Environment and Protected Areas - Organisations

Tributary Water Quality Consolidated

This product compiles and harmonizes tributary surface water quality (SWQ) data from both historical and contemporary monitoring programs into a consolidated database covering...

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Groundwater Quality Discrete

Groundwater quality data collected from monitoring wells in the oil sands region by Alberta Environment and Parks (and contractors hired by AEP 2016-present) for the OSM program.

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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...

Artificial Attractants: Implications for Disease Management in Deer

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease that infects cervid species by direct and environmental transmission and is invariably fatal. CWD spread can be promoted by the...

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...

The Extent of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Wetland Area in the Oil Sands...

Wetlands globally have and continue to undergo modification from anthropogenic and natural environmental factors. To bridge this gap, this study utilised a GIS-based approach to...

Trade-Offs Between Forage Availability, Accessibility, and Predation Risk on...

Optimal foraging theory (OFT) and the energy maximization hypothesis (EMH) have long been essential when examining wildlife habitat selection. At high latitudes and altitudes,...

Restoring historical moose densities results in fewer wolves killed for...

Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are declining across much of their distribution in Canada in response to habitat alteration, leading to unsustainable predation,...

Integrating human trail use in montane landscapes reveals larger zones of...

Coexistence between humans and wildlife is necessary for many conservation goals but is difficult to achieve in landscapes with increasing human populations and species that are...

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...

Discussion of “Atmospheric reduced nitrogen: Sources, transformations,...

The 2024 Critical Review (CR, Driscoll et al. Citation2024a) details current understanding and uncertainties on the sources, transformations, and effects of atmospheric reduced...

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...

Surface Water Quality Discrete

Surface water data derived from field-gathered samples analyzed in labs. The data are part of a long-term monitoring program that can be used to meet various needs. ABS058:...