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Predicting entrainment of Bow River sportfish populations into the Carseland...
The report describes sport fish losses due to entrainment in major water diversions from the Bow River between Calgary and the Bassano Dam. Fish entrainment was initially... -
Beat the heat: Movements of a cold-adapted ungulate during a record-breaking...
The frequency and severity of extreme weather events such as heat waves are increasing globally, revealing ecological responses that provide valuable insights toward the... -
An Estimate of Wolverine Density for the Canadian Province of Alberta
Wolverines (Gulo gulo) are a circumboreal species that has experienced substantial range reduction worldwide. In Canada, the wolverine has been extirpated entirely from the... -
Aircraft-derived CH4 emissions from surface and in-situ mining activities in...
important part of the fight to stem greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere. One of the largest industrial contributors to national GHG emissions in Canada is the... -
Presence of trailers reduces culvert‐style trap success in American black...
Live capture is an important tool for wildlife research, conservation, and management as it allows for insight into movement, behavior, demographics, diet, and health of... -
Landscape connectivity indicator for Alberta
Provides documentation on the development of the Landscape Connectivity indicator to be applied across the province of Alberta. The Landscape Connectivity indicator quantifies... -
Water quality in the McLeod River as an indicator for mining impacts and...
The McLeod River headwaters originate in the Rocky Mountains in west-central Alberta and join the Athabasca River near Whitecourt. Coal mining has occurred in the McLeod... -
Transboundary Atmospheric Pollution from Mountaintop Coal Mining
Mountaintop removal coal mining impairs downstream ecosystems through the delivery of nutrients, ions, and heavy-metals. Here, we show that this mining also impacts ecosystems... -
Legacy coal mining impacts downstream ecosystems for decades in the Canadian Rockies
Mountaintop removal coal mining leaves a legacy of disturbed landscapes and abandoned infrastructure with clear impacts on water resources; however, the intensity and... -
Predicting Imminent Cyanobacterial Blooms in Lakes Using Incomplete Timely Data
Toxic cyanobacterial blooms (CBs) are becoming more frequent globally, posing a threat to freshwater ecosystems. While making long-range forecasts is overly challenging,... -
Thermodynamic and Dynamic Components of Winter Temperature Changes in...
Most of the globe has experienced significant warming trends that have been attributed to anthropogenic climate change. However, these rates of warming are also influenced by... -
Advances in monitoring and modelling of river ice processes
Significant advances in field monitoring, laboratory experiments and computational modelling of river ice processes havebeen made in the past few decades. Different ice processes,... -
Novel multilayer network analysis to assess variation in the spatial...
Understanding how individuals within populations are connected genetically and through shared space-use is critical to understanding the demographic patterns of at-risk... -
Genomics of founders for conservation breeding: the Jasper caribou case
Conservation breeding programs are increasingly used as recovery actions for wild animals; bringing founders into captivity to rear captive populations for future reintroduction... -
Oil sands restoration with warm-adapted trees improves outcomes under...
Successful restoration of human-disturbed landscapes and ecosystems will be increasingly compromised by the impacts of climate warming. Assisted migration and climate-informed... -
The Challenge of Spatialising Point-Source Water Quality Monitoring Data for...
Open-pit and subsurface extraction of oil sands in Alberta, Canada, continue to expand and pose a risk of contamination to the aquatic ecosystems of the region. These operations... -
Distinguishing between research and monitoring programs in environmental...
The terms “research” and “monitoring” are commonly used interchangeably to describe the data-gathering, information-generating, and knowledge-translating activities in... -
A Review of Control Charts and Exploring Their Utility for Regional...
Industrial control charts are used in manufacturing to quickly and robustly indicate the status of production and to prompt any necessary corrective actions. The library of... -
A Robust Regime Shift Change Detection Algorithm for Water-Flow Dynamics
Stream and river monitoring have an influential role in agriculture, the fishing industry, land surveillance, the oil and gas industry, etc. Recognizing sudden changes in the... -
Least-Squares Triple Cross-Wavelet and Multivariate Regression Analyses of...
River flow monitoring is a critical task for land management, agriculture, fishery, industry, and other concerns. Herein, a robust least squares triple cross-wavelet analysis is...