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Special places : Alberta's Parkland Natural Region

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions, including the Parkland Natural Region.

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Special places : Alberta's Rocky Mountain Natural Region

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions, including the Rocky Mountain Natural Region.

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Special places : Alberta's Boreal Forest Natural Region

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions, including the Boreal Forest Natural Region.

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Special places : a legacy in the making

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions and 20 subregions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions and 20 subregions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions.

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The Grassland Natural Region of Alberta [draft]

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This draft report was prepared by staff of Environmental Protection and has not undergone review by professionals in the fields of protected areas, natural history and prairie conservation. This... More ≫

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This draft report was prepared by staff of Environmental Protection and has not undergone review by professionals in the fields of protected areas, natural history and prairie conservation. This report discusses the Grassland Natural Region and focuses on Crown land. Chapter 1.1 provides background information on the reasons why this report was prepared. Chapter 1.2 presents a brief biophysical perspective of the grassland biome in North America and in Canada, with more detailed information for Alberta. Chapter 1.3 provides an historical perspective and Chapter 1.4 discusses the resulting amount of grassland remaining. Detailed information on ongoing fragmentation of grassland ecosystems through linear disturbances is presented in Chapter 1.5. Chapters 1.6 and 1.7 review the results of historical trends on grassland species.

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