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Nature

GEOGRAPHY & HABITATS

1. The Land Between as an ecotone. Peter Alley, Ben Porchuck, with Leora Berman 2006
2. What Do You Mean, The Land Between Leora Berman
3. TLB Start Up  A Phase 1 Report Overview of elements, challenges and opportunities. Leora Berman 2007
4.  The Land Between Boundary 2007_Dr. MJ Fortin and Allan Brand
5. TLB Boundary Detection_FortinReport_December2008 , Dr. Marie-Josee Fortin and Allan Brand, University of Toronto, 2008
6. TLB Boundary Callibration with Habitat and Breeding Bird Occurrences_ Dr. MJ. Fortin– Presentation
7. The Land Between Handout on Boundary Detection_Alan Brand
8. Natural Heritage Information Centre Inventory of Ecosites and communities; species at risk 2007
9. Shoreline Development – Final Report, Paul Heaven, Glenside Ecological Consultants, 2007
10. Muskoka River Watershed Inventory Report , Muskoka Heritage Foundation, Phung Tran, 2007
11. Analysis_Haliburton Soils_brief. Full report and data available to sharing agreement holders.
12. Haliburton Highlands Natural Heritage Mapping Haliburton Highlands Land Trust 2008
13. Final – The Land Between – Alvars, Derek Matheson, Trent University, 2007
14. Ecotone_delineation– Fortin et al.
15. From_field_to_objects: A review of boundary detection. Fortin et al
16. The Status of Science Examining Ecotones_Risser 1995

INSECTS

1. Monarch Movement_Sandy Slote, 2014
2. Damselfly and dragonfly literature review. Wylie. 2010

PLANTS

1. White Oak Dispersal- White Oak Dispersal In The Land Between, Rory Eckensweller, Trent University, 2007
2. The Land Between – Alvars_Mattheson Pilot Research Paper
3. Natural Heritage Information Centre_The_Land_Between_interim_report_Mar10_08– Ecosites and communities; species at risk

BIRDS

1. Literature Review of Declining Birds in The Land Between -Mark Bishop, Qaani Curry, Tom Shorney, Sara Street of Sir Sandford Fleming College, 2007
2. TLB DUC Waterfowl – Waterfowl- The Land Between – Ducks Unlimited Canada, Waterfowl Geodatabase, Helene Gravel and Kimi Watanabee, 2007
3. Avian Diversity_Andrew Couturier– Breeding Birds- Breeding Bird Distribution and Abundance_TLB summary, Andrew Couturier et al, Bird Studies Canada, January 2009
4. Breeding Bird Distribution and Abundance_TLB summary_Couturier 2009
5. Golden Winged Warbler Study within The Land Between. Brian Curren. 2007
6. Bird Distribution As Callibration for TLB Boundary_Dr. Marie Josee Fortin
7. Kark et al GEB 2007 Ecotones for Avian Diversity _ New World birds

FISHES

1. Episode 1- The American Eel with John Casselman. By Josh Skinner. Podcast
2. Otonabee Pimizi American Eel _ American eel on the Journey to the Land Between Draft 4 2007 06 03, Bill Allen, Heritage One, Cultural Researcher
3. American Eel Anacat_Final report _ Macgregor
4. American Eel Heritage and Management 2008 T2F_William_A_Allen
5. American Eel_Managing Magestic Manna_Robert MacGregor, OMNR, 2009
6. Lake Trout, Capacity and Shoreline Development in TLB haliburton pilot map2
7. TLB capacity Lake Trout  and shorelines final report 1

MAMMALS

1. Moose Distribution and Retreat_ French_ Fortin_Goffi_TLB_Rapport20071
2. gurd_etal_2001 Conservation of Mammals

REPTILES

1. 1. Skink Tales_Briar Howes_The Five Lined Skink_Dr. Briar Howes, Parks Canada 2010
   2. Aging Turtles_Doug Armstrong_How Old is That Turtle_Dr. Doug Armstrong, Massey University_2010
   3. Turtle Underpass Design Best Practises for The Land Between_Heaven with Berman_Haliburton Land Trust 2013
   4. Blandings Turtle Population and Distribution in The Land Between

