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CABIN Science Forum 2012

2013-04-03

CABIN Science Forum 2012

Fredericton, New Brunswick
November 14-15, 2012
WU Centre, UNB (University of New Brunswick)

The CABIN Science Forum 2012 was held to enhance collaboration, share knowledge and improve the tools and use of CABIN. 

The 2-day forum included short practical courses on the first morning.  The next day and a half consisted of  presentations and interactive discussions on the implementation and future direction of the CABIN program. Presentations and discussions were streamed over the internet to enable participants to interact remotely.

Forum objectives were:

  1. To provide an opportunity for network users to learn about different applications of CABIN in a variety of sectors, successes and challenges, and to learn about the future directions of the program.
  2. To provide a forum for users to interact and collaborate with other members of the network.
  3. To provide an opportunity for information exchange and collaboration among CABIN users and the Environment Canada CABIN Team to address user needs.

Two optional short courses given were:

  1. The Atlantic Reference Condition Approach Model
    Instructors David Armanini, Vincent Mercier and Robert Beiko reviewed the development of the GIS-based Atlantic Provinces model. They also demonstrated the extraction of the habitat variables in GIS, prepared a model input file, ran the statistical procedures on a selection of test sites, and provided guidance on interpreting the output of the model. An application developed to assist users in applying the model was also demonstrated.
  2. CABIN Wetland Protocol Development - Field Demonstration
    Instructors, Alain Armellin and Emily McIvor, donned their waders to demonstrate the development of field approaches for sampling invertebrates in wetlands.  Their intent is to provide a nationally consistent, but wetland specific cabin protocol. Portions of the draft protocol were emphasized including site description, wetland characteristics, substrate characteristics, and benthic invertebrate collection. The next step for the protocol will be scientific peer review before being offiically recognized.

Proceedings available shortly.