Effects of natural resource development on the terrestrial biodiversity of Canadian boreal forests

LA Venier, ID Thompson, R Fleming… - Environmental …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
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 …

Seismic lines in the boreal and arctic ecosystems of North America: environmental impacts, challenges, and opportunities

A Dabros, M Pyper, G Castilla - Environmental Reviews, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
The oil and gas industry has grown significantly throughout the boreal and arctic ecosystems
of North America. A major feature of the ecological footprint of oil and gas exploration is …

Faster and farther: wolf movement on linear features and implications for hunting behaviour

M Dickie, R Serrouya, RS McNay… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Predation by grey wolves Canis lupus has been identified as an important cause of boreal
woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou mortality, and it has been hypothesized that …

Corridors or risk? Movement along, and use of, linear features varies predictably among large mammal predator and prey species

M Dickie, SR McNay, GD Sutherland… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Space‐use behaviour reflects trade‐offs in meeting ecological needs and can have
consequences for individual survival and population demographics. The mechanisms …

Saving endangered species using adaptive management

R Serrouya, DR Seip, D Hervieux, BN McLellan… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - pnas.org
Adaptive management is a powerful means of learning about complex ecosystems, but is
rarely used for recovering endangered species. Here, we demonstrate how it can benefit …

Billion dollar boreal woodland caribou and the biodiversity impacts of the global oil and gas industry

M Hebblewhite - Biological Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Awareness of the impact of the global energy industry and associated landuse change on
biodiversity conservation has been steadily growing amongst conservation biologists …

Habitat loss accelerates for the endangered woodland caribou in western Canada

M Nagy‐Reis, M Dickie, AM Calvert… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss is often the ultimate cause of species endangerment and is also a leading factor
inhibiting species recovery. For this reason, species‐at‐risk legislation, policies and plans …

Managing wolves (Canis lupus) to recover threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Alberta

D Hervieux, M Hebblewhite, D Stepnisky… - Canadian Journal of …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Across Canada, woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)) populations
are declining because of human-induced changes to food webs that are resulting in …

Science to inform policy: linking population dynamics to habitat for a threatened species in Canada

CA Johnson, GD Sutherland, E Neave… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Boreal forests provide numerous ecological services, including the ability to store large
amounts of carbon, and are of significance to global biodiversity. Increases in industrial …

Trophic consequences of terrestrial eutrophication for a threatened ungulate

R Serrouya, M Dickie, C Lamb… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Changes in primary productivity have the potential to substantially alter food webs, with
positive outcomes for some species and negative outcomes for others. Understanding the …