ACA Grants Program
Project Summaries

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

H. A. Kostash Youth Mentorship Program

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

Let's Try Fishing

Outdoor Bound Mentored Hunt Program

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

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

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

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

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

Population Dynamics of Recolonizing American Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in the Beaver Hills Biosphere

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

Using ABHuntLog to Assess Economic Values of Hunting for the Métis Nation within Alberta

Altered behaviour and transmission ecology of fluke-infected zombie ants

Assessing the potential for competition between feral horses, cattle and elk in the upper foothills of Alberta

Differences in cognition, boldness, and parental care in coyotes may influence human-wildlife conflict, including exposure to a zoonotic tapeworm

Environmental nucleic acid applications in freshwater biomonitoring

Habitat features affecting the success of the endangered Ord’s Kangaroo Rat in Alberta

Leave it, burn it, or cut it down? Best management practices for birds in post-mountain pine beetle-attacked forests

Pollinator community responses to weed control in restored grasslands in the Aspen Parkland

Population structure and the conservation significance of elytral colour pattens in the big sand tiger beetle (Cicindela formosa)

Predicting changes in Alberta’s lichens under climate change scenarios: a census of algal symbionts as keystone species

Predictive mapping of rare vegetation communities in Waterton Lakes National Park

Species identification accuracy and repeatability of photo-based vegetation monitoring

Urban ecology of invasive mosquito species Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in Calgary, Alberta

Wetland consolidation effects on water boatman communities (Hemiptera: Corixidae) in the Prairie Pothole Region of Alberta