Regions: South Slave Region
Tags: aquatic ecosystems, biology, bioaccumulation, aquatic food web, water chemistry, wildlife management, species productivity, environmental protection plan, conservation plan, food chain, breeding habitat, endangered species, whooping cranes, migratory birds
| Principal Investigator: | Sotiropoulos, Maria (1) |
| Licence Number: | 13115 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2000
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| Issued: | May 18, 2000 |
| Project Team: | William Tonn |
Objective(s): The extensive wetland complex in Wood Buffalo National Park (WBNP) is composed of a mosaic of shallow ponds that are unique in Canada. They are also the nesting grounds of the last migratory population of Whooping Cranes. Ponds just outside the nesting
Project Description: The extensive wetland complex in Wood Buffalo National Park (WBNP) is composed of a mosaic of shallow ponds that are unique in Canada. They are also the nesting grounds of the last migratory population of Whooping Cranes. Water, organic matter, aquatic plants and small aquatic life forms will be sampled from ponds just outside the nesting area and 0.5 km from the highway. The research team will be transported from Fort Smith to the ponds by a University of Alberta vehicle daily. Samples will be collected from 3 sites using nets and activity traps. This is the first step towards being able to construct the food web relationships of ponds used by the cranes. The results of this study will contribute to current and future research of pond system and ultimately contribute to the conservation of this endangered species and its breeding habitat.
