Dr. Jim Schieck demonstrates how widely dispersed monitoring data collected under the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) could be used in measuring degradation and recovery in industrial sites in the boreal areas of Alberta. He summarizes how ABMI collects data from its many monitoring sites. He then illustrates using a hypothetical (but realistic) example how local and regional ecological health can be assessed as reclamation proceeds on an industrial site.
Dr. Jim Schieck is Co-Director, Science at the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute and an ecologist with Alberta Innovates, Technology Futures. His presentation was part of a seminar, Jan 22, 2013, on Resiliency in Reclaimed Boreal Forest Landscapes, sponsored by OSRIN and the Department of Renewable Resources, Univeristy of Alberta.
