Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Monitoring has been ongoing in Algar since 2011. Monitoring data along with supporting field observations information suggest that treatments may not be successfully placing linear disturbance within...
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Amanda Schoonmaker
Jean-Marie Sobze
Erin Fraser
Eckehart Marenholtz
Ann Smreciu
Chris Powter
Marshall Mckenzie
The purpose of this document is to review traditional and alternative systems of seed and nursery stock treatment and delivery for use in oil sands reclamation. Treatment systems are considered those...
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Daniel MacIsaac
Graham Hillman
P.A. Hurdle
Since 1995, the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada has conducted collaborative research with Tolko Industries Ltd. to study alternative silviculture systems as a means of improving...
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This recovery strategy is for the Woodland Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal population herein referred to as "boreal caribou", assessed in May 2002 as threatened and re-examined and...
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To promote the establishment of vegetation, modified humic substances were added to gold mine tailings in rates of 2 g C kg -1, 3 g C kg -1 and 4 g C kg -1 tailings as an amendment. Growth chamber and...
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W. Roberts
V. Lewin
L. Brusnyk
Wood frog (Rana sylvatica) was the most abundant and widespread species in 20 sites examined. Boreal chorus frogs (Pseudacris triseriata maculata) and Canadian toads (Bufohemiophrys) found at
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R.B. Caton
C.S. Davis
Martin Davies
D.L.M. Stevens
Ron Wallace
Tony Yarranton
Reid Crowther
The result of this review was a plan for a five-year biophysical monitoring program to provide the necessary scientific and technical information upon which to base an effective regulatory approach.
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Water quality of the Athabasca River within the oil sands area has been monitored since 1976. Several studies of benthic invertebrate communities have been conducted to provide descriptive information
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This bibliography contains 787 references dealing with boreal mixedwood forests and their management. Citations primarily cover the Canadian prairie provinces, but work from other locations is also...
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level of secondary production in the Muskeg River and tested the validity of hypotheses generated by Crowther and Griffing (1979) regarding the trophic structure and function of the Muskeg River
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Objectives of this critique are to evaluate whether or not the state of baseline knowledge is adequate to assess the impacts of large developments on the black bear population in the AOSERP study area
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Don Thompson
Dave Ealey
K.H. McCourt
An analysis of the applied research necessary to allow evaluation of the effects of oil sands development on large mammals by a review and evaluation of the available baseline data
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Brian Eaton
Jason Fisher
Gord McKenna
June Pollard
Wildlife communities are an important part of the biodiversity of the post-mining landscape, and are crucial elements of the traditional landscape for First Nations and other users of the land.
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Kim Chapman
Rob Fleming
Nelson Thiffault
Daniel Gouge
Gordan Kayahara
Dave Morris
Wayne Bell
We present an ecological framework for classifying sites to support vegetation management decisions in the boreal and northern temperate forests of northeastern Ontario and northwestern Quebec. This...
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Lawrence Bliss
James Mayo
This project, via field and laboratory tests, was designed to determine the limits to growth of native and non-native graminoid and woody species under moisture and nutrient stress conditions.
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Cindy Shaw
Jagtar Bhatti
Kristopher Sabourin
The Forest Ecosystem Carbon Database presented in this report was compiled to meet the data needs of large-scale modelers and analysts working with the carbon budgets and dynamics of different forest...
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Entomological reconnaissance study of Syncrude Lease #17 area to gain preliminary data and to examine the potential of insects as biological monitors of environmental changes resulting from Syncrude
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Intercontinental Engineering of Alberta Ltd.
Opportunity for comprehensive planning of orderly industrial development in the Bituminous Sands Area. Plans should be formulated for regional development to provide optimal human habitat
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Intercontinental Engineering of Alberta Ltd.
A collection of technical working papers that helped inform the final report and recommendations
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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...