Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Ten sites in the system were sampled regularly for physical-chemical parameters, phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthic macroinvertebrates. Additional surveys were done for fish, aquatic macrophytes,
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Summarize water quality constituents in the AOSERP study area and to examine relationships between these constituents and changes in land formation, hydrology, and development
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Locations of Athabasca Oil Sands area water quality sampling sites; sampling, analytical and quality control methods used; volume and availability of assembled data; and an appraisal of data quality
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Mark Akena
Lynne Christian
Studies of the water quality of the Athabasca Oil Sands area streams, rivers, and lakes have been conducted by numerous organizations and government agencies since the 1950’s
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Hal Hamilton
M.V. Thompson
Linda Corkum
Report overviews major water quality patterns and trends for the Athabasca River and its major tributaries from 1970 to 1985 and compares water quality data with surface water quality objectives
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This report contains watershed boundary delineations and associated drainage areas, and channel profiles on watersheds larger than 50 km2 (20 mi2) in the AOSERP study area.
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There is uncertainty related to the long-term consequences of reconstructing landscapes on Alberta’s specified lands. Alberta has over 100,000 wellsites that have been certified under evolving...
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The issue of how to best manage the wastes resulting from the bitumen extraction processes is complex. When clays contained in the oil sands are subjected to the Clark Hot Water Extraction Process a...
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
The Wetland Atlas describes the distribution of wetlands in Alberta and summarizes human footprint around open water wetlands. Also included are research spotlights on wetland biodiversity including...
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This report summarizes the results of a three-year research project to evaluate the effects of forest resource roads and construction techniques on wetland hydrology in Manitoba's boreal forest.
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Christopher Evans
Vincent Gauci
To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and restoration of wetlands play a key role. This report outlines the contribution of wetlands to global methane output; differences between...
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Dean MacKenzie
Kevin Renkema
Dan Kuchmak
G. Janssen
1665 ha has been reclaimed, including one end pit lake, numerous wetland features, woodland/wildlife areas revegetated through assisted natural recovery and perennially cropped agricultural lands
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Chris Stockdale
Quinn Barber
Marc-André Parisien
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April
2018
The boreal forests of Alberta have dense networks of seismic exploration lines which have been shown to contribute significantly to the decline in woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)...
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AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd.
Report provides a summary of wildlife habitat information for oil sands reclamation
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Chris Powter
Brian Eaton
Gord McKenna
Jason Fisher
On March 3, 2016 Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures (AITF) held a Workshop on Reclamation Planning for Wildlife Habitat on Oil Sands Mines. The goal of the Workshop was to review the current...
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M. Nietfeld
J. Wilk
K. Woolnough
B. Hoskin
Summarize information to assist in defining species habitat relationships relevant to Alberta environments for a number of Alberta wildlife species to aid in developing habitat interpretation models
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A total of 14 species was observed on the study plots in 72 separate sightings. The gray jay was the most common species (57 sightings), followed by hoary and common redpolls (33 sightings), willow p
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Marek Krasowski
Les Herring
Tony Letchford
The occurrence of winter damage to young conifer seedlings should be a concern to all silviculturists practicing in areas where the problem exists. Similarly, the physics of the injury mechanism and...
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Population studies of wolves (Canis lupus) were carried out between October 1975 and June 1978 on two study areas in northern Alberta. Ten adult wolves in four packs and two lone wolves were captured
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Twenty-nine caribou in the Birch Mountains of northeastern Alberta were radio collared and repeatedly located from fixed wing aircraft. Late-winter density of 1 caribou/24km2. Total 433 caribou