(September 30, 2013) "A Fork in the Road:  Future Development in Ontario’s Far North” describes the application of a simulation model (ALCES®) in the James Bay Lowland region of Ontario's Far North. Matt Carlson and WCS Canada's Cheryl Chetkiewicz used the model to simulate changes due to potential mining, hydroelectric development, infrastructure, forestry, and fire over the next 50 years. They modeled the effect of these changes on caribou, wolverine, and moose habitats and developed an impact...

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