Ducks Unlimited Canada
National Boreal Program
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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The FMWSI’s Wetland Best Management Practices for Forest Management Planning…
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Read MoreA user-friendly overview of the interactions between boreal wetlands and…
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Report on waterfowl surveys conducted from 2013-2015 in the Seal…
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The western boreal forest (WBF) is the second most important duck breeding area in North America. Once thought to be relatively pristine, WBF habitat is undergoing rapid change due to industrial activity (e.g., commercial forestry, oil and gas exploration/extraction, agricultural expansion) and climate change.
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Wetlands of remote forested landscapes of Quebec support numerous species of breeding waterbirds yet species-habitat associations remain poorly quantified.
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To evaluate variation in abundance of boreal wetland macroinvertebrates and test for effects of this variation on the diet and habitat use of a bird species that consumes aquatic invertebrates (lesser scaup, Aythya affinis), we collected macroinvertebrates and birds and conducted bird surveys (June-August) at two wetland complexes in northwestern Canada and assessed diet composition using an isotopic approach.
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There are 30 threatened or endangered species of waterfowl worldwide, and several sub-populations are also threatened.
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