Much of Canada's terrestrial biodiversity is supported by boreal forests. Natural resource
development in boreal forests poses risks to this biodiversity. This paper reviews the …

Awareness of the impact of the global energy industry and associated landuse change on
biodiversity conservation has been steadily growing amongst conservation biologists …

I review the distribution of ant genera in cold biomes of the northern hemisphere, and
discuss opportunities and challenges in using ants as environmental, ecological, and …

Single-species conservation management is often proposed to preserve biodiversity in
human-disturbed landscapes. How global change will impact the umbrella value of single …

Resource development can have significant consequences for the distribution of vegetation
cover and for species persistence. Modelling changes to anthropogenic disturbance …

From 2008 to 2013, a series of studies supported by the Canadian Water Network were
conducted in Canadian watersheds in an effort to improve methods to assess cumulative …

Few studies to date examine the cumulative effects of climate change and resource
development on social‐ecological systems, such as watersheds. In partnership with a …

Protecting wildlife within areas of resource extraction often involves reducing habitat
fragmentation. In Canada, protecting threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus …

Human disturbances are rapidly increasing in northern and Arctic regions, raising concerns
about the recovery and persistence of declining caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations …

Traditionally, forest management has focused on forestry-related practices whereas other
industries have been managed separately. Forest management requires the integration of …