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Video - Determining Community Level Physiological Profiles of Organic Soil Horizons
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This presentation is about understanding how land disturbances impact the diversity, abundance and activity of soil microorganisms, and discusses both CLPP and functional diversity
Video - Interviews with Indigenous Leaders (Proceedings from the 17th North American Caribou Workshop)
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The North American Caribou Workshop (NACW) is held every two years, and is a central event for sharing Indigenous knowledge, science and lessons learned, reporting on caribou status and discussing...
Virtual World Wetlands Day 2021
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Event Date and Time
February 2nd, 2021 at 8:30am MST to February 2nd, 2021 at 11:30pm MST
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World wetlands day (WWD) is celebrated on the 2nd of February each year, to mark the protection of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention. Events to celebrate WWD are hosted around the world, with the...
Vulnerability Analysis of the Porcupine Caribou Herd to Potential Development of the 1002 Lands in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
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A 2019 “vulnerability analysis” on the Porcupine caribou herd (PCH) assessing its vulnerability to oil and gas development in the herd’s calving grounds in Alaska. The analysis found that “...the...
Weaving Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Western Sciences in Terrestrial Research, Monitoring and Management in Canada: A Protocol for a Systematic Map
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Human activities and development have contributed to declines in biodiversity across the globe. Understanding and addressing biodiversity loss will require the mobilization of diverse knowledge...
Webinar - The Canadian Model for Peatlands: A National Scale Peatland Carbon Accounting Model
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The Canadian Model for Peatlands (CaMP) was developed to address growing international pressure on Canada to better account for greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands in national and international...
Webinar - Boreal Fen Vegetation Initiation on Residual Mineral Substrates
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Boreal Fen Vegetation Initiation on Residual Mineral Substrates Presented by Felix Nwaishi, Mount Royal University and Bin Xu, NAIT Centre for Boreal Research Energy exploration in Alberta’s oil sands...
Webinar - Habitat Loss on Seasonal Migratory Range Imperils an Endangered Ungulate: Implications for Redefining Critical Habitat for Mountain Caribou
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Using a telemetry location dataset spanning 1981 – 2018, we tested for changes in prevalence of migratory tactics (resident, migrant) over time, switching between tactics, shifts in seasonal space-use...
Webinar - New Development in Genomics Methods to Inform on Caribou Population Demography
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Information on the size, distribution and trend of wildlife populations are key parameters when assessing the status of wildlife species. Quantifying the impacts of natural and anthropogenic...
Webinar - Species Density Models to Inform Conservation of Grassland Birds
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Grassland birds are among the steepest declining bird groups in North America, largely due to habitat loss associated with grassland conversion to cropland and shrub encroachment. To overcome this...
Weighing the Importance of Animal Body Size in Traditional Food Systems
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Traditional food systems based on harvest from the local environment are fundamental to the well-being of many communities, but their security is challenged by rapid socio-ecological change. We...
Wetland Inventory Needs Assessment
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The key outcome of the workshop was the creation of a vision statement to guide leadership and action for an optimal provincial scale wetland inventory.
Wetlands and Their Role in the Resilience of Prairie Communities.
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Event Date and Time
December 16th, 2021 at 9:00am MST to December 16th, 2021 at 10:00am MST
Chris Spence works as a research scientist for Environment and Climate Change Canada in Saskatoon. He holds adjunct professor appointments at the Universities of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. His...
Wetlands Can Be Infrastructure, Too
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Infrastructure is the underlying structure that helps a country and its economy function. While most people think of infrastructure as concrete structures like bridges and ports, wetlands are also...
Where Will Northern Boreal Caribou Live as the Climate Changes?
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The information in this infographic is based on an academic paper, Climate-informed forecasts reveal dramatic local habitat shifts and population uncertainty for northern boreal caribou.
Whole Genome Sequences from Non-invasively Collected Caribou Faecal Samples
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This study presents a method to extract DNA from the mucosal layer of caribou faecal samples to re-sequence high coverage whole genomes. Quality metrics were similar between caribou faecal and tissue
Will this Umbrella Leak? A Caribou Umbrella Index for Boreal Landbird Conservation
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Conservation approaches that efficiently protect multiple values, such as the umbrella species concept, have been widely promoted with expected dramatic ecosystem changes. Due to its social and...
Woodland Caribou (Boreal Population) in Newfoundland and Labrador: Draft Conservation Agreement
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The purposes of this agreement are to: coordinate planning efforts between the Parties, which includes facilitating the integration of new information into updated federal and provincial recovery...
Woodland Caribou (Boreal Population) in Northwest Territories: Conservation Agreement
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SARA SECTION 11 (S11) CONSERVATION AGREEMENT - Northwest Territories The overarching goal of this Agreement is to articulate the actions the Parties will take over the next five years to support the...