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Vol3-Appendix J-Biodiversity Appendix J Biodiversity Imperial Oil Resources Limited Cold Lake Expansion Project Volume 3 – EIA Appendices March 2016 APPENDIX J: BIODIVERSITY TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1.0 BIOTIC DIVERSITY DATA AND SUMMARIES ............................................................... 1 1.1 Information and Data Sources ............................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Vegetation Data ...................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Breeding Bird Point Count Data ............................................................. 1 1.1.3 Species of Concern ................................................................................ 1 1.1.4 Alberta Biota ........................................................................................... 2 1.2 Plant Species Diversity from Regional Data .......................................................... 3 1.2.1 Plant Species Information and Data ....................................................... 3 1.2.2 Characteristic Plant Species by Ecological Land Classes ...................... 3 1.2.3 Plant Species Occurrence by Ecological Land Classes ......................... 9 1.2.4 Unique and Uncommon Plant Species ................................................... 9 1.2.5 Sensitive, Rare or at Risk Plant Species ................................................ 9 1.2.6 Exotic Species and Weeds ..................................................................... 9 1.3 Breeding Bird Species Diversity from Regional Data .......................................... 24 1.3.1 Breeding Bird Information and Data ..................................................... 24 1.3.2 Characteristic Breeding Bird Species by Habitat Type ......................... 24 1.3.3 Unique and Uncommon Bird Species ................................................... 24 1.3.4 Sensitive, Rare or at Risk Breeding Bird Species ................................. 24 1.4 List of Alberta Biota ............................................................................................. 31 1.5 References .......................................................................................................... 37 Appendix J – Table of Contents Imperial Oil Resources Limited Cold Lake Expansion Project Volume 3 – EIA Appendices March 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont’d) PAGE LIST OF TABLES Table J-1: Plant Survey Sites in the Terrestrial Regional Study Area (2000 to 2014) ............ 3 Table J-2: Ecological Land Classes Distribution for Vegetation Survey Sites in the Terrestrial Regional Study Area ............................................................................ 4 Table J-3: Characteristic Species by Ecological Land Classes .............................................. 5 Table J-4: Species Presence and Relative Commonness1 by Ecological Land Classes ................................................................................................................ 10 Table J-5: Unique and Uncommon Species Occurrence by Ecological Land Classes ........ 16 Table J-6: Sensitive, Rare or at Risk Plant Species by Habitat Class .................................. 19 Table J-7: Exotic Species and Number of Occurrences by Ecological Land Classes .......... 23 Table J-8: Breeding Bird Call Point Sites by Bird Habitat Type ............................................ 24 Table J-9: Characteristic Breeding Bird Species by Habitat Type Occurrences of Breeding Bird Species by Habitat Type ............................................................... 25 Table J-10: Bird Species Observation Frequencies (%) by Habitat Type .............................. 26 Table J-11: Unique and Uncommon Bird Species.................................................................. 29 Table J-12: Breeding Bird Sensitive, Rare or at Risk Species ............................................... 30 Table J-13: Species Presence in Alberta based on Best Available Data ............................... 32 Table J-14: Typical Habitat Classes for Central Mixedwood Mammal, Reptile and Amphibian, Waterfowl and Shorebird Species based on Published Species Accounts ................................................................................................ 35 Appendix J – Table of Contents Imperial Oil Resources Limited Cold Lake Expansion Project Volume 3 – EIA Appendices March 2016 1.0 BIOTIC DIVERSITY DATA AND SUMMARIES 1.1 Information and Data Sources Information and data sources for taxonomic analysis included a combination of field plot data and information derived from published literature sources. 