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The 2023 Wildfire Season in Québec: An Overview of Extreme Conditions, Impacts, Lessons Learned and Considerations for the Future
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Abstract The 2023 wildfire season in Québec set records due to extreme warm and dry conditions, burning 4.5 million hectares and indicating persistent and escalating impacts associated with climate...
The Direct and Habitat-mediated Influence of Climate on the Biogeography of Boreal Caribou in Canada
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Effective species conservation efforts require insight into whether a species’ extent of occurrence may shift due to changing climate, habitat loss, or both. The extent of occurrence of the threatened...
The Multisource Vegetation Inventory (MVI): A Satellite-Based Forest Inventory for the Northwest Territories Taiga Plains
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Wall-to-wall 30 m raster maps of broad forest type, stand height, crown closure, stand volume, total volume, aboveground biomass, and stand age were created for a ~400,000 km2 area, validated with independent data, and generalized into a polygon GIS layer resembling a traditional FI map. The MVI project showed that a reasonably accurate FI map for large, remote, predominantly non-inventoried boreal regions can be obtained at a low cost by combining limited field data with remote sensing data from multiple sources.
The State of Canada's Forests: Annual Report 2022
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Canadians are deeply committed to sustainably managing their forests for the multiple important values they provide. Canada’s rich forest ecosystems offer significant environmental, social and...
The State of Northwest Territories Forests in the Wake of Climate Change: Baseline Conditions and Observed Changes to Forest Ecosystems
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The climate in Canada’s north has changed over the past 70 years. Indeed, mean annual temperature in the Northwest Territories has increased by 2°C to 4°C since record keeping began in 1950. Annual...
The Umbrella Value of Caribou Management Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation in Boreal Forests Under Global Change
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Abstract Single-species conservation management is often proposed to preserve biodiversity in human-disturbed landscapes. How global change will impact the umbrella value of single-species management...
There is Still Time to Reconcile Forest Management With Climate-driven Declines in Habitat Suitability for Boreal Caribou
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This study used the LANDIS-II forest landscape model to forecast boreal caribou habitat suitability across its distribution within the harvestable boreal forest in Québec for the period 2020–2100...
Webinar - Testing the Efficacy of Linear Restoration for Caribou Recovery in the Birch Mountains, Alberta
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Effective restoration and monitoring of biodiversity on working landscapes requires sustained efforts from multiple sectors, stakeholders and rights holders. Importantly, such efforts are not legal...
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
Wildfire Risk to Caribou Conservation Projects in Northeastern Alberta
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The boreal forests of Alberta have dense networks of seismic exploration lines which have been shown to contribute significantly to the decline in woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)...
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...