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2021-01-01
Mariana Nagy-Reis, Jody R. Reimer, Mark A. Lewis, William F. Jensen, Mark S. Boyce
Models of population dynamics are a central piece for harvest management, allowing managers to evaluate alternative strategies and to identify uncertainty. Here we present a density-dependent population dynamics model that can be used in conjunction with adaptive management to optimize big game...
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Conceptualizing Water Movement in the Boreal Plains. Implications for Watershed Reconstruction
Download2012-01-01
Devito, K., Mendoza, C., Qualizza, C.
The aim of this document is to provide guidance on landscape reconstruction based on the results of more than a decade of research in natural forest systems on the Boreal Plains. It is hoped that the synthesis will prove useful to a range of audiences – from general readers interested in the...
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Gastropod diversity in the boreal mixedwood forest of northern Alberta - variation among forest types and response to partial harvesting
DownloadFall 2010
Terrestrial gastropods are important decomposers, herbivores, and prey items in forest systems and constitute a poorly understood element of forest biodiversity in Canada. I studied gastropod assemblages in relation to forest cover type and in response to variable retention harvesting in the...
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Identifying understory diversity and resilience patterns with the depth-to-water index in boreal mixedwood forests
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For the purpose of informing biodiversity conservation efforts in managed landscapes, we explored whether and how understory plant communities (abundance, diversity, composition) were related to a topographic moisture index, called depth-to-water, in the boreal mixedwood forests of northwestern...
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Impacts of clear-cut harvesting on carabid beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages of aspen dominated forests in central Alberta
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Disturbances, both natural and those related to human activity, reset succession in boreal ecosystems, and affect forest biodiversity. The link between forest harvesting and biodiversity is of considerable conservation concern. In this thesis, I investigate the impacts of clear-cut harvesting on...
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Natural variation and short-term impact of aspen harvesting on surface stream chemistry in the Boreal Plains
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This thesis describes the natural variation and influence of aspen harvesting on stream chemical concentration and flow-weighted export from catchments typical of the Western Boreal Plain, Alberta, Canada. The catchment stream discharge and stream chemical concentrations presented are taken from...
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Transpiration Response of Residual Lodgepole Pine After Partial-cut and Strip-shelterwood Harvesting in Alberta's Southern Rocky Mountains
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Forest harvesting reduces forest canopy cover which can reduce evapotranspiration and affect the hydrologic regime of watersheds. Prior research has shown while transpiration is reduced by the removal of trees, it can also affect soil moisture and meteorological variables (e.g....