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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.
Wetland Water Quality in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region and its Relationship to Aquatic Invertebrate Communities: Pilot Phase Monitoring Results
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Wetlands in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta are vulnerable to direct and indirect effects of human development including land disturbance, hydrologic alteration, and addition of contaminants. Nineteen...
Wetlands and Water Quality
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Wetlands: Nature's Natural Filter Fresh water is a vital resource for human society. We depend upon water for drinking, hydropower, irrigation, cooling, and cleaning; for products such as food, plants...
Wetlands in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region: The Nexus between Wetland Hydrological Function and Resource Extraction
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Oil sands development within the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) has accelerated in recent decades, causing alteration to natural ecosystems including wetlands that perform many vital ecosystem...
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.
Widespread Declines in Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) Continue in Alberta
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Nowhere across Canada is the continued persistence of woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)) more uncertain than in Alberta due to widespread industrial development. A recent...
Wildlife Camera Metadata Standards for Alberta Version 1.0
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This document was created by the Alberta Remote Camera Steering Committee (RCSC). The Alberta RCSC is chaired by Alberta Environment and Parks and comprises a group of wildlife camera experts from...
Wildlife Habitat Mitigation for the Oldman River Dam Project
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To compensate for losses of wildlife habitat associated with the construction and operation of the Oldman River dam in southern Alberta, an extensive wildlife habitat mitigation program has been...
Wildlife Habitat Requirements Summaries for Selected Wildlife Species in Alberta
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Summarize information to assist in defining species habitat relationships relevant to Alberta environments for a number of Alberta wildlife species to aid in developing habitat interpretation models
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...
Wolf Population Dynamics and Prey Relationships in Northeastern Alberta
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Population studies of wolves (Canis lupus) were carried out between October 1975 and June 1978 on two study areas in northern Alberta. Ten adult wolves in four packs and two lone wolves were captured
Wolves use trails created by humans for convenient hunting and easier access to prey
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Zoom in and explore the northern boreal forests of western Canada on Google Earth and you’ll see long straight lines making their way through the forest. These lines are cleared trails through the...
Women in STEM Scholarship Applications
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$2,500 scholarships available for women pursuing careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
Woodland Caribou Population Dynamics in Northeastern Alberta
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Twenty-nine caribou in the Birch Mountains of northeastern Alberta were radio collared and repeatedly located from fixed wing aircraft. Late-winter density of 1 caribou/24km2. Total 433 caribou