Featured research
Featured research stories are from Land Lines, the Nature Conservancy of Canada blog.
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Carbon and wetlands: So what's the big deal?
Wetlands can support a lot of plants and vegetation that take up carbon from the atmosphere. What's unique about wetlands is that they enable...Read more »
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Dr. Crayfish, I presume?
Meet a crayfish enthusiast and researcher who goes by the name Dr. Crayfish.Read more »
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Sudbury lakes are becoming less acidic
Robert Alvo summarizes his findings of over 25 years of examining the effects of lake acidification on common loon breeding success in the...Read more »
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Multi-talented organisms: How seaweeds can affect our daily lives
Seaweeds provide hope for a more sustainable future, with healthier food, renewable energy and fewer plastics.Read more »
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If you’re Batman then I must be Robin, right?
This summer I spent a couple of nights trying my best to help the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) contract biologist, Joe Poissant,...Read more »
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Science is for the birds
What is a MAPS station? How does bird banding work? Learn more about the importance of bird banding stations and how the information gathered...Read more »
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Understanding how roads affect wildlife in the Chignecto Isthmus
No one likes the sight of dead animals on the road, but few are aware of the more serious implications that roads have on wildlife habitat...Read more »
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Long live loons and their research
In the 1970s, North Americans were already concerned about the effects of human activity on the common loon. For over 30 years now, Rob Alvo...Read more »
