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Precipitation‐Runoff and Storage Dynamics in Watersheds Underlain by Till and Permeable Bedrock in Alberta's Rocky Mountains by Spencer, S. A., Silins, U., Anderson, A. E.

“…The complex mechanisms driving runoff dynamics in mountainous watersheds with thick glacial till and fractured bedrock are not well understood. We examined…”
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The effect of shear-dependent flocculation on the multimodality of effective particle size distributions in a gravel-bed river during high flows by Maltauro, R., Stone, M., Collins, A. L., Krishnappan, B. G., Silins, U.

“…Purpose Multimodal effective particle size distributions (EPSDs) develop as flocculation and particle breakage occur dynamically in a fluid shear and such…”
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A framework for broad-scale classification of hydrologic response units on the Boreal Plain: is topography the last thing to consider? by Devito, K., Creed, I., Gan, T., Mendoza, C., Petrone, R., Silins, U., Smerdon, B.

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The use of composite fingerprints to quantify sediment sources in a wildfire impacted landscape, Alberta, Canada by Stone, M., Collins, A.L., Silins, U., Emelko, M.B., Zhang, Y.S.

“…There is increasing global concern regarding the impacts of large scale land disturbance by wildfire on a wide range of water and related ecological services…”
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Effect of drainage and wildfire on peat hydrophysical properties by Sherwood, J. H., Kettridge, N., Thompson, D. K., Morris, P. J., Silins, U., Waddington, J. M.

“…Consecutive multiple disturbances to northern peatlands can dramatically impact peat hydrophysical properties. We examine the impact of a double disturbance…”
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Atmospheric and soil moisture controls on evapotranspiration from above and within a Western Boreal Plain aspen forest by Brown, S. M., Petrone, R. M., Chasmer, L., Mendoza, C., Lazerjan, M. S., Landhäusser, S. M., Silins, U., Leach, J., Devito, K. J.

“…The Western Boreal Plain of North Central Alberta comprises a mosaic of wetlands and aspen (Populus tremuloides) dominated uplands where precipitation (P) is…”
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Dynamics of evapotranspiration from a riparian pond complex in the Western Boreal Forest, Alberta, Canada by Petrone, R. M., Silins, U., Devito, K. J.

“…The relative contributions to total actual evapotranspiration (AET) from pond and riparian areas in a pond‐wetland complex in the Western Boreal Plain (WBP) of…”
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Biostabilization and erodibility of cohesive sediment deposits in wildfire-affected streams by Stone, M., Emelko, M.B., Droppo, I.G., Silins, U.

“…The erosion characteristics and bed stability of wildfire-affected stream sediment were measured in an annular flume. Biofilms were grown in the flume on…”
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A Comprehensive Biogeochemical Assessment of Climate‐Threatened Glacial River Headwaters on the Eastern Slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains by Serbu, J. A., St. Louis, V. L., Emmerton, C. A., Tank, S. E., Criscitiello, A. S., Silins, U., Bhatia, M. P., Cavaco, M. A., Christenson, C., Cooke, C. A., Drapeau, H. F., Enns, S. J. A., Flett, J. E., Holland, K. M., Lavallee‐Whiffen, J., Ma, M., Muir, C. E., Poesch, M., Shin, J.

“…Climate change is driving the loss of alpine glaciers globally, yet investigations about the water quality of rivers stemming from them are few. Here we…”
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Mice Lacking the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-B Gene (Vegfb) Have Smaller Hearts, Dysfunctional Coronary Vasculature, and Impaired Recovery From Cardiac Ischemia by Bellomo, Daniela, Headrick, John P, Silins, Ginters U, Paterson, Carol A, Thomas, Penny S, Gartside, Michael, Mould, Arne, Cahill, Marian M, Tonks, Ian D, Grimmond, Sean M, Townson, Steve, Wells, Christine, Little, Melissa, Cummings, Margaret C, Hayward, Nicholas K, Kay, Graham F

“…ABSTRACTVascular endothelial growth factor-B (VEGF-B) is closely related to VEGF-A, an effector of blood vessel growth during development and disease and a…”
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The effect of coarse gravel on cohesive sediment entrapment in an annular flume by Glasbergen, K., Stone, M., Krishnappan, B., Dixon, J., Silins, U.

“…While cohesive sediment generally represents a small fraction (<0.5%) of the total sediment mass stored in gravel-bed rivers, it can strongly influence…”
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Forest peatland drainage and subsidence affect soil water retention and transport properties in an Alberta peatland by Silins, U. (Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.), Rothwell, R.L

“…Water table level control by drainage improves forested peatland sites for tree growth, but can also result in subsidence of the peatland surface. The purpose…”
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Carbon isotope discrimination and water stress in trembling aspen following variable retention harvesting by Bladon, K.D, Silins, U, Landhäusser, S.M, Messier, C, Lieffers, V.J

“…Variable retention harvesting (VRH) has been proposed as a silvicultural practice to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. No previous study has…”
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unified nomenclature for quantification and description of water conducting properties of sapwood xylem based on Darcy's law by Reid, D.E.B, Silins, U, Mendoza, C, Lieffers, V.J

“…The literature dealing with the water conducting properties of sapwood xylem in trees is inconsistent in terminology, symbols and units. This has resulted from…”
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Stem sapwood permeability in relation to crown dominance and site quality in self-thinning fire-origin lodgepole pine stands by Reid, D.E.B, Silins, U, Lieffers, V.J

“…Stem sapwood hydraulic permeability, tree leaf area, sapwood basal area, earlywood to latewood ratio of annual rings, radial variation in hydraulic…”
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Transient peat properties in two pond-peatland complexes in the sub-humid Western Boreal Plain, Canada by Petrone, R M, Devito, K J, Silins, U, Mendoza, C, Brown, S C, Kaufman, S C, Price, J S

“…In the Canadian Western Boreal Plain (WBP), wetlands (ponds and peatlands) comprise up to 50% of the landscape and represent unique habitat where summer…”
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Hillslope and groundwater contributions to streamflow in a Rocky Mountain watershed underlain by glacial till and fractured sedimentary bedrock by Spencer, Sheena A, Anderson, Axel E, Silins, Uldis, Collins, Adrian L

“…Permeable sedimentary bedrock overlain by glacial till leads to large storage capacities and complex subsurface flow pathways in the Canadian Rocky Mountain…”
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The use of composite fingerprints to quantify sediment sources in a wildfire impacted landscape, Alberta, Canada by STONE, M, COLLINS, A. L, SILINS, U, EMELKO, M. B, ZHANG, Y. S

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Atmospheric and soil moisture controls on evapotranspiration from above and within a Western Boreal Plain aspen forest: CONTROLS ON ASPEN EVAPOTRANSPIRATION IN THE WESTERN BOREAL PLAIN by Brown, S. M., Petrone, R. M., Chasmer, L., Mendoza, C., Lazerjan, M. S., Landhäusser, S. M., Silins, U., Leach, J., Devito, K. J.

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Differential transpiration by three boreal tree species in response to increased evaporative demand after variable retention harvesting by Bladon, Kevin D., Silins, Uldis, Landhäusser, Simon M., Lieffers, Victor J.

“…We compared the change in microclimate and tree water relations between a boreal mixedwood, variable retention (VR), partially harvested stand and an adjacent,…”
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