• Stable isotope data (oxygen-18 and deuterium) from surveys of lakes, wetlands, rivers, and input waters across the South Athabasca Oil Sands region, Alberta, 2007–2009 

  Gibson, J.J.; Birks, S.J.; Moncur, M.C. (Data in Brief, 2019)

  Oxygen-18 and deuterium analyses of water samples are provided from a regional survey of lakes, wetlands, soil waters, groundwaters, and snowpack samples collected in the Southern Athabasca Oil Sands (SAOS) region, Alberta, ...
• Evaluating anthropogenic threats to endangered killer whales to inform effective recovery plans 

  Lacy, Robert C.; Williams, Rob; Ashe, Erin; Balcomb III, Kenneth C.; Brent, Lauren J. N.; Clark, Christopher W.; Croft, Darren P.; Giles, Deborah A.; MacDuffee, Misty; Paquet, Paul C. (Scientific Reports, 2017)

  Understanding cumulative effects of multiple threats is key to guiding effective management to conserve endangered species. The critically endangered, Southern Resident killer whale population of the northeastern Pacific ...
• Impacts of climate change and intensive lesser snow goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) activity in high Arctic pond complexes - Banks Island, Northwest Territories 

  Campbell, Thomas Kiyoshi Fujiwara (2019-02-05)

  Rapid increases in air temperature in Arctic and subarctic regions are driving significant changes to surface water. These changes and their impacts are not well understood in sensitive high Arctic ecosystems. This thesis ...
• A powerful landscape: First Nations small-scale renewable energy development in British Columbia 

  Cook, Dana (2019-02-05)

  Action on climate change will require an increase in renewable energy projects to support electrification in the transition away from burning fossil fuels. Indigenous peoples throughout Canada are developing community-owned ...
• Cumulative effects of climate and landscape change drive spatial distribution of Rocky Mountain wolverine (Gulo gulo L.) 

  Heim, Nicole; Fisher, Jason T.; Clevenger, Anthony; Paczkowski, John; Volpe, John (Ecology and Evolution, 2017)

  Contemporary landscapes are subject to a multitude of human‐derived stressors. Effects of such stressors are increasingly realized by population declines and large‐scale extirpation of taxa worldwide. Most notably, cumulative ...
• Mismeasured mortality: Correcting estimates of wolf poaching in the United States 

  Treves, Adrian; Artelle, Kyle A.; Darimont, Chris T.; Parsons, David R. (Journal of Mammalogy, 2017)

  Measuring rates and causes of mortalities is important in animal ecology and management. Observing the fates of known individuals is a common method of estimating life history variables, including mortality patterns. It ...
• Environmentalism in an age of reconciliation: exploring a new context of indigenous and environmental NGO relationships 

  Gordon, Charlie (2019-01-29)

  As Canada’s courts recognize and redefine the scope of Aboriginal title and rights in the country, alliances between Indigenous communities and environmental groups are playing an increasingly central role in the fight to ...
• Evaluation of MODIS-Aqua Atmospheric Correction and Chlorophyll Products of Western North American Coastal Waters Based on 13 Years of Data 

  Carswell, Tyson; Costa, Maycira; Young, Erika; Komick, Nicholas; Gower, Jim; Sweeting, Ruston (Remote Sensing, 2017)

  There is an increasing need for satellite-derived accurate chlorophyll-a concentration (chla) products to improve fisheries management in coastal regions. However, the methods used to derive these products have to be ...
• Effects of Small-Scale Gold Mining Tailings on the Underwater Light Field in the Tapajós River Basin, Brazilian Amazon 

  de Lucia Lobo, Felipe; Costa, Maycira; Márcia Leão de Moraes Novo, Evlyn; Telmer, Kevin (Remote Sensing, 2017-08)

  Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) within the Amazon region has created several environmental impacts, such as mercury contamination and changes in water quality due to increased siltation. This paper describes ...
• Waste Picker Organizations and Their Contribution to the Circular Economy: Two Case Studies from a Global South Perspective 

  Gutberlet, Jutta; Carenzo, Sebastián; Kain, Jaan-Henrik; Mantovani Martiniano de Azevedo, Adalberto (Resources, 2017-09)

