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Alberta scientists tracking blue-green algae blooms using satellite imagery

Alberta scientists tracking blue-green algae blooms using satellite imagery

A team of experts is working to better understand the spread of blue-green algae in Alberta lakes by combining satellite technology with near-simultaneous water sampling. The project, funded through Alberta Innovates, is a collaboration between several groups, including Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS), the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI), and researcher Rolf Vinebrooke from the University of Alberta.

Elusive tiger salamanders live in Edmonton-area wetlands — and environmental DNA proves it

Elusive tiger salamanders live in Edmonton-area wetlands — and environmental DNA proves it

Crime-fighting C.S.I.-type technology is being applied to wetlands in the Edmonton area, and turning up some surprising results. In September, scientists with the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) and InnoTech Alberta identified evidence of tiger salamanders in two wetlands. Sydney Toni, a knowledge translations specialist with ABMI, says scientists know that boreal chorus frogs, wood frogs and tiger salamanders have been visiting wetlands in the Edmonton area.