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Less Flammable Vegetation for Linear Industry Rights-‐of-‐way
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FPInnovations launched a multi-year study to determine whether a less-flammable, herbaceous species could replace the flammable grasses that typically colonize linear ROWs
Leveraging Genomics Tools to Explore Relationships Between Agriculture, Biodiversity and Waterfowl Productivity in Prairie Wetlands
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Environmental genomics is a research method that sequences DNA from samples collected from the environment (e.g. wetlands, water, soil, organisms, etc.). This method can accelerate species...
Mammal Responses to Human Recreation Depend on Landscape Context
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Rapid growth in outdoor recreation may have important and varied effects on terrestrial mammal communities. Few studies have investigated factors influencing variation in observed responses of...
Management of Soil Sterilant Impacted Sites
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Objective - develop a collective understanding of the scope of sites impacted by soil sterilants (bromacil and tebuthiuron) and the specific challenges associated with their remediation and management
Management of Sterilant Impacted Sites: Literature Synthesis
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Several major challenges were identified associated with management of sterilant-impacted sites in Alberta through this literature review, industry consultation and personal communication
Mapping and Characterization of Cutover Peatlands
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Methodology for cost-effective soil survey and sampling of cutover peatlands, and obtaining baseline chemical information and data interpretation for peat materials to examine reclamation alternatives
Market Assessment of the Native Plant Industry in Western Canada
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The objective of this project was to conduct a comprehensive market assessment of the native plant industry
Mesocosm Test Facility: A Bridge Between Lab and Field Studies
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This infographic by the CCLM discusses mesocosms and the InnoTech Alberta Mesocosm Facility in Vegreville, Alberta.
Microcosm Evaluation of Community Level Physiological Profiling in Oil Sands Process Affected Water
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microcosm-based experiment conducted to investigate ability of community level physiological profiling to detect changes in an aquatic microbial community from exposure to oil sands process water
Mixing Characteristics of the Athabasca River Below Fort McMurray – Winter Conditions
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Comprehensive assessment of mixing characteristics of the Athabasca River below Fort McMurray under ice-covered flow conditions. Two tracer tests conducted and analysed using recent theoretical models
Modelling the Circulation and Sediment Distribution in the Athabasca Delta Area
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Potential for using satellite imagery to determine water quality parameters in the southwest end of Lake Athabasca and provide a mathematical model capable of simulating the circulation patterns
Moose and Predator Numerical Responses to Anthropogenic Features in the Alberta Oil Sands Region
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Landscape disturbance is typically synonymous with habitat loss and fragmentation, and subsequent biodiversity loss. However, the effects of landscape disturbance vary among species and disturbance...
Moss Cellulose 18O Applied to Reconstruct Past Changes in Water Balance of a Boreal Wetland Complex, Northeastern Alberta
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Overall, the study established existence of long-term groundwater source areas around the margins of the peatland, as well as contemporary permafrost thaw zones within the McClelland Wetland itself.
National Tree Seed Centre Webinar - Equipment Solutions
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Session one of the Scaling Up Seed Supply webinar series presented by the National Tree Seed Centre. This session focuses on the equipment needed to collect, clean, and store tree and shrub seeds...
National Tree Seed Centre Webinar - Forecasting Fall Seed Crops
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This webinar presented by the National Tree Seed Centre focuses on tree and shrub species that produce seed in the autumn and how to predict if they will produce a good seed crop. Species discussed...
National Tree Seed Centre Webinar - Harvesting Wild Berry Crops
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This webinar presented by the National Tree Seed Centre explains how to collect seeds from berry producing plants species. NTSC staff demonstrate protocols for handling and processing berries to...
National Tree Seed Centre Webinar - Species at Risk
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This webinar presented by the National Tree Seed Centre focuses on tree and shrub species at risk and how to properly and effectively collect and store their seeds for maximum reforestation potential...