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Ecosystem service assessment of wetland water purification for the Shepard Slough study area

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This study reports on a regional scale assessment using geographical information systems and remote sensing technologies for water purification services provided by wetlands in Shepard Slough,... More ≫

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This study reports on a regional scale assessment using geographical information systems and remote sensing technologies for water purification services provided by wetlands in Shepard Slough, the study area for the Ecosystem Services Approach Pilot on Wetlands Project. The Ecosystem Services Approach Pilot on Wetlands is part of the Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's 10-year ES Roadmap; its completion and results are considered a progression in understanding and applying an ES Approach to support decision making.

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Ecosystem service approach pilot on wetlands : assessment of water storage and flood control ecosystem services

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Geographic Information Systems technologies were used to model water storage and flood control functions as well as related beneficiaries and ecosystem services of wetlands in the Shepard Slough... More ≫

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Geographic Information Systems technologies were used to model water storage and flood control functions as well as related beneficiaries and ecosystem services of wetlands in the Shepard Slough study area east of Calgary. The water storage model used a raster-based computer script using LiDAR inputs combined with a rating curve to estimate water storage capacity volumes for each wetland in the study area. The flood control model used eight separate predictor variables of wetland flood control functions.

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Ecosystem services approach pilot on wetlands : wetland ecosystem services protocol for the United States (WESPUS) site assessments

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The Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol for the United States (WESPUS) was highlighted by Alberta Environment as a potential method to help address identified gaps in the regulatory context... More ≫

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The Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol for the United States (WESPUS) was highlighted by Alberta Environment as a potential method to help address identified gaps in the regulatory context surrounding wetlands. This assessment was conducted for Alberta Environment by the Biophysical Team for the Wetland Ecosystem Services Pilot project in the Shepard Slough area east of Calgary, to determine the potential applicability of WESPUS in the context of Alberta's biophysical and regulatory landscapes.

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Ecosystem service approach pilot on wetlands : assessment of current and historic wetland carbon stores in the Sheppard Slough area

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This report focuses on assessing the carbon storage associated with seasonal, semi-permanent, and permanent wetlands in the Sheppard Slough drainage catchment. The study was part of the Ecosystem... More ≫

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This report focuses on assessing the carbon storage associated with seasonal, semi-permanent, and permanent wetlands in the Sheppard Slough drainage catchment. The study was part of the Ecosystem Services pilot, which in turn is part of the longer term Ecosystem Services Roadmap intended as a tool under the Cumulative Effects Management Framework to help inform trade-off decisions and assure more robust decision-making.

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Alberta wetland inventory classification system. Version 2.0

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This publication is a report of recent scientific work done to upgrade and refine the peatland/wetland classification system being used in Alberta, and previously in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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