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The Energy Futures series explores how possible energy futures might unfold for Canadians over the long term. Canada’s Energy Future …
This dataset includes annual average Julian dates of spring green-up, fall brown-down, and plant productivity from 2000-2010. The data are …
Kootenay National Park monitors invasive alien plants with the use of permanent, random stratified, belt transects established in the alpine. …
Elk (Cervus canadensis) are generally considered a keystone species across a variety of landscapes. Elk (C. canandenis nelsoni) in Jasper …
Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis – listed as Endangered under the Species At Risk Act) and Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis- recommended …
Bat monitoring in Jasper National Park supports Jasper National Park’s Multi-species Action Plan. Survey efforts are increasingly important on account …
Amphibians are vulnerable to an array of
environmental changes because of their
permeable skin, a complex life history, and a …
From the point of view of ecological integrity and the responsibility of the park to protect and maintain a biotic …
The rapid beach recession in Point Pelee National Park has resulted in sustained breaching of the barrier beach in the …
Invasive plants can reduce biodiversity and compromise ecosystem function by out-competing native species, altering nutrient cycling, destabilizing soils and causing …