Leading Edge 2004
The Working Biosphere
March 3-5, 2004 – Quality Parkway Convention Centre – St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Leading Edge 2004: The Working Biosphere brought together almost 200 participants and provided a forum for exchange of ideas.
Of the conference's many highlights were the more than 40 paper presentations that took place on the Thursday, as well as the poster displays that were showcased at the Opening Reception.
The paper and poster presentations explored three interrelated themes:
- Communities in action;
- Scientific research, environmental monitoring and conservation projects; and,
- Demonstrations of sustainable development.
The success of the presenters is illustrated in these proceedings as their research, findings, discussions and conclusions are included here in papers for future use.
The papers are organized by session. Select a session on the navigation bar to the left. Once the session opens, click a title to view the paper and/or abstract in Abode PDF. The PDF file will open in another window.
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Session #2
Session #3
Session #1
State of the Park Reporting in an Open Ecosystem: An Evaluation of Fathom Five National Marine Park of Canada
Andrew Promaine and Claire McNeil
Building the Great Arc Initiative in Canada and the U.S.
Gordon Nelson, Patrick Lawrence, Eric Fowle, Paul Bray and Kerry Mitchell
Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy: A Partner in the Understanding and Protection of Ontario's Niagara Escarpment
Bob Barnett
Niagara's Water Quality Protection Strategy
Tom Mahood, Ronald Scheckenberger, Adel Ashmalla, Bob Steele and Alison Sivers
An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the NEP in Protecting the Georgian Bay Shoreline
Alan Ernest
Moving Beyond Face Value: Rethinking the Role of Values in Sustainability Planning
Anne Varangu
Agri-Tourism and Sustainability in Niagara
Emily Eaton
Living on the Edge: Using Permaculture to Foster Sustainability on Escarpment Land
Karen Krug
A Comparative Analysis of Land Values Within and Adjacent to the NEP
Alan Ernest
Towards a Sustainable Niagara Foodshed: Learning from Experience
Robert Feagan and Karen Krug
New Fossils Indicate Prehistoric Pollution of Crawford Lake
J.H. McAndrews and C.L. Turton
Archaeological Research in the Crawford Lake Area
William Finlayson
A GIS Probability of Occurrence Model for the Niagara Escarpment in Southwestern Ohio
Patrick Lawrence and Adam DeMars
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Session #2
Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation Forest Corridor Project: An Effective Means of Ensuring Biodiversity Conservation
Paul Gagnon, Matt Brock and Steve Hounsell
Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association: The Niagara Escarpment's First Biosphere Community Committee
Carol Reaney and Frank Burrows
New Stewardship and Conservation Opportunities from a Biosphere Reserve Perspective
George Francis, Graham Whitelaw and Anne Marie Laurence
Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust
Frank Shaw
Urban Bioregional Planning for Working Landscapes: Biosphere Reserves of Melbourne and the Niagara Escarpment
Kate Matysek
Traditional Knowledge: Its Potential Relevance to Fisheries Conservation and Native Fishing Issues on the Saugeen-Bruce Peninsula
Edwin Koenig
Biosphere Reserves and Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes
Jim Molnar
A Community Based Environmental Values Typology for the Niagara Escarpment
Susan Preston
Community Based Ecosystem Monitoring: A Tool for Development and Promoting Ecosystem Based Management
Paula Jongenden, Brian Craig and Graham Whitelaw
Credit Valley Conservation Greenlands Securement Strategy
Heather Anne Paleczny and Mike Puddister
Partnerships in Action: Hamilton Harbour RAP
Anne Redish and Kristin O'Connor
Giant's Rib Discovery Centre
Barbara Rusnak
Increasing Citizen Involvement in Sustainability-Centred Environmental Assessment Follow-up
Carol Hunsberger, Tyler Shaw, Thalia Santisteban, Robert Gibson and Susan Wismer
Volunteering for Nature: Building Capacity for Nature Conservation Volunteering
Bronwen Smith
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Session #3
University of Waterloo's Niagara Escarpment Field Monitoring Course: Success through Partnerships
Graham Whitelaw, Anne Marie Laurence, Greg Michalenko and Bronwen Smith
Bruce Peninsula National Park of Canada's Disturbed Areas Monitoring and Restoration Program
Frank G. Burrows, Katherine Welch and Jessica Calhoun
Monitoring Ecosystem Change in Carolinian Forests and Oak Savannas
Brent Parker and Brian Craig
Cliff Face Vegetation Communities: Microsite Limitations and the Impact of Climbing
Kathrynne Lynne Kuntz and Doug Larson
National Monitoring Protocol for Plenthodontid Salamanders
Josh van Wieren and Jim Wilson
Ontario's Benthos Biomonitoring Network
Chris Jones and Brian Craig
The Niagara Escarpment's Black Bear: Conservation Challenges and Opportunities
Frank G. Burrows, Dr. Martyn Obbard and Kim Schlosser
Land Ownership and Other Landscape-Level Effects on Biodiversity in Southern Ontario's Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Kathrynne Lynne Kuntz and Jon Lovett-Doust
Niagara Escarpment Monitoring: Comprehensive, Integrative and Collaborative?
Graham Whitelaw, Robert Milne, James Hamilton and Lorne Bennett
Forest Biodiversity Monitoring
Anne Marie Laurence
Monitoring Tree Health on the Niagara Escarpment
Lisa Grbinicek
Winter Avian Populations
Robert Milne
Assessing Health in Canadian Forests Using Tree Mortality Rates
Brent Parker and Brian Craig
Credit Valley Conservation's Terrestrial Monitoring Program
Deanne Meadus
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