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Occupancy and Abundance of Pond-Breeding Anurans in Boreal Landscapes
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As resource extraction moves north across the globe, wetland ecosystems in Canada are increasingly degraded because of disturbances associated with anthropic activities, including timber harvesting...
Oil Sands Mining Reclamation Challenge Dialogue – Report and Appendices
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While the Challenge Paper intended to focus on a few key aspects of the reclamation challenge for mining in the oil sands area, it ended up provoking a wide range of reactions
Oil Sands Research and Information Network: Creating and Sharing Knowledge to Support Environmental Management of the Mineable Oil Sands
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The Oil Sands Research and Information Network (OSRIN) is a university-based, independent organization that compiles, interprets and analyses available knowledge about managing the environmental...
Oil Sands Rules, Tools and Capacity: Are we Ready for Upcoming Challenges?
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138 potential oil sands challenges, categorized based on a set of criteria and solutions to the most pressing ones. About 84% of the challenges identified were expected to occur in the next 5 years
Oil Sands Tailings Management Project
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Phase 1 of a four phase project to study the Environmental and Economic Footprint (EEF) benefit of collaborative solutions for Athabasca oil sands production water supply and disposal.
Oil Sands Tailings Technology Review
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In-depth review of the state-of-knowledge related to 34 oil sands fine tailings treatment technologies to serve as a fundamental planning document for future research initiatives
Oil Sands Terrestrial Habitat and Risk Modeling for Disturbance and Reclamation – Phase I Report
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Dendrochronology study of the relationship between climate and tree growth in the sub-boreal region, an aspatial analysis of habitat suitability for 10 wildlife species, and water stress risk analysis
Oil Sands Terrestrial Habitat and Risk Modelling for Disturbance and Reclamation – Phase II Report
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Model suggests tree productivity in region may be enhanced through much of the 21st century as a result of improvement in the thermal regime and potentially an overall increase in available moisture
Oil Sands Terrestrial Habitat and Risk Modelling for Disturbance and Reclamation: The Impact of Climate Change on Tree Regeneration and Productivity – Phase III Report
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Model projections of tree regeneration under climate change on actual oil sands reclamation materials, and comprehensive model analysis of the risks to ecosystem productivity from climate change
Ontario Partnering with First Nation Community to Protect Caribou in the North
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The Ontario government has finalized an agreement with Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation to help revive caribou in the North. This investment of nearly $1 million will support a multi-year initiative...
Ontario protecting Boreal Caribou with historic investment
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The Ontario government recently committed $29 million over four years to support boreal caribou habitat restoration, protection, and monitoring. The funding is intended to complement the recently...
OSRIN’s Did You Know Series: The Collected Works
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Did You Know series was a means of highlighting interesting current and historical facts about development, economics and environmental management related to the oil sands.
Plain Language Explanation of Human Health Risk Assessment
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Key determinants of people’s exposure to chemical pollutants are: time-activity (where we spend time and what we do), interaction with indoor environments, diet, and occupation
Plant Diversity Effect on Water Quality in Wetlands: A Meta-Analysis Based on Experimental Systems
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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...
Potential Impacts of Beaver on Oil Sands Reclamation Success – an Analysis of Available Literature
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Reclaimed mine sites will consist of engineered landforms (including water bodies and waterways); the long-term hydrological and ecological function of those sites may be vulnerable to beaver activity
Potential of LFH Mineral Soil Mixes for Land Reclamation in Alberta
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LFH salvaged with small amounts of upper horizon mineral soil for land reclamation has proven to be an important source of seeds and vegetative propagules for forest plant communities
Potential to Use Animals as Monitors of Ecosystem Health in the Oil Sands Region – July 2013 Update
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Research on wildlife species, used as either monitors, or indicator species, can provide early warning and predictive information regarding exposure and effects of contaminants from oil sands
Preliminary Watershed Hydrology Model for Reclaimed Oil Sands Sites
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Modelling results for the regional watersheds were encouraging and demonstrate that SWATBF has the potential to be utilized as a practical tool for conducting hydrologic assessments in the oil sands
Professional Judgment in Mineable Oil Sands Reclamation Certification: Workshop Summary
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Given the extensive experience of workshop participants, it was surprising to see how little confidence they had in using only their knowledge and experience to make reclamation certification decision