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Assessment of the Barren Ground Caribou Die-off During Winter 2015-2016 Using Passive Microwave Observations
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Study investigates a die-off of 50 Arctic Barren Ground caribous on Prince Charles Island (Nunavut, Canada), in the summer of 2016, using passive microwave observations.
Birth Date Determines Early Calf Survival in Migratory Caribou
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Abstract The decline of most caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) populations underlines the need to understand the determinants of key demographic parameters. In migratory caribou, we have limited...
Conservation of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Canada: An Uncertain Future
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Caribou (Rangifer tarandus (L., 1758)) play a central role in the ecology and culture of much of Canada, where they were once the most abundant cervid. Most populations are currently declining, and...
Creating a Recreational Lake at TransAlta's Whitewood Mine
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This paper describes the co-operative participation of the Alberta Government Departments of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife; Recreation and Parks; Environment; the County of Parkland and TransAlta...
Detection of Rain-On-Snow (ROS) Events and Ice Layer Formation Using Passive Microwave Radiometry: A Context for Peary Caribou Habitat in the Canadian Arctic
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This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
Enhanced Revegetation and Reclamation of Oil Sands Disturbed Sites Using Actinorhizal and Mycorrhizal Biotechnology
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Preliminary results, after two growth seasons, show promise in the use of pre-inoculated seedlings in enhancing growth and establishment of alders and conifers on oil sands reclamation sites.
Finding Lichen for Caribou
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A storymap website that explains the importance of lichen as a food source for caribou and the first steps of a project for mapping lichen undertaken by Natural Resources Canada's Canada Centre for...
From Diet to Hair and Blood: Empirical Estimation of Discrimination Factors for C and N Stable Isotopes in Five Terrestrial Mammals
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Abstract Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios are used widely to describe wildlife animal diet composition and trophic interactions. To reconstruct consumer diet, the isotopic differences between...
GIWS Distinguished Lecture Series
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Ilja van Meerveld is a Senior Teaching and Research Associate in the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich. She obtained her PhD in 2004 from Oregon State University, and worked at the...
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Ana Barros, Duke University will be presenting on: Running the Distance in Cogwheels - Multiscale Land-Atmosphere Interactions and Hydroclimatic Change. More information to come.
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Brad Wilcox, Texas A&M will be presenting on: The Ecohydrology of Woody Plant Encroachment: How the Conversion of Grasslands to Woodlands is Altering the Water Cycle. More information to come.
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Lecture 4: Moving toward the next generation of Arctic land models Cathy Wilson is a Senior Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), where she has held positions as Deputy Division Leader...
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LEcture 5: Deeper groundwater drilling an unsustainable solution to groundwater depletion Debra Perrone is an Assistant Professor of UCSB’s Environmental Studies Program. Deb integrates research...
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LEcture 6: Classification and Similarity for Global Hydrologic Prediction Ross Woods received his PhD at the University of Western Australia, under Dr Siva Sivapalan supervision in 1996. He is now an...
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Lecture 7: Coupled Hydrological and Biogeochemical Cycles in Watersheds: Responses to Anthropogenic Changes in the Critical Zone Elizabeth W. Boyer is an Associate Professor of water resources at the...
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Lecture 8: Which rainfall events produces the largest flash flood? A hydrologist by training, Markus Weiler has worked in fields ranging from hydrology, soil science, isotope geochemistry, solute...
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Lecture 10: River corridors as global hotspots for microplastic accumulation, degradation and environmental impacts Dr Stefan Krause is Professor of Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry in the School of...