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Novel Aerial Photography as an Aid to Sampling Secondary Structure in Pine Stands
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This project describes a new method for sampling secondary structure in beetle-attacked pine stands and reports on a test of its accuracy. The method consists of interpreting aerial photos taken when...
Oak Wilt
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Oak wilt is a tree disease caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum. The fungus is widespread throughout the eastern United States and, as of 2021, found within 600 m of the Canadian border near...
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
Old-Growth Forests in Canada
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This pamphlet is about old-growth forests in Canada. It includes a map that shows the Forest Regions of Canada and provides examples of different old-growth forest types in some of these regions.
Opportunities and Limitations of Thinning to Increase Resistance and Resilience of Trees and Forests to Global Change
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We reviewed recent literature to identify the positive and negative effects of thinning on both stand- and treelevel resistance and resilience to four stressors that are expected to increase in...
Optisource: A Tool for Optimizing Seed Transfer
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Can seedlings intended for reforestation be planted anywhere, regardless of the seed source from which they were obtained? The Optisource software was developed to help forest managers answer this...
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.
Peatland Drainage and Improvement Program (Phase 2): Controlling Water Table Levels to Enhance Tree Establishment and Growth
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Three experimental forest drainage sites were established in Alberta’s boreal forest to determine the effects of lowered water tables on soils, local hydrology, ground vegetation composition and tree...
Peatlands Promote Fire Refugia In Boreal Forests Of Northern Alberta, Canada
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Abstract In the boreal forests of North America, large wildfires often leave residual patches of unburned vegetation, termed fire refugia, which can affect post-fire ecosystem processes. Although...
Peatlands Reduce Fire Severity and Promote Fire Refugia in Boreal Forests
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In the boreal biome of North America, large wildfires usually leave behind residual patches of unburned vegetation, termed refugia, which can strongly affect post-fire ecosystem processes. While...
Petawawa Research Forest: Applied Science at its Finest!
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Since 1918, forest researchers have used the Petawawa Research Forest to establish long term experiments and have collected data using varied and innovative techniques to learn how trees grow within...