ALCESİ
Testimonials
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Through his work Dr. Stelfox has substantially raised the awareness of the cumulative impacts of multiple players in Alberta's landscapes. ALCES is recognised by many, not only as a powerful analytical tool, but also as a means of communicating very complex issues to a wide range of audiences. Using this tool, Dr. Stelfox has also contributed to various projects aimed at finding and implementing practical solutions that have reduced cumulative impacts.
Werner A. Kurz, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Global Change and Landscape Ecology
Natural Resources Canada
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Brad's ingenuity and leadership have yielded in ALCES a strategic tool that finally gives rigour to our formerly fuzzy notions of how cumulative effects influence an entire landscape. From a government perspective, this is an essential prerequisite to providing leadership and developing strategies that will conserve all of Alberta's advantages - both economic and environmental.
Ian W. Dyson, M.Sc., MCIP
Regional Environmental Coordinator
Alberta Environment, Prairie Region
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The ALCES model offers concrete alternative approaches to the construction of roads, seismic lines, well sites, and pipelines that ensure rapid revegetation of native species. It clearly demonstrates the cumulative effects of natural (fire) and human-caused (forestry, energy, transportation) disturbance regimes on the age structure and composition of the forest. Dr. Stelfox has built the tool to be used by all types of stakeholders. The model has an intuitive structure and it tracks outputs that are relevant to Albertans.
Stan Boutin, Ph. D.
Professor, University of Alberta
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Integrated Landscape Management
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Over
the past 3 years Dr. Stelfox has developed a unique software program to
model or simulate the implications of a complete array of human land
use practices on a variety of land and resource attributes of interest
to resource managers and the public. ALCES represents a substantial
step-change in our ability to contemplate the impacts of land use
policy and practices.
Peter Koning
Program Manager, Integrated Landscape Management
Alberta Chamber of Resources
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