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WATERSHADE Phase 1: Development of a policy and an implementation plan
August 3, 2023 - This project consists in implementing a restoration plan for thermal refuges on the Restigouche River watershed. In the first phase, a policy will be codeveloped for thermal refuges, namely: premices,...
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Designing, building, and monitoring thermal refuges in an era of warming rivers
June 1, 2022 - Thermally stable patches in rivers, known as thermal refuges, are used by cold-water species like Atlantic salmon to alleviate thermal stress in the summer and winter through behavioural thermoregulation. Some...
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Identification and characterization of thermal refuges potentially used by salmon in Jacques-Cartier River
June 1, 2022 - The goal of this project is to complete an inventory of thermal refuges in Jacques-Cartier River and its main tributaries using a thermal camera attached to a helicopter, and to...
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