Boreal Caribou Search Results
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Resource Date:
January
2016
This presentation covers various best practices and new techniques that can be implemented in the planning, construction and reclamation stages of in-situ oil sands operations.
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This research poster describes an overview of technical methods, peat properties and considerations, and development outcomes for linear feature (road) construction planning and development. Presented...
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Authors
Micheline Manseau
Neil Arnason
Sam McFarlane
Paul Wilson
Gigi Pittoello
"A 3-year population monitoring program was put in place for a study area within SK2 Central covering 16,092 km2 using fecal DNA based capture–recapture methods to estimate population sizes and...
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Authors
Brian Eaton
Tyler Muhly
Jason Fisher
Shauna-Lee Chai
Reclaimed mine sites will consist of engineered landforms (including water bodies and waterways); the long-term hydrological and ecological function of those sites may be vulnerable to beaver activity
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Authors
Anne Naeth
Sarah Wilkinson
Dean Mackenzie
Heather Archibald
Chris Powter
LFH salvaged with small amounts of upper horizon mineral soil for land reclamation has proven to be an important source of seeds and vegetative propagules for forest plant communities
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Crude average bear density for the AOSERP study area, including water areas, was 0.18 per km2 assuming total avoidance of muskeg areas and 0.25 per km2 assuming use of muskeg
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L. Cruz-Martinez
Judit Smits
Research on wildlife species, used as either monitors, or indicator species, can provide early warning and predictive information regarding exposure and effects of contaminants from oil sands
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Authors
David McNabb
Jean-Marie Sobze
Amanda Schoonmaker
Minimizing the footprint of industrial operation on forest lands is an important goal for maintaining the integrity and sustainability of forest species and communities. Industrial operations and...
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Authors
Matthew Mumma
Michael Gillingham
Katherine Parker
Chris Johnson
Megan Watters
Resource Date:
November
2018
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...
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Authors
Shauna-Lee Chai
Amy Nixon
Scott Nielsen
Assessed 16 potentially new invasive plant species not yet present in Alberta for their invasiveness and climate change-related risk
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Authors
Jim Schieck
T. Muhly
Dave Huggard
P. Solymos
D. Pan
Scott Heckbert
Erin Bayne
We used information from the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) on birds, plants, human footprint, and vegetation, plus information from Dr. Bayne on birds, to test a new method for...
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Authors
Bonnie Drozdowski
Craig Aumann
Chris Powter
Report of a seminar to develop a collective understanding of the benefits and opportunities of Predictive Soil Mapping as they relate to Alberta
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Relative abundance and spatial distribution of moose, deer and 13 species of furbearers were investigated by systematic aerial surveys and winter track counts along 215 km of established transect line
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Authors
A. Brown
M.J. Kent
J.O. Park
R.D. Roberts
3 aspects of aquatic habitat assessment and mapping. 1 - review of the parameters which characterize aquatic habitats. 2 - efficient procedure for collecting the data. 3 - computer mapping techniques
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Authors
Heather Tokay
Kevin Renkema
Dean MacKenzie
Chris Powter
Bonnie Drozdowski
Natalie Shelby-James
In 2021, PTAC sought verification of the Guide to Preparing Variance Justifications and stakeholders were asked to apply the document to current sites in their work portfolio.
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Chantel Markle
Paul Moore
Mike Waddington
Identifying ecosystems resilient to climate and land-use changes is recognized as essential for conservation strategies. However, wetland ecosystems may respond differently to stressors depending on...
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Boreal caribou populations are declining across Alberta and much of their Canadian range. Key factors causing this decline include a warming climate along with habitat change from industrial...
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Seismic lines and other linear features created by humans are thought to negatively impact woodland caribou. It is estimated that there are c. 100,000 km of conventional seismic lines in caribou...
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Authors
Nobuya Suzuki
Katherine Parker
Resource Date:
December
2019
Highlights • Maintain connectivity to preserve high-value habitats of caribou and grizzly bears. • Avoiding predation risk does not always maintain intact habitat for caribou. • Conserving most...
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Authors
Drake Hocking
William MacDonald
The Workshop covered all active research and development projects for reclamation of land disturbances in Alberta. Purpose was to provide communication and discussion of current programs and results