that there are many stories about the oil sands that go unreported and many of these unreported stories have to do with environmental issues
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Janice Paskey
Gillian Steward
A. Williams
In the last 10 to 15 years, global issues such as climate change, indigenous rights, pollution of the air and major waterways, and sustainability have become embedded in the oil sands discourse
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Stan Aronoff
G.A. Ross
W.A. Ross
Concluded that false color infrared aerial photography acquired during the period of maximum foliage development is most valuable for vegetation mapping and the detection of environmental disturbance
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Stan Aronoff
G.A. Ross
W.A. Ross
Figures and Tables associated with Volume 1
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P. Wallis
Eric Peake
Melvin Strosher
B. Baker
S. Telang
Provide a problem analysis of the goal to determine the assimilative capacity of the Athabasca River with special regard to organics
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Richard Sims
Maureen Kershaw
Gregory Wickware
This report provides information on the general autecology of 12 common tree species occurring in the North Central (NC) Region of Ontario.
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Archaeological reconnaissance on Syncrude Lease #17 noted that over 67% of the total stone assemblage recovered from 28 localities consists of quartzite derived from the Beaver Creek Quarry
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Paula Bentham
Melanie Dickie
Steve Wilson
The Boreal Caribou Ecological Model is a conceptual model which illustrates the key ecosystem factors, mechanisms, pathways and interactions mediating the well known national disturbance-recruitment...
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K.A. Baldwin
K. Chapman
D. Meidinger
P.W.C. Uhlig
L. Allen
S. Basquill
D. Faber-Langendoen
N. Flynn
C. Kennedy
W. Mackenzie
M. Major
W.J. Meades
C. Morneau
J.-P. Saucier
The Canadian National Vegetation Classification (CNVC) is an ecological classification of natural vegetation communities in Canada. It provides a framework for describing patterns of vegetation at...
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Winters are cold with relatively little snow. About two-thirds of the precipitation falls in the summer months with several major rainstorms generally accounting for much of the seasonal rain
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The Development and Reclamation Review process, as it currently operates, is presented and discussed with the aid of a flow chart. Suggestions are made to improve and expedite the process with...