Skip to main content
Advanced Search

Filters: Tags: Species of Concern (X) > Categories: Data (X) > Categories: Publication (X)

13 results (38ms)   

View Results as: JSON ATOM CSV
thumbnail
Post-fire regrowth is an important component of carbon dynamics in Canada's boreal forests, yet observations of structural development following fire are lacking across this remote and expansive region. Here, we used Landsat time-series data (1985–2010) to detect high-severity fires in the Boreal Shield West ecozone of Canada, and assessed post-fire structure for > 600 burned patches (> 13,000 ha) using airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) data acquired in 2010. We stratified burned areas into patches of dense (> 50% canopy cover) and open (20–50% canopy cover) forests based on a classification of pre-fire Landsat imagery, and used these patches to establish a 25-year chronosequence of structural development...
thumbnail
Although reliable figures are often missing, considerable detrimental changes due to shrinking glaciers are universally expected for water availability in river systems under the influence of ongoing global climate change. We estimate the contribution potential of seasonally delayed glacier melt water to total water availability in large river systems. We find that the seasonally delayed glacier contribution is largest where rivers enter seasonally arid regions and negligible in the lowlands of river basins governed by monsoon climates. By comparing monthly glacier melt contributions with population densities in different altitude bands within each river basin, we demonstrate that strong human dependence on glacier...
thumbnail
Understanding the complexity and ecological organization of protected area ecosystems, and their bioregional surroundings, is fundamental to maintaining their integrity. This research set out to integrate the bodies of systems and hierarchy theory to establish a framework for developing a conceptual model that would synthesize knowledge from diverse fields and identify key system processes, thereby providing new insight into ecosystem organization, function, and integrity. This understanding was then applied to planning for ecological integrity in the Canadian National Parks context through a case study of Kluane National Park and Reserve (KNP&R) within the Greater Kluane Region (GKR). The methodology characterized...
    map background search result map search result map Request for Letter of Authorization under Section 101 (a)(5) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Incidental to Construction of the Knik Arm Crossing Project in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska Characterizing residual structure and forest recovery following high-severity fire in the western boreal of Canada using Landsat time-series and airborne lidar data 2009. Reconnaissance survey for threatened, endangered and sensitive species at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska.  Conservation priorities for peripheral species: the example of British Columbia Species Listing under Canada's Species at Risk Act Developing a conceptual system model for ecological integrity planning in the Greater Kluane Region, Yukon Species at risk and land management: A framework for integration Canadian species at risk (2006–2008), with particular emphasis on fishes Species richness and biodiversity conservation priorities in British Columbia, Canada Contribution potential of glaciers to water availability in different climate regimes An assessment of mineral development adjacent to Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon 2009. Reconnaissance survey for threatened, endangered and sensitive species at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska.  Developing a conceptual system model for ecological integrity planning in the Greater Kluane Region, Yukon An assessment of mineral development adjacent to Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon Request for Letter of Authorization under Section 101 (a)(5) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Incidental to Construction of the Knik Arm Crossing Project in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska Species at risk and land management: A framework for integration Conservation priorities for peripheral species: the example of British Columbia Species richness and biodiversity conservation priorities in British Columbia, Canada Contribution potential of glaciers to water availability in different climate regimes Characterizing residual structure and forest recovery following high-severity fire in the western boreal of Canada using Landsat time-series and airborne lidar data Species Listing under Canada's Species at Risk Act Canadian species at risk (2006–2008), with particular emphasis on fishes