Principal Investigator:Kabanov, Pavel Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
To acquire a reference geologic section of Devonian strata in the area of relatively easy access and with the preservation of rocks allowing for comprehensive study of Devonian-time Earth and hydrocarbon potential of the Canol shale play.
The research team will be conducting field measurement and photo-documentation of the available section, survey of the measured section with spectral gamma-ra...
Principal Investigator:Korosi, Jennifer B Licensed Year(s):
2019
2018 Summary:
The goal is to reconstruct long-term environmental change (hundreds to thousands of years) by examining chemical and biological fossil remains preserved in lake sediment cores, in order to better understand how thawing permafrost impacts lake ecosystems.
1) Water chemistry and plankton survey
The research team will collect lake water samples from the study lakes to analyze for water chemistry...
Principal Investigator:Pisaric, Michael FJ Licensed Year(s):2019
2018
20172016 Summary:
The objectives of this research are to examine the frequency and severity of past wildfire and drought (drought-like) conditions in the southern Northwest Territories. Specifically, the research team will examine the following questions: 1) how frequent and severe have fires been in the past; 2) are fires becoming more frequent/severe due to the impacts of climate change; 3) what impact does wildf...
Principal Investigator:Wolfe, Brent BBW Licensed Year(s):
2016
Summary:
While water and sediment quality monitoring in areas of industrial developments is an integral part of water management programs to ensure protection of ecosystems, absence of long-term measurements can make it challenging to define reference conditions effectively. As a contribution to the Marian Watershed Stewardship Program (MWSP), this research uses paleolimnological approaches to establish ba...
Principal Investigator:Armstrong, Terry Licensed Year(s):
2014
2013201220112010 Summary:
The objectives are to draw together multiple sources of information so that we may (1) examine change in lake area in this ecoregion, (2) assess amount of meadow habitat lost to rising water levels in core bison range, (3) investigate whether recent changes are part of a longer-term cycle and evaluate the causes of this change, (4) determine a way to document and integrate local and traditional kn...
Principal Investigator:Laidlaw, Shawn Licensed Year(s):
2013
2012 Summary:
The purpose of this project is to:
1) coordinate monitoring and research efforts in the watershed between the community, government, and universities;
2) understand current aquatic health of the watershed using water quality, macroinvertebrates, aquatic furbearers and fish as indicators of ecosystem health;
3) understand historical environmental change and contaminant loading in the watershed u...
Principal Investigator:Pisaric, Michael FJ Licensed Year(s):
2008
200720062005 Summary:
The objective of this research is to study the impacts of climate change on boreal and aquatic ecosystems in the Mackenzie Delta region. By doing so, the researchers hope to gain a better understanding of the effects of long-term climate change on these ecosystems. Their study will utilize dendrochronological and paleolimnological methods to examine spruce forests and lake sites situated in the in...
Principal Investigator:Prowse, Terry D Licensed Year(s):2008
2007
20062005 Summary:
Melting permafrost can alter soils and surface runoff. The effects of such changes have been modeled but never evaluated experimentally. Arctic lake productivity is not well articulated and sensitivities to disturbance (e.g., climate change, water withdrawal for development use) remain unpredictable. The objective of this study is to develop a hydrologic model for melting permafrost conditions, as...
Principal Investigator:Wolfe, Alexander P. Licensed Year(s):
1992
19911990 Summary:
The Researcher will continue to investigate lakes on the unglaciated terrain of Fosheim Peninsula to determine the former environments of high and low arctic lakes. By analyzing the physical and chemical properties of the sediments, as well as the preserved biological remains within them, the nature and timing of rapid environmental changes at the close of the last glaciation may be explained....
Principal Investigator:Vandenbygaart, B.J. Licensed Year(s):
1992
Summary:
The Researcher will continue a chronology of environmental change during the development of Immerk Lake....