ACA Grants Program
Project Summaries

Beyond mountain pine beetle: soil carbon storage a decade after tree mortality and the possible influence of soil fungi

Evaluating edge effects on the abundance and biodiversity of parasitoid hymenopterans in canola crops

How crop type and distance to semi-natural habitat influences ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) abundance and species richness in central Alberta agroecosystems

Simulated impacts of black bear predation on neonatal loss in boreal caribou

Uptake of waterborne selenite, and its toxic effects, in the water flea (Daphnia magna), Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

A critical evaluation of Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) response to habitat fragmentation in space and time

Bottom-up mechanisms affecting wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) summer habitat selection

Bridging the gap between pest control and conservation through effective management of Columbian ground squirrels Urocitellus columbianus in a national park

Climate change drives genetic and species diversity change in the alpine tundra of the Rocky Mountains

Development of dynamic indicators of resilience in wild rodent Peromyscus maniculatus

Does habitat availability decline towards the range edge of Rhinanthus minor?

Don't Let It Loose - Encouraging Albertans to C.A.R.E. about their Aquarium Pets

Effect of Cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer L.) on soil carbon, nutrient availability, and soil microbiome in mixed prairie grassland

Effects of oil well drilling noise on parental breeding behavior of chestnut-collared longspurs (Calcarius ornatus)

Environmental, genetic, and social influences on sex ratio in the boreal ant Formica podzolica

Ground beetle dynamics: natural enemies of pea leaf weevil, Sitona lineatus, in pulse agroecosystems in central Alberta

Identifying genetic structure and divergence between Zonotrichia leucophrys subspecies and habitat ecotypes

Intraspecific variation in diurnal hypothermia in over-wintering black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)

Investigating the role of fungal and host stress volatiles in the attraction of low-density mountain pine beetle populations

Is there an association between male Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) horn morphology and their reproductive success?

Let's Try Fishing

On the population health and persistence of long-toed salamanders, Ambystoma macrodactylum, in the Bow River Corridor

Outdoor Bound Mentored Hunt Program

Survival consequences of sampling strategies in Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)

Taxonomic, morphological and genetic relationship in two foundational prairie rough fescue grass species, Festuca hallii and F. campestris

Temporal scaling and shifting: Variation in survival trajectories in Lemna minor

The effect of habitat connectivity on genetic rescue potential in the alpine butterfly Parnassius smintheus Doubleday (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

The influence of larval diet and microsporidian infection on life history traits of the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

The Lansing Effect in Lemna turionifera (Lemnoideae) and Potential Contributing Factors

The rise and fall of jelly fungi: Exploring a microecosystem of aspen branches in boreal Alberta

What doesn’t kill you may not make you stronger: Sub-lethal effects of parasites and pollutants on energetic condition in river otter and mink

Winter responses in wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) to seasonal dynamics in water and factors influencing forage availability in wetlands