Regional Assessment

We work with government and co-management agencies to assess cumulative effects at large spatial and temporal scales. Using ALCES PopDyn, landscape and population simulations are integrated to holistically assess the consequences of development, climate change, harvest, and interspecies interactions to wildlife and fish populations. Examples of other approaches we use to link ecological response to stressors include connectivity mapping, dose-response models, and linkages with detailed process models (e.g., hydrology). Examples for more information are provided in the bullets below:

• ALCES PopDyn is being used for collaborative assessment of barren-ground caribou population dynamics in the Northwest Territories
• The use of ALCES to assess connectivity for grizzly bears in Alberta’s Bow Valley is described in an article in the journal Environmental Management.
• The use of ALCES to apply dose-response curves when assessing cumulative impacts to trout is described in a report released by the Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society.