Land Management Search Results
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Derek Mackenzie
Simmon Hofstetter
Ido Hatam
Brian Lanoil
Rebuilding native forest soils in reclamation will require the use of biochar to stimulate functional similarity to native ecosystems for nutrient availability and microbial community succession
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F.J. Castrillon-Munoz
John Gibson
Jean Birks
This study focuses on interpretation of hydrochemistry from 50 lakes thought to be acid sensitive, and so monitored by the Regional Aquatic Monitoring Program (RAMP) over the last two decades. This...
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Scott Davidson
Marissa Davies
Emma Wegener
Sara Claussen
Megan Schmidt
Mike Peacock
Maria Strack
The carbon (C) dynamics of boreal coniferous swamps are a largely understudied component of wetland carbon cycling. We investigated the above- and below-ground carbon stocks and growing season carbon...
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Kyle Joly
Anne Gunn
Steeve Côté
Manuela Panzacchi
Jan Adamczewski
Michael Suitor
Eliezer Gurarie
Caribou and reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, are the most numerous and socio-ecologically important terrestrial species in the Arctic. Their migrations are directly and indirectly affected by the seasonal...
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Sara McCarthy
Jessica Dahn
Take a journey to discover fun and interesting facts about caribou. Along the way you'll discover that caribou and you are more connected than you may think. This soft cover book has a target audience...
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Caribou herds in Jasper National Park are at risk. Without intervention, the only two herds remaining predominantly within Jasper will disappear. Parks Canada envisions a future with caribou herds...
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Ted Armstrong
Michael Gluck
Glen Hooper
Iain Mettam
Gerald Racey
Marc Rondeau
The range of Ontario’s woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou) (forest-dwelling ecotype) has receded northward substantially over many decades, leading to its current Threatened designation...
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Jesse Whittington
Mark Hebblewhite
Nicholas DeCesare
Lalenia Neufeld
Mark Bradley
John Wilmshurst
Marco Musiani
1. Caribou and reindeer Rangifer tarandus are declining across North America and Scandinavia in part from wolf Canis lupus-mediated apparent competition with more abundant ungulate prey species. While...
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Laura Finnegan
Suzanne Stevenson
Chris Johnson
Tracy McKay
With of goal of understanding how silviculture and harvesting practices might mirror those of natural disturbances, here we summarize research describing differences in responses of caribou and...
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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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Deborah Cichowski
Scott McNay
Justina Ray
Most populations of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in southern British Columbia (BC) have undergone dramatic declines, especially in the last 10-20 years, with seven herds already extirpated and another...
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Barry Nobert
Terrence Larsen
Karine Pigeon
Laura Finnegan
Resource Date:
April
2020
Abstract Mountain pine beetle (MPB) has become an invasive forest pest of mature pine in western North America as it spreads beyond its former endemic range. Management actions such as timber harvest...
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Laura Finnegan
Bryan Macbeth
Doug MacNearney
Karine Pigeon
Terry Larsen
Helen Schwantje
Susan Kutz
Woodland caribou are in decline across their range and although the proximate cause of decline is unsustainable rates of predation, health is increasingly recognised as a factor that may contribute to...
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As caribou habitat restoration initiatives have become more widespread across Alberta in the last decade, key uncertainties have been recognized regarding what treatment types are appropriate for...
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Tiff-Annie Kenny
Myriam Fillion
Sarah Simpkin
Sonia Wesche
Hing Man Chan
A 2018 academic paper examining the relationship between Inuit nutrition and caribou. It found that “Caribou was the top dietary source of protein in Nunavut (up to 35% of total intake) and the ISR...
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Resource Date:
December
2017
The primary objective of the Pilot is to establish and maintain a small breeding population of caribou in a fenced predator-free exclosure within their natural habitat in northeast Alberta. The intent...
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Heather Johnson
Trevor Golden
Layne Adams
David Gustine
Elizabeth Lenart
Resource Date:
December
2020
Increasing demands for energy have generated interest in expanding oil and gas production on the North Slope of Alaska, USA, raising questions about the resilience of barren-ground caribou ( Rangifer...
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David Borish
Ashlee Cunsolo
Jamie Snook
Inez Shiwak
Michele Wood
HERD Caribou Project Steering Committee
Ian Mauro
Cate Dewey
Sherilee Harper
Examines the critical interplay between cultural continuity and adaptive capacity for responding to ecological uncertainty based on an Inuit-led, multi-year, multi-media qualitative and visual media
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Mathieu Leblond
Martin-Hugues St-Laurent
Steeve Côté
Background: Freshwater lakes and rivers of the Northern Hemisphere have been freezing increasingly later and thawing increasingly earlier during the last century. With reduced temporal periods during...
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Trees are an integral and valuable pa rt of t he urban environment. They provide a visual softening to the harsh lines of urban development and make cities livable by improving the quality of life...