  The discussion on the circular economy (CE) has attracted a rising interest within global policy and business as a way of increasing the sustainability of production and consumption. Yet the literature mostly portrays a ...
• Impacts of Climate Change and Intensive Lesser Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) Activity on Surface Water in High Arctic Pond Complexes 

  Campbell, T. Kiyo F.; Lantz, Trevor C.; Fraser, Robert H. (Remote Sensing, 2018-11)

  Rapid increases in air temperature in Arctic and subarctic regions are driving significant changes to surface waters. These changes and their impacts are not well understood in sensitive high-Arctic ecosystems. This study ...
• Family dynamics during the transition to parenthood: A longitudinal study of the influences of co-parenting alliance, parenting efficacy, parenting, and infant temperament on child adjustment. 

  Galaugher, Tara (2019-01-17)

  This longitudinal study investigated how parent, child, and family characteristics influence each other during the transition to parenthood. Participants were 98 cohabiting couples who were expecting their first child. ...
• Mapping water yield distribution across the South Athabasca Oil Sands (SAOS) area: Baseline surveys applying isotope mass balance of lakes 

  Gibson, J.J.; Birks, S.J.; Moncur, M. (Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2019)

  Study region: Surveys of stable isotopes of water in 121 lakes were conducted between 2007 and 2009 to assist in characterizing baseline hydrology of the South Athabasca Oil Sands area, Alberta, a 35,000 km2 boreal forest ...
• Investigating animal activity patterns and temporal niche partitioning using cameratrap data: challenges and opportunities 

  Frey, Sandra; Fisher, Jason T.; Burton, A. Cole; Volpe, John P. (Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 2017)

  Time‐stamped camera data are increasingly used to study temporal patterns in species and community ecology, including species’ activity patterns and niche partitioning. Given the importance of niche partitioning for ...
• Transparent Lives: Surveillance in Canada 

  Bennett, Colin J.; Haggerty, Kevin D.; Lyon, David; Steeves, Valerie (AU Press, 2014)

  Although most Canadians are familiar with surveillance cameras and airport security, relatively few are aware of the extent to which the potential for surveillance is now embedded in virtually every aspect of our lives. ...
• Vivre à nu: La surveillance au Canada 

  Bennett, Colin J.; Haggerty, Kevin D.; Lyon, David; Steeves, Valerie (AU Press, 2014)

  Nombre de Canadiens savent que les organismes du gouvernement s’adonnent à de la surveillance de masse en utilisant les données téléphoniques et électroniques. Néanmoins, peu d’entre eux sont réellement conscients de ...
• Sex workers as peer health advocates: Community empowerment and transformative learning through a Canadian pilot program 

  Benoit, Cecilia; Belle-Isle, Lynne; Smith, Michaela; Phillips, Rachel; Shumka, Leah; Atchison, Chris; Jansson, Mikael; Loppie, Charlotte; Flagg, Jackson (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017)

  Background: Social marginalization and criminalization create health and safety risks for sex workers and reduce their access to health promotion and prevention services compared to the general population. Community ...
• Online Hunting Forums Identify Achievement as Prominent Among Multiple Satisfactions 

  Ebeling-Schuld, Alena M.; Darimont, Chris T. (Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017)

  Understanding hunter satisfactions can lead to improved wildlife management policy and practice. Whereas previous work has suggested that hunters often seek multiple satisfactions (achievement, affiliation, appreciation), ...
• Tracing Ice age artistic communities: 3D modeling finger flutings in the Franco-Cantabrian 

  Huang, Hsin-yee Cindy (2019-01-09)

  Finger flutings are lines and markings drawn with the human hand in soft cave sediment in caves and rock shelters throughout southern Australia, New Guinea and southwestern Europe, dating back to the Late Pleistocene. ...
• The effects of landscape change on behaviour and risk perceptions of predator and prey communities on a heterogeneous landscape in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada 

  Chow-Fraser, Gillian (2019-01-03)

  Habitat selection is assumed to be informed by prior knowledge of the costs and benefits associated with habitat patches on heterogeneous landscapes. Ultimately, species should select habitat that maximizes resources ...

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