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Understanding the ecology of recovery processes allows effective restoration strategies for disturbed sites to be developed. Since pioneering species occur over broad ecological and geographic ranges...
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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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Sarah Ludlow
Carolyn Gaudet
Stephen Davis
Grassland bird populations have declined significantly over the past century, largely due to anthropogenic habitat loss and degradation. It is estimated that approximate 20% of original native...
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December
2016
Presentation from the Seismic Line Restoration Technical Session Edmonton, AB December 1 st , 2016 Organized by the Canadian Institute of Forestry This technical session will facilitate discussion and...
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One of the goals of forest management is to sustain site productivity so that repeated harvests can be undertaken without loss in growth potential. Canada promotes the development of sustainable...
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Resource Date:
December
2016
Presentation from the Seismic Line Restoration Technical Session Edmonton, AB December 1 st , 2016 Organized by the Canadian Institute of Forestry This technical session will facilitate discussion and...
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Authors
Roy Sutton
B.D. Haddon
K.B. Jamieson
Stan Phippen
F.M. Ortiz
This is the second in a series of three Information Reports on white spruce that are based on the lifetime of work and passion of the late Dr. Roy F. Sutton from the Canadian Forest Service, Great...
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Roy Sutton
B.D. Haddon
K.B. Jamieson
D. Jamieson
Stan Phippen
F.M. Ortiz
This is the first in a series of three information reports on white spruce based on the lifetime of work and passion of Dr. Roy F. Sutton (deceased) from the Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes...
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Hans Skatter
Micheal Charlebois
Simon Coats
The federal recovery strategy for woodland caribou identifies wildfires within the last 40 years and anthropogenic disturbance visible at a scale of 1:50,000, including a 500-m buffer, as disturbed...
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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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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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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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Melanie Dickie
Robert Serrouya
Craig DeMars
Jerome Cranston
Stan Boutin
Habitat restoration is a core element for the recovery of many declining species. In western Canada, habitat restoration for the recovery of woodland caribou is focused on linear features (LFs)...
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Jay Woosaree
Marshall McKenzie
Seeding fescue grassland is often associated with low emergence and poor establishment. Alternative methods for re-vegetating fescue grassland include fescue plugs and the use of native hay. Each...