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Spotlight on new publications

Aquatics

Title:  An aquatic ecosystem classification for Ontario’s rivers and streams: Version 3

Summary: Documents the third version of the Aquatic Ecosystem Classification, a tool used to classify streams and rivers in Ontario based on physical attributes, such as water temperature, and watershed characteristics, such as upstream drainage area.

Authors: Jones, N.E., B.J. Schmidt, I.A. Sutton and M.S. Parna

Series/Journal: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Science and Research Branch, Peterborough, ON. Science and Research Technical Report TR-69

Forests/lands

Title:  Rutting severity effects on black spruce performance after two decades

Summary: Summarizes the reassessment of previous studies examining the effects of soil rutting — which occurs when the ground can’t support the weight of forest equipment above — on black spruce seedlings to support updates to forest management documents.

Authors: Kwiaton, M., D.M. Morris, K. Lennon and R. Goshgarian

Series/Journal: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Science and Research Branch, Peterborough, ON. Science and Research Technical Report TR-67

Natural heritage

Title:  Long-term monitoring of Arctic coastal ecology at the East Bay Mainland Research Station, in Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut

Summary: Reports results of a 25-year study on shorebird breeding ecology in Nunavut, including the factors influencing timing of laying, habitat selection, and breeding success.

Authors: MacNearney, D., E. Davis, J. Rausch, E. Nol, J. Nokoolak, K.F. Abraham et al.

Series/Journal: Arctic Science

Wildlife

Title:  Streamlining camera trap image workflows with MegaDetector©: A test case in Ontario’s managed forests

Summary: Reviews the effectiveness of MegaDetector, an artificial intelligence-driven image recognition program, to reliably distinguish between empty and wildlife-occupied camera trap images from Ontario’s forests.

Authors: Martin, C.J.S. and P.D. DeWitt

Series/Journal: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Science and Research Branch, Peterborough, ON. Science and Research Technical Report TR-66

What this catalogue includes

This catalogue is designed for users of natural resources scientific and technical information, such as researchers with universities and other governments, foresters and biologists, and conservation authority staff. It provides a complete list of Ontario’s scientific and technical publications on natural resources and forestry issued since 2004, including:

  • scientific and technical publications commissioned by the ministry
  • journal articles written by ministry staff

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