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Preliminary classification of native wheat grass (Agropyron spp.) community types in Alberta

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Agropyron SPP, a perennial commonly known as wheat grass, occurs extensively across North American, ranging from Alaska, Yukon, Ellesmere Island and Greenland in the north to Newfoundland in the... More ≫

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Agropyron SPP, a perennial commonly known as wheat grass, occurs extensively across North American, ranging from Alaska, Yukon, Ellesmere Island and Greenland in the north to Newfoundland in the east and Texas, California and Arizona in the south. The overall goal of this project was to produce a synopsis of historical data on selected native Agropyron plant community types and to create a preliminary provincial classification of these community types. This information will be used to provide a better understanding of the plant community aspects of Alberta's biodiversity.

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A preliminary classification of the Rocky Mountain shrubland communities of Alberta

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The Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre (ANHIC) collects, analyses and disseminates information on the natural biodiversity of Alberta. One of the elements of diversity which ANHIC... More ≫

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The Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre (ANHIC) collects, analyses and disseminates information on the natural biodiversity of Alberta. One of the elements of diversity which ANHIC monitors are plant community types. Plant communities of special conservation concern are placed on tracking and watch lists which are being developed for the province (Allen 2000). Much of the vegetation of Alberta is still poorly understood, and ANHIC has identified several high priority vegetation groups that require further study and classification. One such high priority group is the shrubland communities of the Rocky Mountain Natural Region. The objective of this report was to develop a better understanding of the shrubland community types of the Rocky Mountain Natural Region through the numerical classification of existing plot data.

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Soil and vegetation inventory of Wagner Natural Area, Alberta

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Wagner natural area is situated approximately 6.4 km west of the present city limits of Edmonton Alberta and encompasses approximately 160 ha of Crown land. The management plan stated that site... More ≫

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Wagner natural area is situated approximately 6.4 km west of the present city limits of Edmonton Alberta and encompasses approximately 160 ha of Crown land. The management plan stated that site has been 'designated by policy as a conservation natural area'. The following specific project objectives were identified: Complete a detailed soil survey and produce a soils map of the area; Complete a detailed vegetation inventory and produce a vegetation community type map of the area; Complete a plant community classification for the area based on a field survey, previously collected data and correlation with other work; Produce a report outlining the details of field and analytical methods, study results and a discussion of possible applications of the soil and vegetation inventories to biodiversity monitoring.

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Tracking the trees and shrubs of Kananaskis Country

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This identification key will help you to discover the names of most of the trees and shrubs found in Kananaskis Country. This identification key will not work well outside of the Kananaskis... More ≫

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This identification key will help you to discover the names of most of the trees and shrubs found in Kananaskis Country. This identification key will not work well outside of the Kananaskis Country area. Each tree and shrub interacts with all the other living and non-living parts of its environment. Please treat each plant with respect and do not pick or harm them.

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Potentially trackable plant communities : foothills and Rocky Mountain natural regions

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Timberline Forestry Inventory Consultants Ltd was asked to prepare a list of potentially trackable communities from the Ellis report, and to add communities that had been described subsequent to... More ≫

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Timberline Forestry Inventory Consultants Ltd was asked to prepare a list of potentially trackable communities from the Ellis report, and to add communities that had been described subsequent to its preparation. The process of identifying “trackable” communities has been conducted previously through a team approach in the Western U.S., where several people jointly evaluated all communities and reached consensus on “trackable” elements. For the Alberta pilot, an explicit data-based means of identifying potentially trackable communities was undertaken in order to streamline the process of reviewing textual descriptions.

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Cardinal River Divide : plants

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Presents a checklist of trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants and to watch for when visiting Cardinal River Divide.

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Vegetation, flora, fauna and special features of the proposed McGregor Lake natural area, Alberta, Canada

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The McGregor Lake area was chosen as a prospective Natural Area because of its representative foothills vegetation and the presence of Oplapanax Horridum (Devil's club). A biophysical survey of... More ≫

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The McGregor Lake area was chosen as a prospective Natural Area because of its representative foothills vegetation and the presence of Oplapanax Horridum (Devil's club). A biophysical survey of the McGregor Lake Natural area was undertaken from August 15-21, 1987. The vegetation and physical features of 25 stands, representing seven major vegetation types, were described. The vegetation types were mapped at 1:15,000. The vegetation and flora were found to be characteristic of the Boreal Uplands Ecoregion. Approximately 80 percent of the study area is dominated by lodgepole pine and/or white spruce forests. Other habitats include poplar forests, shrub-forb thickets, tall grass meadows and a treed fen.

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Biophysical survey of the Coyote Lake District, Leduc County, Alberta

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A biophysical inventory of several contiguous land parcels adjacent to or near Coyote Lake, Leduc County, Alberta, was completed in 1987. The total area involved was 647.5 ha. The inventory... More ≫

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A biophysical inventory of several contiguous land parcels adjacent to or near Coyote Lake, Leduc County, Alberta, was completed in 1987. The total area involved was 647.5 ha. The inventory included a description of the physical environment, which was based on a literature review; field identification analyses of vegetation types; an assessment of the mamma, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish fauna; vertebrate fauna; mapping of the vegetation types; photographs and documentation of rare species and new records of distribution; and recommendations for future studies.

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An overview vegetation survey of Kananaskis Provincial Park

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Presents an overview vegetation survey of Kananaskis Provincial Park.

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