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In 2020, the Alberta Water Council (AWC) identified the need to review the implementation of the Alberta Wetland Policy (the policy). This review would support improving and public reporting on the...
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Royal Alberta Museum
Alberta Science Network
An introduction to Alberta's wetland classifications and biodiversity, created for Alberta Science Network classroom presentations. A wetland is a part of the land that holds water temporarily or...
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This bibliography contains 787 references dealing with boreal mixedwood forests and their management. Citations primarily cover the Canadian prairie provinces, but work from other locations is also...
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Samantha McFarlane
Micheline Manseau
Robin Steenweg
Dave Hervieux
Troy Hegel
Simon Slater
Paul Wilson
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September
2020
Abstract Accurately estimating abundance is a critical component of monitoring and recovery of rare and elusive species. Spatial capture–recapture (SCR) models are an increasingly popular method for...
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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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Forest biomass is the second-largest renewable energy resource in Canada, representing a major pool in the global carbon budget, but better estimates of forest biomass are needed. In the 1980s...
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Fred Haavisto
Jim Fraser
Charles Mattice
Viability of black spruce ( Picea mariana [Mill.] B.S.P.) seeds after dispersal in nature or by man may be a crucial factor affecting regeneration of the species on boreal forest seedbeds. Some...
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Trees are constantly exposed to a multitude of micro-organisms, but only a few are capable of causing disease. When trees come under attack from micro-organisms, their primary line of defence is a...
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Breeding programs and strategies for four major tree species of Canada are presented, including Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), jack pine ( Pinus banksiana Lamb), the larch...
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This report is a review of published literature on calcareous soils and their role in the productivity of coniferous forests in southwestern British Columbia and western Alberta. Definitions, origins...
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An article about research into the ecological impact of gut parasites in caribou. The researchers "...developed a series of mathematical simulations to test how caribou survival, reproduction and...
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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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Jennifer Buss
Anna Dabros
Kellina Higgins
James Hammond
Jaime Pinzon
David Langor
The industrial footprint of oil and gas extraction in Alberta, Canada dissects the landscape in a network of linear and polygonal disturbances such as roads and well pads. The changes to biotic and...
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Roger Whitehead
F. Cortini
S.W. Taylor
A.F. Linnell Nemec
J.W. Goudie
J. Vallentgoed
K.R. Polsson
The Stony Lake trial was established in 1987 to benchmark growth performance of interior spruce ( Picea glauca [Moench] Voss x engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.) and lodgepole pine ( Pinus contorta Dougl...
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Magnificent coniferous forests cloak all but the highest peaks and most arid interior valleys of British Columbia. Conifers are dominant in each of the province's varied forest ecosystems, from the...
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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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Julie Singleton
Judy Loo
John Foley
This manual provides management guidelines aimed at protecting biodiversity in ecologically sensitive sites found on private woodlots within the 420 000-ha Fundy Model Forest of southeastern New...
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Between 1960 and 1966, 21 planting and 14 seeding trials were established to convert aspen stands to spruce-aspen mixedwoods in three Manitoba Forest Management Sections. Scalped strips, varying in...
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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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Guilherme Verocai
Manigandan Lejeune
Kimberlee Beckmen
Cyntia Kashivakura
Alasdair Veitch
Richard Popko
Carmen Fuentealba
Eric Hoberg
Susan Kutz
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October
2012
Onchocerca cervipedis is a filarioid nematode of cervids reported from Central America to boreal regions of North America. It is found primarily in subcutaneous tissues of the legs, and is more...