Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: vegetation, environmental baseline, habitat
| Principal Investigator: | Moore, Steve M (6) |
| Licence Number: | 14748 |
| Organization: | EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2010
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| Issued: | Jun 25, 2010 |
| Project Team: | Steve Moore (Lead Field Biologist, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.), Karla Langlois (Field Biologist, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.), Tanya Perzoff (Lead Field Ecologist, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.) |
Objective(s): To identify presence of rare plants within the local study area and to describe existing habitat types within the local study area.
Project Description: The 2010 baseline environmental studies will include the following: 1) A rare plant survey to be conducted in mid July (approximate) to identify presence of rare plants within the local study area. 2) An ecosystem mapping field component to be carried out in June and mid July (approximate) to describe existing habitat types within the local study area. Rare plant surveys will be conducted in mid July using a combination of walking meander and walking transect survey techniques following the Alberta Native Plant Council procedures. Random walking meander transects will be conducted in each different habitat type and all new plant species will be recorded until no more new species are observed. Walking transects will be conducted in habitats with the greatest potential to support rare plants. Transects maximize the coverage of an area and minimizes overlap of the search area. The ecosystem mapping field component will be conducted in June and mid July, and will include ground based plots according to methodology outlined in the Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems. The following site information will be collected: plot number, date, UTM coordinates, exposure, aspect, slope, topographic position, soil moisture, drainage and nutrient regime, ecosystem unit name, successional status, structural stage, and surface substrate, plant species, and species cover. Photographs will be taken at each plot. Letters have been faxed to local communities to inform them of the project. A summary of field results will be provided to ARI upon completion of the 2010 work and will be emailed to individuals and communities upon request. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from June 26, 2010 to August 31, 2010.