 

Planning, Development and Human Issues

1. What Do You Mean, The Land Between, Leora Berman
2. The effects of Fireworks on Lake Health and Wildlife. Fireworks article. The Land Between newsletter. fall 2016 Nancy Boyce 2016
3. Development Trends and Threats_ summary-report– Exurban Development Threats in The Land Between_summary report, Dr. Tenley Conway and Namarata Shriesthra, University of Toronto, 2009.
4. Residential Development Threats Presentation_Shriesthra and Conway. 2007
5. Natural Heritage Policy_Comparative Study_Katie Allen Comparative Survey and Study of Natural Heritage Official Plan Protections in The Land Between, Katie Allen, Trent University – Environmental Law, December 2007
6. Soil and Water Protection Planning Review_The Land Between_Allen and Benishek – Comparative Study of Shoreline and Shallow Soil-Water Quality Protection in The Land Between, Katie Allen and Nicole Benishek, Trent University – Environmental Law, April 2008
7. Shoreline Development – Final Report -Developed and Natural Shorelines in The Land Between, Paul Heaven, Glenside Ecological Consultants, 2007
8. Mainmap Shoreline Development, Capacity and Lake Trout Habitat Callibration and Review  2013.  Horacheck, Roorda, and Rempel. Summary.
9. TLB water quality sensitivity. Summary paper. Leora Berman. 2008.
10. Dark Skies for Health_Leora Berman_Can They Affect Health_Leora Berman 2008
11. Outdoor Lighting Effects_Dr. Robert Dick, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada_2010
12. Guidelines for Outdoor Lighting, Dr. Robert Dick, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 2016

 

Heritage

1. OFO news 2007 The Land Between and the Carden Alvar_A brief history of the geomorphology, effects of early peoples, birds and ecological importance_Ron Pittaway. 2007
2. Preliminary Thoughts and Images on How Landscape Has Shaped Early History of The Land Between. William Allen.
3. Importance of Archaeology re Species at Risk American Eel. Draft 3 2007 10 21 _American Eel_Allen 2008
4. Historic Trent Canal. map attached
5. Forest Distribution in the Trent River Watershed_1913_Peterborough, Haliburton, Hastings Trent_FOREST_1913
6. Historic Place Names of Peterborough and Kawarthas in TLB Origins in North Peterborough and Kawarthas of The Land Between_Leitch, Premkumar and Watt, 2008
7. A Journey of Traditional Knowledge_Curve Lake FN_Coppaway and edited by Berman for Curve Lake First Nation 2007
8. Strata _Archaeology in TLB_ Winter 2014 Vol 4 No 4 The Land Between_Conference_Articles_ Archaeological Society of Ontario
9. Farmsteads_a Heritage_Thomas McIlwraith _Thomas McIlwraith, University of Toronto, 2010
10. North Limestone Island_William Allen Georgian Bay_Archaeology and History_William Allen, 2007
11. Built Cultural Assets (database upon request)
12. Mississauga Traditional Ecological Cultural Knowledge (contact Curve Lake First Nation Cultural Centre, and if affecting Commons, this is accessed through the Duty to Consult process)
13. Ghost Towns in TLB (database and map by request)

Socio-Economic

1. Luka-Multiple Residency _Placing the Edges of Cottage Country  PhD-summary
2. Creative Economy of Lennox, Addington, and Frontenac (due 2015)
3. Economic structural breakdown by class of Haliburton County (2014)
4. Artisans of The Land Between (Wadland- pending 2015)
5. Modernity,_Metaphor_and_Maples_The_Landscape_Created_by_the_Wood_Chemical_Plant_in_Donald_1992_Trent University, Canadian Studies, 1992
6. Around the Circle in 365 days . Governance Structures for Social Sector Enterprises. Leora Berman.
7. Ontario_Cultural_and_Heritage_Tourism Product Report_Brain Trust and Lord Cultural_2009
8. Tourism  Capacity and Opportunities in TLB- Summary report. Due 2015