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Variation in Photosynthetic Properties Among Bog Plants
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Plant functional types (PFTs) are used to make generalizations in modeling how plants impact ecosystem functioning. In boreal bogs the number of plant species is small, but several PFTs are...
Video - 2016 Wetland Best Management Practices Workshop: Opening Remarks
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With over 75 years of experience and activity in every province and territory, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is a registered charity and a recognized leader in wetland conservation. DUC is a science...
Video - Applications of Wetland Inventories
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The various applications of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s wetland inventories play a critical role in wetland conservation. They serve as key planning tools, helping people who live and work in the boreal...
Video - Boreal Wetlands Remote Sensing
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In order to protect boreal wetlands, we must first know where they are. This 6-minute video will show you how Ducks Unlimited Canada uses satellite data and remote sensing techniques to map wetlands...
Video - Incorporation of Wetlands into Forest Management
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The Duck Mountain Provincial Forest in west-central Manitoba is a landbase with a mosaic of uplands and wetlands. The wetlands are both interspersed and interconnected with uplands. Ecosystem Based...
Video - Innovative Information Management to Support Wetland Conservation
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This presentation provides an overview of the Ducks Unlimited Canada Best Management Practices (BMP) program and the road to and purpose of the 2016 Wetland BMP Workshop.
Video - Wetland Retention and Restoration: A Business Case for Conservation in the Settled Areas of Alberta
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This presentation explains the economic case for wetland conservation in the White Zone of Alberta.
Video - Wetlands 101
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This 10-minute video will equip you with the knowledge to identify the different wetland classes found in Canada's boreal. Identification of wetland types is a first step toward conservation and a...
Warming Impacts on Boreal Fen CO2 Exchange Under Wet and Dry Conditions
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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...
Warming Response of Peatland CO2 Sink is Sensitive to Seasonality in Warming Trends
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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...
Water Level Drawdown Makes Boreal Peatland Vegetation More Responsive to Weather Conditions
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Abstract Climate warming and projected increase in summer droughts puts northern peatlands under pressure by subjecting them to a combination of gradual drying and extreme weather events. The combined...
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 - A Road Runs Through it: What Happens when the Dam Road Gets in the Way
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This webinar explores the effects of roads built through peatlands with horizontal water flow, including ability to affect local hydrology and thus vegetation composition and structure.
Webinar - Applied Research on Mitigating and Restoring In-Situ Footprint on Boreal Peatlands
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This presentation provides an introduction to the Peatland Restoration program at the NAIT Boreal Research Institute and the program's current research.
Webinar - Assessing the Condition of Wetlands in B.C. with a Lens on Forestry
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The provincial Forest and Range Evaluation Program and the BC Wildlife Federation have created a health assessment that can be used to assess the functioning condition of wetlands. A healthy wetland...
Webinar - Beaver Wetlands
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The February 2020 Wetland Best Management Practice Knowledge Exchange webinar. Dr. Cherie Westbrook with the University of Saskatchewan discussed the role and importance of beavers as ecosystem...
Webinar - Biodiversity and Environmental Conditions Along Seismic Lines in the Oil Sands of Alberta
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This ongoing project characterized changes and early responses in biodiversity and environmental conditions along seismic lines in relation to the adjacent forest.
Webinar - Boreal Peatlands in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone of Canada
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Peatlands cover 12% of Canada, and a majority of Canadian peatlands are found in regions with perennially frozen ground, also known as permafrost. The deep, organic soils of peatlands provide...
Webinar - Boreal Water Futures
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This presentation provides an introduction to the Boreal Water Futures program.