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Spring 2024

Zeller, Austin C

As old-growth forest ecosystems become increasingly scarce in North America, the need to accurately and efficiently survey, monitor, and model old-growth specialists and keystone species, such as the Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), becomes increasingly important. Little is known about...

Fall 2020

Carpenter, Thea MS

With the persistent demand for petroleum energy products, the energy development footprint in northern Alberta continues to expand, perforating habitat in the boreal forest. Modern in situ, or below ground, bitumen extraction techniques have broadened the extent of accessible reserves and are...

2002-01-01

Stacey, Pam J., Hvenegaard, Glen T.

This field study addressed a number of natural history parameters of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in the Mekong River of Laos that were not well-documented, including diving behaviour, foraging ecology, habitat use, social behaviour, group size, and diurnal movements. Irrawaddy...

Fall 2020

McPherson, Morag D

Northern aquatic ecosystems face increasing pressures from climate change and natural resource development, raising conservation concerns for species in these vast and remote regions. Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) have a Holarctic distribution and are a sensitive freshwater fish that...

Spring 2018

Moore, Carly

Selection for the trait residual feed intake (RFI) is an emerging tool for cattle producers to manage feed costs within the beef industry. This study explored whether cattle habitat use and activity on extensive pasture-based systems in the dry mixedgrass of Alberta differed between cattle with...