Boreal Caribou Search Results
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Nature Conservancy of Canada
Conservation Assessment for Southern Canada The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has completed a comprehensive assessment of the conservation needs and opportunities in southern Canada. The first of...
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Rona Sturrock
Ann Braybrooks
Pamela Reece
An overview of literature relevant to decay in living western redcedar is provided. Despite the species’ reputation for decay resistant heartwood, living western redcedar trees frequently have...
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Annosus root and butt rot was first reported in Quebec in 1989. The causal fungus enters a pine stand by colonizing the surface of freshly cut stumps. The disease spreads through contact between the...
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John Trofymow
Philip-Edouard Shay
Bradley Tomm
Jean Berube
Tod Ramsfield
Fungi play key roles in forest soils and provide benefits to trees via mycorrhizal symbioses. After severe disturbance, forest regrowth can be impeded because of changes in fungal communities. In 2013...
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Frederick Cheng
Junehyeong Park
Mukesh Kumar
Nandita Basu
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December
2022
Wetlands protect downstream waters by filtering excess nitrogen (N) generated from agricultural and urban activities. Small ephemeral wetlands, also known as geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs)...
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This study examines the relationship between seed production, soil scarification and seedling establishment in balsam fir ( Abies balsamea [L.] Mill.) and white spruce ( Picea glauca [Moench] Voss)...
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P. Salonius
K. Beaton
Blair Roze
This study examined the effects of nursery rearing in an array of 51 individual fabricated frames that supported a range of six growing cell sizes at 11 plant spacings in all possible combinations. A...
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Alexander Tøsdal Tveit
Andrea Kiss
Matthias Winkel
Fabian Horn
Tomáš Hájek
Mette Marianne Svenning
Dirk Wagner
Susanne Liebner
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December
2020
Northern peatlands typically develop through succession from fens dominated by the moss family Amblystegiaceae to bogs dominated by the moss genus Sphagnum. How the different plants and abiotic...
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Harry Seely
Nicholas Coops
Joanne White
David Montwe
Lukas Winiwarter
Ahmed Ragab
Airborne laser scanning (ALS) data has been widely used for total aboveground tree biomass (AGB) modelling, however, there is less research focusing on estimating specific tree biomass components...
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Invasions by alien organisms into new habitats pose one of the most significant global threats to ecosystem biodiversity and serious threats to economies around the globe. Canada, with its vast...
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Choo Li
Hugh Barclay
Bernard Roitberg
Bob Lalonde
Shangming Huang
Dasvinder Kambo
Jeff Fera
This fibre fact provides an overview of what forest compensatory growth is and how the TreeCG model can be used to detect and plan for compensatory growth within a forest stand.
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Royal Gardner
Max Finlayson
Conservation and wise use of wetlands are vital for human livelihoods. The wide range of ecosystem services wetlands provide means that they lie at the heart of sustainable development. Yet policy and...
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Karin M. Kettenring
Annie L. Henry
Rae Robinson
Kate Sinnott
Mark Brunson
Adrienne Ernst
Emily Tarsa
As the U.N. Decade on Restoration progresses, the demand for genetically and species-diverse native plant materials for restoration is expected to increase. However, little is known about the...
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
This manual should be used as a tool to turn enthusiasm for tree planting into hands-on action, helping communities enhance their environment. Ideas for community and individual tree planting...
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Matthew Mumma
Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau
Steve Gullage
Colleen Soulliere
Shane Mahoney
Lisette Waits
Individuals in substandard physical condition are predicted to be more vulnerable to predation. Support for this prediction is inconsistent partly as a result of differences across systems in the life...
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Krystyna Klimaszewska
Yill Park
Jan Bonga
Modern forest management relies on extensive breeding and reforestation programs to support the sustainability of forest productivity and conservation of natural forests. Plantation forestry, with its...
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Gaston Laflamme
Philippe Tanguay
What is the major threat hanging over eastern white pine? White pine blister rust, which is caused by an exotic fungus, has been present in North America since the beginning of the 20th century. By...
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Woodpecker activity on ash trees in the winter may not seem worrisome; however, it may be a sign that a beetle is hiding under the bark. Could it be the emerald ash borer?
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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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Sarah Smith-Tripp
Nicholas Coops
Christopher Mulverhill
Joanne White
Jodi Axelson
Forest disturbances such as wildfires can dramatically alter forest structure and composition, increasing the likelihood of ecosystem changes. Up-to-date and accurate measures of post-disturbance...