Land Management Search Results
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M.L. Jones
Garry Mann
Peter McCart
The major emphasis of these studies was to delineate actual and potential spawning areas for lake whitefish in the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers.
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Douglas Heard
Kathryn Zimmerman
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March
2021
Our results support the recommendation that multiple management actions should be implemented to improve recovery prospects for caribou.
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Remote Sensing Scientist
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In preparation for remediation and closure of the Faro Mine Complex (FMC), significant work has been completed to develop and test revegetation methods at the mine site. Development and implementation...
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Melanie Dickie
Robert Serrouya
Scott McNay
Stan Boutin
Predation by grey wolves Canis lupus has been identified as an important cause of boreal woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou mortality, and it has been hypothesized that wolf use of human...
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N. Kingsbury
A. Lewis-Gibbs
(Fast Tests for Rating and Amelioration of Conifer) – A collaboration among CWFC researchers, academia, government and industry transforms traditional tree breeding programs by improving genetic...
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Methylmercury production and export in permafrost peatland catchments of the Taiga Plains Lauren Thompson, University of Alberta Ongoing permafrost thaw in northern peatland catchments may increase...
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Amy Flasko
Micheline Manseau
Gabriela Mastromonaco
Mark Bradley
Lalenia Neufeld
Paul Wilson
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February
2017
Study tests a noninvasive method via fecal DNA, hormones, and pellet morphometrics to distinguish calf from adult in Central Mountain and Boreal woodland caribou populations.
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December
2020
The Fecal Sampling Factsheet is a rapid infographic-style communication covering the essentials of the Fecal sampling monitoring method for boreal caribou. This resource is meant to be used in...
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Line Rochefort
Maria Strack
Pete Whittington
Martin Brummell
Laurence Turmel-Courchesne
Melanie Hawes
Marie-Claire LeBlanc
The Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG), based in Université Laval (Québec City), has been conducting research on peatland management practices since 1992. Over the years, in partnership with the...
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Gilbert Proulx
Ryan Brook
In Canada, boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are listed as “threatened” throughout their range due directly and indirectly to habitat loss. In western Alberta, in order to recover...
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Christopher Shank
Erin Bayne
The Alberta Ferruginous Hawk Recovery Plan 2009 – 2014 identifies climate change as a factor potentially threatening the recovery of the species in Alberta.
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This report documents the 15-year growth response of a Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb) Franco) stand to thinning and urea fertilization. The initial treatments were carried out when the...
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A.Y. Omule
A.K. Mitchell
W.L. Wagner
The Canadian Forest Service’s Shawnigan Lake Project (SLP) main experiment was established in 1971–1972 to study the effects of fertilizing and thinning 24-year-old coastal Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga...
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V. Coulombe
B. Bussière
J. Côté
M. Paradis
In this field study conducted on Raglan Mine's tailings storage facility (TSF), tailings oxidation rates were characterized with the oxygen consumption (OC) method. Surface tailings unfrozen...
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Ann Smreciu
Kimberly Gould
This study evaluated the effect of sowing season (spring versus fall) and propagule type (clean seeds versus whole fruit) on emergence of 41 species on oil sands mine reclamation sites.
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This plain language operational field guide helps resource managers identify wetlands in the field. It includes five major wetlands classes and 19 minor classes. Project partners include Ducks...
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W.M. White
Art Limbird
S.C. Josefowich
During the 1980's, the impact of frequent droughts and consequent erosion of topsoil by the wind have become of increasing concern to the agricultural community of southern Alberta. This paper...
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NAIT Centre for Boreal Research
This field note is a summary of questions and answers covered during the NAIT 5th Field Tour. It includes stops made at reclamation sites, the focus of each stop and questions accompanying the topic.