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Climate change is an undeniable reality, and the boreal forest's response to accelerated global warming will surely have a major impact on forest ecosystems. The effect that higher concentrations of...
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Vulnerability to climate change of more than 170 of Alberta’s native species is assessed on the basis of exposure and sensitivity to change
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Christopher Shank
Amy Nixon
This report provides a broad overview of how Alberta species are likely to be affected by climate change by the 2050s. Amphibians were consistently found to be the most vulnerable to climate change
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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...
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Mariusz Gałka
Andrei-Cosmin Diaconu
Anna Cwanek
Lars Hedenäs
Klaus-Holger Knorr
Piotr Kołaczek
Edyta Łokas
Milena Obremska
Graeme Swindles
Angelica Feurdean
Rapidly increasing temperatures in high-latitude regions are causing major changes in wetland ecosystems. To assess the impact of concomitant hydroclimatic fluctuations, mineral deposition, and...
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Frances Stewart
Tatiane Micheletti
Steven Cumming
Ceres Barros
Alex Chubaty
Amanda Dookie
Isabelle Duclos
Ian Eddy
Samuel Haché
James Hodson
Josie Hughes
Cheryl Johnson
Mathieu Leblond
Fiona Schmiegelow
Junior Tremblay
Eliot McIntire
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February
2023
Most research on boreal populations of Woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou) has been conducted in areas of high anthropogenic disturbance. However, a large portion of the species’ range...
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Tracy McKay
Karine Pigeon
Terrence Larsen
Laura Finnegan
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February
2021
Abstract In western Canada, anthropogenic disturbances resulting from resource extraction activities are associated with habitat loss and altered predator–prey dynamics. These habitat changes are...
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National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium
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January
2022
Le Consortium National du Savoir sur the Caribou Boréal produit six bulletins d'information par année. N'oubliez pas de vous inscrire à notre liste d'envoi si vous souhaitez recevoir ces bulletins...
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National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium
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December
2019
Le Consortium National du Savoir sur the Caribou Boréal produit six bulletins d'information par année. Cliquez ici pour obtenir les dernières mises à jour ! N'oubliez pas de vous inscrire à notre...
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National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium
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August
2020
Le Consortium National du Savoir sur the Caribou Boréal produit six bulletins d'information par année. Cliquez ici pour obtenir les dernières mises à jour ! N'oubliez pas de vous inscrire à notre...
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National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium
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August
2023
Le Consortium national pour la connaissance du caribou boréal (CNCCB) publie des bulletins d'information trimestriels. N'oubliez pas de vous inscrire à notre liste de diffusion si vous souhaitez...
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Julien Prunier
Alexandra Carrier
Isabelle Gilbert
William Poisson
Vicky Albert
Joelle Taillon
Vincent Bourret
Steeve Côté
Arnaud Droit
Claude Robert
Rangifer tarandus has experienced recent drastic population size reductions throughout its circumpolar distribution and preserving the species implies genetic diversity conservation. To facilitate...
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In regard to reclamation, the predisturbance inventories carried out as a function of the EIA or D&R Approval, dictate to a large extent the vegetation cover or land uses that will be established. As...
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Alberta Environment and Parks
This code of practice regulates wetland restoration and wetland construction activities as defined in the Code by replacing Water Act approval requirements. Wetland restoration is applied to wetlands...
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The Government of Alberta (GoA) is committed to maintaining jobs, building local economies, and supporting strong communities, while conserving and wisely managing our public lands. An important part...
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Martin Girardin
Xiao Jing Guo
David Gervais
Juha Metsaranta
Elizabeth Campbell
Andre Arsenault
Miriam Isaac-Renton
Edward Hogg
The reduction of freeze exposure with winter warming has consequences for carbon sequestration by northern forests. Quantifying the impact of these changes on tree growth is, however, challenging...
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Michael Ferguson
François Messier
Aboriginal peoples want their ecological knowledge used in the management of wildlife populations. To accomplish this, management agencies will need regional summaries of aboriginal knowledge about...
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Consortium National du Savoir sur the Caribou Boréal
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April
2021
La fiche d'information sur les colliers é metteurs est une communication rapide de type infographique couvrant les éléments essentiels de la méthode de suivi des colliers émetteurs pour le caribou...
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Consortium National du Savoir sur the Caribou Boréal
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April
2021
La fiche d'information sur les Colliers-caméras est une communication rapide de type infographique couvrant les éléments essentiels de la méthode de suivi des colliers-caméras pour le caribou boréal...
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N. Moudrak
B. Feltmate
H. Venema
H. Osman
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September
2018
Combating Canada’s Rising Flood Costs: Natural infrastructure is an underutilized option.