Research suggests even underground oilsands mines have profound effects on the forest community that vary from animal to animal.
“What you’re seeing in the oilsands is a change in how that landscape works,” said University of Victoria ecologist Jason Fisher, who works for the Alberta government agency Innotech.
The fact we found these consistent large effects on the entire mammals community was quite a surprise to me.- Jason Fisher, University of Victoria
Fisher’s paper, published in the journal Frontiers In Ecology, looked at the effects of forestry and in-situ oilsands mines on 10 mammals from moose to wolves to squirrels. It found some species were winners and some were losers, but all were affected.
“I didn’t expect to
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