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Ecological Recovery Monitoring of Certified Reclaimed Wellsites in Alberta: Field Data Collection Protocols for Forested Lands
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Monitoring protocols for forested land wellsites to determine if a reclaimed site has returned to similar structure and function as found in a representative undisturbed reference area.
Ecological Recovery Monitoring of Certified Reclaimed Wellsites in Alberta: Field Data Collection Protocols for Native Grasslands. Version 2014-05-14
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Select appropriate vegetation, soil, and habitat indicators for a long-term reclamation monitoring program and provide sampling protocols for the selected indicators.
Ecological Recovery Monitoring of Certified Reclaimed Wellsites in Alberta: Long-term Monitoring Framework to Track Ecological Recovery - Results from the Dry Mixedgrass
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Our statistical design and the hands on learning experience we gained in the field can be applied when implementing the long-term monitoring program for certified wellsites.
Ecological Recovery Monitoring of Certified Reclaimed Wellsites in Alberta: Selection of Indicators and Indicator Field Data Collection Protocols. Version 2014-04- 22
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Three workshops were held to examine a suite of vegetation, soil, and habitat indicators that could potentially be used to monitor recovery in a long-term reclamation monitoring program
Ecological Recovery Monitoring of Dry Mixedgrass Wellsites: Results of Vegetation and Soil Indicator Analysis. Version 2017-03-02.
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Data show that for many vegetation and soil indicators, wellsite development impacts are long lasting and may remain for 30 years or more after reclamation.
Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program (ERMP)
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In keeping with Alberta’s history of continuously [adapting] its industrial land conservation and reclamation program and related legislation in response to changing public expectations and...
Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program (ERMP) for Certified Reclaimed Sites in Alberta: Monitoring Protocols for Cultivated Land Wellsites
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This report provides the monitoring protocols for cultivated land wellsites.
Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program (ERMP) for Certified Reclaimed Sites in Alberta: Monitoring Protocols for Forested Land Wellsites
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This report provides the monitoring protocols for forested land wellsites.
Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program (ERMP) for Certified Reclaimed Sites in Alberta: Monitoring Protocols for Grassland Wellsites
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This report provides the monitoring protocols for grassland wellsites.
Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program (ERMP) for Certified Reclaimed Sites in Alberta: Proposed Implementation Plan
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The Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program should be implemented in stages to allow for incorporation of learnings and additional research to support design of protocols for new disturbance types.
Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program (ERMP) for Certified Reclaimed Sites in Alberta: Specialized Monitoring Protocols
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This report describes several specialized monitoring techniques that were evaluated during the Ecological Recovery Monitoring Program Pilot.
Ecologically-based Criteria to Assess the Impact and Recovery of Seismic Lines: The Importance of Width, Regeneration, and Seismic Density
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We conducted a series of surveys to evaluate wildlife responses to different types of seismic lines in bogs, conifer‐dominated, mixedwood and deciduous forests in the western boreal forest. Research...
Effects of 2023 Wildfires in Alberta
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Fires are a natural occurrence in Alberta’s forests. In boreal and montane forests, fires—along with other natural disturbances such as insect outbreaks and disease—create a mosaic of stands of...
Effects of Agriculture and Climate Change on Prairie Wetlands
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The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI), InnoTech Alberta, and Ducks Unlimited Canada have partnered on a four-year project to better understand linkages between wetland health and...
Effects of Mechanical Site Preparation on Microsite Availability and Growth of Planted Black Spruce in Canadian Paludified Forests
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Low productivity caused by paludification in some parts of the closed black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P) dominated boreal forest threatens the provision of ecosystem services, including wood...
Effects of Natural Land Cover, Anthropogenic Disturbance, Space, and Climate on Oribatid Mite Communities in Canada’s Oil Sands Region
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Soil contains a diverse fauna and microflora that are vital for maintaining healthy soils and their various ecosystem services. Oribatid mites are typically highly abundant arthropods in the soil and...
Effects of Oil and Gas Development on Grassland Birds
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Grassland bird populations have declined significantly over the past century, largely due to anthropogenic habitat loss and degradation. It is estimated that approximate 20% of original native...
Efficient Monitoring of Wildlife Responses to Seismic Line Restoration in the Algar Habitat Restoration Program
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This project has clearly demonstrated the utility of camera trap surveys for monitoring restoration effectiveness in boreal environments. The cameras facilitated the collection of longitudinal data on...
Evaluating the Impact of Caribou Habitat Restoration on Predator and Prey Movement
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Fragmentation of the boreal forest by linear features, including seismic lines, has destabilized predator–prey dynamics, resulting in the decline of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)...