1.1.1 Vegetation Data Vegetation data were obtained from field studies conducted throughout the TLSA between 2013 and 2014 (see Volume 2, Section 11.0). Additional vegetation field data were obtained from other sources including data collected for the Marie Lake Project in 2000-2001 (used in the Nabiye and Mahihkan North environmental impact assessments) and publically available data collected by the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI); occurring within the terrestrial regional study area (TRSA)). Data from all sources were measured within sample quadrats ranging from 100 to 400 m2 in area and were considered to be representative of ecosystem classes present in the terrestrial local study area (TLSA). All vegetation measurements occurred within the Central Mixedwood Natural Subregion and were located within 50 km of the TLSA, representing the same set of terrestrial species and ecosystems. Data were screened to confirm ecosystem classification and taxonomic accuracy. A total of 161 data plots were available to analyze plant species richness. 1.1.2 Breeding Bird Point Count Data Breeding bird point count data were obtained from field studies conducted throughout the TLSA between 2013 and 2014. Additional breeding bird data were obtained from the ABMI. This data provided breeding bird species presence and relative abundance for habitat types present in the TLSA. Data from all sources were measured using a fixed radius point count survey method. They occurred within the Central Mixedwood Natural Subregion and were located within 50 km of the TLSA, representing the same set of terrestrial species and habitats. Data were screened to confirm habitat classification and taxonomic accuracy. A total of 285 point count sites were used in the analysis of breeding bird species richness. 1.1.3 Species of Concern Species of concern (i.e., species listed as Sensitive, May be at Risk, At Risk, or any tracked rare species), habitat associations and distribution data for the Central Mixedwood Natural Subregion (Natural Regions Committee 2006) of Alberta were determined from ACIMS (2013) and ASRD (2010). Appendix J – Page 1 Imperial Oil Resources Limited Cold Lake Expansion Project Volume 3 – EIA Appendices March 2016 1.1.4 Alberta Biota Species lists for the province of Alberta were compiled from several sources including: Alberta Conservation Information Management System (ACIMS 2013); Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI 2014, 2013, 2009a, 2009b, 2006); the Canadian Encyclopedia (2014); USDA Plants Database (2014); Flora of Alberta, 2nd Edition (revised by J.G. Packer) (Moss 1983); University of Alberta, Micro Fungus Collection and Herbarium (2014a); Encyclopaedia of Life (2014); Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (2014); University of Saskatchewan (2014); Alberta Environment (2014); Insects of Alberta (2013); Aquatic Invertebrates of Alberta (Clifford 1991); and University of Alberta, Alberta Worm Invasion Project (2014b). Information from published sources were next used to assemble a list of mammals, amphibians and reptiles, shorebirds and waterfowl likely to occur within the Central Mixedwood Natural Subregion (Natural Regions Committee 2006). These sources included: The Status of Birds and Vascular Plants in Alberta’s Lower Athabasca Planning Region - Preliminary Assessment (ABMI 2009b) ; The 2010 General Status of Alberta Wild Species (ASRD 2010); Wild Species (ESRD 2013); The Birds of Canada (Godfrey 1986) ; Mammals of Alberta (Pattie and Fisher 1999); The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta (Russell and Bauer 1993); The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta (Semenchuk 1992); The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta: A Second Look (FAN 2007); and Alberta Mammals – An Atlas and Guide (Smith 1993). Appendix J – Page 2 Imperial Oil Resources Limited Cold Lake Expansion Project Volume 3 – EIA Appendices March 2016 1.2 Plant Species Diversity from Regional Data 1.2.1 Plant Species Information and Data A subset of field data from this project and other regional sources from 2000 to 2014 was summarized to examine plant species diversity for vascular and nonvascular plants. The total number of plant survey sites, including detailed sites and rare plant searches used for this assessment totalled 439 (Table J-1). Sources included ABMI monitoring sites (in the TRSA) and sites measured as part of this project (in the TLSA). Table J-1: Plant Survey Sites in the Terrestrial Regional Study Area (2000 to 2014) Detailed Survey Sites Total Vascular and Total Rare Plant Project or Study Vascular Vegetation Nonvascular Detailed Search Sites Plants Only Sites Plants Sites ABMI (within TRSA) 16 0 16 0 16 Imperial projects (in TLSA) 18 127 145 278 423 Total 34 128 161 278 439 Data within each site was classified to Ecological Land Classes (ELC) which included ecosite phases for the Boreal Mixedwood region (Beckingham and Archibald 1996), and additional ELC developed for
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