Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Abstract As the pace of climate change continues to accelerate in the North, traditional environmental knowledge systems are increasingly recognized by researchers, land use planners, government...
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Candice Michelot
Martin Leclerc
Joëlle Taillon
Christian Dussault
Julien Hénault Richard
Steeve Côté
Abstract Large-scale animal migrations influence population and community dynamics along with ecosystem functioning. The migratory coupling concept posits that movement of migrant prey can lead to...
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Rob Skakun
Guillermo Castilla
Juha Metsaranta
Ellen Whitman
Sebastien Rodrigue
John Little
Kathleen Groenewegen
Matthew Coyle
This study created a 35-year time series of wildfire burned areas in Canada from 1986 to 2020, using data from satellite imagery and aerial surveys. Wildfires are a major natural disturbance in Canada...
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A five-page undated fact sheet on the fortymile caribou herd, concentrating on the Indigenous knowledge of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation. This resource and others can be found on the Northern...
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A 2015 three-page fact sheet on Peary caribou produced by the Canadian government. This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada website. To find more related resources click...
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David Natcher
Monika Calef
Orville Huntington
Sarah Trainor
Henry Huntington
La'ona Dewilde
Scott Rupp
Stuart Chapin
This article analyzes the geographical extent to which native peoples of Interior Alaska used fire to modify the landscape at the time of European contact. Although wildfire has been central to the...
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Resource Date:
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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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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Resource Date:
August
2020
This document is part of the 360 tours project Toolkit developed by Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) led by Cenovus Energy Inc., in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada. The...
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Environmental Impact Review Board
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January
2013
A long 2013 environmental impact assessment report on the construction of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway. The consideration of impacts on caribou, and board recommendations on dealing with these...
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Environment and Protected Areas
In October 2020, Alberta and Canada signed the Agreement for the Conservation and Recovery of the Woodland Caribou in Alberta to facilitate woodland caribou recovery in Alberta. Alberta is committed...
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S. Couturier
Aaron Dale
Jennifer Mitchell Foley
J. Snook
B. Wood
Formal report of the results of the 2014 aerial survey of the Torngat Mountains caribou herd.
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Alexis Pereira
Megan Hazell
John M. Fryxell
Abstract Recent studies of ungulate movement ecology suggest that seasonal movement tactics often vary within a population. The forest-tundra and forest-dwelling ecotypes of woodland caribou (...
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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
The objective of the Landscape Guide is to direct forest management activities to maintain or enhance natural landscape structure, composition and patterns that provide for the long term health of...
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Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Forestry Branch
Prompt renewal of harvested forest lands is an integral component of forest management. Forest renewal assessments are essential for measuring forest renewal success and developing sound forest...
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Forest Products Association of Canada
This report summarizes information on the forest sector’s long-standing and significant efforts to actively and sustainably manage Canada’s forests and provides recommendations to help preserve and...
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Laura Finnegan
Tracy McKay
This infographic by Sunny Tseng describes the key results from a paper by Tracy McKay and Dr. Laura Finnegan. Forest harvesting changes ungulate densities, which influences caribou predation by shared...
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An undated “frequently asked questions” document from the Yukon Government on the opening up of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (calving ground of the Porcupine caribou herd) to industrial...
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Abstract Traditional knowledge (TK) has been the keystone to survival in the Arctic for thousands of years. Caribou are integral to the society, health and culture of the Inuit, the Indigenous peoples...
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Matthew Mumma
Michael Gillingham
Chris Johnson
Katherine Parker
We evaluated functional responses of Threatened boreal woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou), moose ( Alces alces), and gray wolves ( Canis lupus) to roads and seismic lines (linear features...