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An assessment of sampling designs using SCR analyses to estimate abundance...
Accurately estimating abundance is a critical component of monitoring and recovery of rare and elusive species. Spatial capture–recapture (SCR) models are an increasingly... -
Habitat loss on seasonal migratory range imperils an endangered ungulate
Endangered species policies and their associated recovery documents and management actions do not always sufficiently address the importance of migratory behaviour and seasonal... -
Habitat loss accelerates for the endangered woodland caribou in western Canada
Habitat loss is often the ultimate cause of species endangerment and is also a leading factor inhibiting species recovery. For this reason, species-at-risk legislation, policies... -
Unveiling the recovery dynamics of walleye after the invisible collapse
Walleye (Sander vitreus) populations in Alberta, Canada, collapsed by the mid-1990s and were a case study in the paper Canada’s Recreational Fisheries: The Invisible Collapse?... -
Myxobolus cerebralis establishment and spread: a graphical synthesis
Myxobolus cerebralis is the parasite causing whirling disease, which has dramatic ecological impacts due to its potential to cause high mortality in salmonids. The large-scale... -
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Rivers Dominated by Petrogenic Sources...
Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) threaten the health of aquatic ecosystems. In northeastern Alberta, Canada, decades of oil sands mining and upgrading activities have... -
Chloride in surface waters of Alberta’s rivers: condition of the environment...
This report presents the methods used to generate the web-based Condition on Environment (CoE) content published for chloride (Cl-) concentrations in the surface water of major... -
Linking catchment structural units (CSUs) with water quality: implications...
Highlights • New geospatial method to optimize water monitoring programs or design new networks. • Catchment Structural Units (CSU) quantify key landuse/landcover, geology,... -
Multiple land use activities drive riverine salinization in a large,...
Abstract: Salinization is increasingly recognized as a global issue. However, the relative importance of different drivers across a broad range of ions and ecosystems is not... -
Evaluation of quality control data from Alberta’s lotic water monitoring...
This Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) lotic quality control report investigates the bias and variability of data generated from the Long Term River Network (LTRN) and... -
Downstream Modification of Mercury in Diverse River Systems Underscores the...
Abstract: Fish consumption advisories for mercury (Hg) are common in rivers, highlighting connections between landscape sources of Hg and downstream fluvial ecosystems. Though... -
Quantifying Meltwater Sources and Contaminant Fluxes from the Athabasca...
Abstract: Glaciers are retreating across the Canadian Rocky Mountains. As this ice volume is lost, trace elements, nutrients, and other contaminants, accumulated from millennia... -
Severe western Canadian wildfire affects water quality even at large basin scales
Highlights •Large rivers show wildfire water quality signatures after precipitation events. •Continuous monitoring captures short-term wildfire impacts on river water quality.... -
Selection of both habitat and genes in specialized and endangered caribou
Genetic mechanisms determining habitat selection and specialization of individuals within species have been hypothesized, but not tested at the appropriate individual level in... -
Increasing fire frequency and severity will increase habitat loss for a...
Climate change will lead to more frequent and more severe fires in some areas of boreal forests, affecting the distribution and availability of late-successional forest... -
Genomic legacy of migration in endangered caribou
Wide-ranging animals, including migratory species, are significantly threatened by the effects of habitat fragmentation and habitat loss. In the case of terrestrial mammals,... -
Standard Operating Procedure for Thermo-Miran SapphIRe portable gas analyzer
This document will outline specifics with regards to portable sampling analysis utilizing and operating the Thermo-Miran SapphIRE. The intent is to provide operating procedures... -
Standard Operating Procedure for Measurement of Oxides of Nitrogen in by...
To obtain timely data for the purpose of air quality assessment, air quality trend reporting, air quality index reporting and to meet the requirements for inclusion of the data... -
Standard Operating Procedure for Air Dryers
The Puregas and Bendix model air dryers are designed to effectively remove moisture or other unwanted components from a compressed air stream. They separate the various... -
Standard Operating Procedure for Measurement of Barometric Pressure Using...
This procedure describes the operation and maintenance of the Vaisala PTB 220 digital barometer. This sensor can be used for handheld measurements, and can be connected to a...