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Volunteer Participation in Ecological Restoration: Motivations, Organizations, and Conviviality
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This dissertation consists of three studies conducted in order to expand knowledge of volunteer participation. First, a systematic map of the literature on volunteer motivation resulted in a typology...
Water for the Futures We Want - Opportunities for Research, Practice, and Leadership in Achieving SDG 6
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Canada and the world are faced with unprecedented water-related challenges which impact our ability to meet many of the UN sustainable development goals. Climate warming and human actions are altering...
Webinar - How Mounds are Made Matters: Implications for Seismic Line Restoration in Peatlands
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Presented by Kimberly Kleinke from the University of Waterloo The boreal forest of western Canada is fragmented by seismic lines created for oil and gas exploration. These linear disturbances have...
Webinar - Impact of Resource Extraction on Canada's Boreal Peatlands
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This presentation highlights ongoing research in northern Alberta examining peatland carbon and greenhouse gas exchange as a measure of peatland ecosystem function.
Webinar - Managing Riparian Areas and Wetlands in an Integrated Approach to Forest Ecosystem Management
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Webinar summary of six presentations from the North American Forest Ecology Workshop (2017) on the topic of wetland conservation and riparian management.
Webinar - Restoring the Wetland Plant Community After Invasive Reed Control
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Recovery and Resistance: Restoring the wetland plant community after invasive reed control Presenter: Dr. Rebecca Rooney, University of Waterloo For established invasions, like European common reed...
Webinar - Returning the Carbon Sink Function: An Overview of Canadian Peatland Restoration
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This presentation provides an overview of a long-term university-industry research partnership to improve understanding of peatland ecosystem function and reclamation techniques.
Webinar - The Evaluation of Peatland Restoration Following In-situ Oil and Gas Infrastructure Disturbances
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Presented by Meike Lemmer, PhD, Research Scientist at University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf Dr. Meika Lemmer's research studied several peatland restoration approaches following the...
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...
When the Protection of a Threatened Species Depends on the Economy of a Foreign Nation
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A significant challenge of conservation biology is to preserve species in places where their critical habitat also attracts significant economic interest. The problem is compounded when species...
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.
Wildfire Overrides Hydrological Controls on Boreal Peatland Methane Emissions
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Boreal peatlands represent a globally important store of carbon, and disturbances such as wildfire can have a negative feedback to the climate. Understanding how carbon exchange and greenhouse gas...
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...
William Quinton
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Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Cold Regions