Boreal Caribou Search Results
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Herman Vaartnou
Gerry Wheeler
Research project set up to study the establishment and survival of ground cover vegetation on roadsides, utility rights-of-way, and non-cultivated disturbed areas in Alberta
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Gerry Wheeler
Herman Vaartnou
Powerline rights-of-way were surveyed throughout Alberta to find out what vegetation was growing on them and if reseeding was required. The Whitewood coal mine at Wabamun was surveyed
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Gerry Wheeler
Herman Vaartnou
General survey of roadside vegetation done to see what species it consisted of. The results were then compared to the Department of Highways and Transport's records of seeding conducted from 1963-1972
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Gerry Wheeler
Herman Vaartnou
In this report an attempt has been made to relate the vegetation to a group of soil factors as well as climate and to examine soil texture in more detail and effects on plant communities and species
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Gerry Wheeler
Herman Vaartnou
Determine which native plant species might be useful in the revegetation of disturbed sites such as pipelines, cutlines and strip mining areas and collect seed for further studies
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George LaRoi
Mike Ostafichuk
16 undisturbed, 5-ha, permanent plots dominated by Pinus banksiana (jack pine) were established along an impingement gradient of atmospheric emissions from oil sands processing plants
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Ann Smreciu
Kimberly Gould
Stephanie Wood
Current revegetation strategies for disturbed oil sands sites include values such as biodiversity and sustainability. As a result, a wide range of species are sought for inclusion in revegetation...
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The trial was established on blended materials consisting of native sand, clayey overburden and peat. Nine native grasses and eight cultivated grass varieties were seeded in June of 1981
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J.P. Verschuren
L. Wojtiw
Point measurements of maximum depth showed that over 50% of the rainstorms occur in June and July, with only a small percentage in April (5.6) and September (10. 1).
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Chris Powter
Richard Dixon
Nicolas Mansuy
Based on 115 respondents, the survey highlights that the R&R economy in Alberta is robust, with 2 056 employees working at least part-time and 1 488 fulltime equivalent positions.
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Barbara Darroch
Michelle Pahl
Byron James
Results of germination experiments can be affected by contamination of seeds by fungi and bacteria. Seed surface disinfection is a useful method of reducing seed contamination.
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C.S. Davis
P. Fellin
D. Stevens
S. Todd
K. Heidorn
Since the determination of the environmental impact of two major pollution sources on precipitation quality was a primary project objective, poor collection efficiencies did not satisfy the objective
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Heather Tokay
Chris Powter
Bin Xu
Bonnie Drozdowski
Dean MacKenzie
Simone Levy
Need for clear direction on information required to support professional justification which describes why specific deficiencies will not have long term adverse environmental impacts and/or affect ELC
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L.L. May
Carl Warner
C.A. Acton
Francis Salifu
Bruce Anderson
Wayne Tedder
Tree and shrub cover increased following reclamation, with shrub cover reaching a plateau after nine years. Traditional use species are present and those planted have remained
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Objective to evaluate the streamflow, suspended sediment, lake level, and water quality networks in the AOSERP study area so as to provide the basis for continuation and/or redirection.
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Russell Ecological Consultants
There were few significant differences among provenances for any of the native species. This suggests that genotypic differences were small among the populations tested.
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In this year we analyzed the study landscape using GIS, reclassified AVI data into deer habitat categories, and created the experimental design for sampling deer occupancy using remote cameras. We...
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Brad Seely
John Nelson
Pierre Vernier
Ralph Wells
Arnold Moy
The primary response to the present mountain pine beetle (MPB) epidemic has focused on salvaging beetle-killed wood while it remains economically viable, and developing methods for reducing the spread...
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Literature review provides an understanding of ecological resilience as a concept to promote successful land reclamation in Alberta’s mineable oil sands region
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Plots were established to monitor the survival of immature lodgepole pine ( Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm.) in over 70 cutover areas in the subalpine and boreal forest regions of west-central...