OUR MISSION: ACER supports communities, government agencies and corporations in taking action to reduce biodiversity loss and strengthen climate resilience by increasing and monitoring urban and riparian zone forest canopy.

Research Papers

Research done by ACER

Sheridan Mapping and Inventory
I. Kaur, S. Kaur, M. Patel, B. Kaur, J. Patel, J. Singh, and K. Kaur, 2020

The Importance of Trees in the GTA
J. Bilas, 2020

Literature Review – Health Effects of Exposure to Nature
A. Basnayaka, 2020

The Golden Mile Project with the WWCC
N. Basnayaka, 2019

Community Tree Planting with the PIA
N. Basnayaka, 2019

Community Tree Planting with the ACCT
N. Basnayaka, 2019

Sheridan College (Davis and Trafalgar) Inventory 2019
M. Kaur, R.K. Ghuman, B.S. Sandhu, S. Sayal, A.K. Krar, and R. Kaur, 2019

Biodiversity Plot Update – Wiarton, ON (Go Global)
T. Orsulak, 2019

The Importance of Major Elements in Soil
L. Birdi, 2019

Riparian Rangers: Raisin
N. Basnayaka, 2018

Riparian Rangers: Central Lake
N. Basnayaka, 2018

Riparian Rangers: Mississippi Valley
N. Basnayaka, 2018

Riparian Rangers: Essex
N. Basnayaka, 2018

Tree Mapping at Sheridan College Trafalgar Campus
M. Suthar, K. Makwana, A. Khurram, 2018

Tree Inventory Project – Sheridan Davis
N. Kaur, S. Kaur, S. Gaddipatti, M. Na, 2018

Planting for Change Report: GTHA Region 2008-2018
W.L. Leung, 2018

Tree Inventory at Sheridan College Trafalgar Campus as a Tool to Improve Public Awareness and Calculate Tree Carbon Storage Capacity
B. Salah, 2017

Benchmark Tree Measurements for Climate Change Effects: Sheridan Davis and Trafalgar Campuses, Sheridan College
M. Oguzsimsaroglu and S. Banerjee, 2017

Riparian Rangers: Otonabee
N. Basnayaka, 2017

Riparian Rangers: Quinte
N. Basnayaka, 2017

Riparian Rangers: Lower Thames
N. Basnayaka, 2017

Riparian Rangers: Ausable Bayfield
N. Basnayaka, 2016

Riparian Rangers: rare
N. Basnayaka, 2016

Riparian Rangers: Lake Simcoe 2016
N. Basnayaka, 2016

P4C Niagara Region
D. Eporwei, 2016

Sheridan Tree Inventory: Year 2
B. Kaur, D. K. Grewal and S. Kaur, 2016

Niagara Region HIRA Workshop Report 3
Appendices
M. Webb, 2016

Niagara Region Community Mapping Final Report
M. Webb, 2016

UTM Tree Inventory
S. Ansari, 2016

Engaging Citizen Scientists to Estimate Carbon Sequestration in Southern Ontario Forests
J. Pandya, 2015

Improving Sustainability and Ecological Awareness at Sheridan College through the Development of a Tree Inventory
C. King, H. Kandasamy and Y. Ameen, 2015

Riparian Rangers Mississauga Preliminary Report
V. Binko, 2014

Riparian Rangers Etobicoke Preliminary Report
V. Adhikari, 2014

Tree Monitoring (Riparian Rangers) with TRCA [Presentation]
D. J. Kim, 2014

Tree Mapping (TreeCaching at Sheridan College)
R. K. Hundal and Y. Kiriwanegedara, 2014

Niagara Region Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (HIRA) Workshop Report
M. Webb, 2014

Niagara Region Community Mapping Workshop Report
M. Webb, 2013

Climate Change and Biodiversity Monitoring – Case Study of Humber Arboretum
Niao A. Chen, 2013

Tree Distribution Mapping and Statistical Analysis of Distance Between Large Trees
Daniel J. S. Kim, 2013

Growth Rate, Survival Rate, and Population Distribution of Different Tree Species at Humber Arboretum
Sam Z. Xing, 2013

The Relationship Between Plot Diversity of Picea glauca and Tree Carbon Sequestration – An application for the Ministry of Natural Resources Biomass and Nutrients Calculation Model
Talent Huang, 2013

Natural regeneration of a Deciduous Forest
Yafei Deng, 2013

Planting for Change Five Year Report
K. Chin, 2013

Ten Year Results of the First Climate Change Experimental Site in Canada
M. Karsh and A. Casselman, 2012

Regeneration in an Urban Maple Beech Forest
S. Lu, 2010

An Ecological Assessment of Freshwater Ponds and Riparian Zones within Humber Arboretum using Benthic Macroinvertebrates
D. M. Ma, 2010

Riparian Zone Protocol
K. Fitzsimmons, 2010

South Central Ontario Forest Biodiversity: Monitoring Plots Analysis
S. Butt, 2010

Niagara Escarpment Project
J. Weiler, 2009

Ontario Forest Biodiversity Project: Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe
P. Medeiros, 2009

Niagara Peninsula Project
M. Gillespie; S. Butt, 2008

Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve Studies (NEBRS) Project: Awareness Survey
C. Pettitt, 1998

Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve Studies (NEBRS) Awareness Survey, Shellburne Area (Report)
I. Wieler, 1998

Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve Studies (NEBRS) Project: Report on Community Workshops
M. Webb, 1998

The Youth Stewardship Project

Humber Youth Stewardship Project: Humber River Valley (Summer 2010)
ACER, 2011

Humber Youth Stewardship Project: Humber River Valley (Summer 2009)
ACER, 2011

Humber Youth Stewardship Project: West Humber Community Forest (Summer 2008)
ACER, 2008

ACER and Environment Canada/ISA/Clean Air Partnership

Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Americas
Environment Canada & Smithsonian Institute, 2008

Climate-Based Predictions Of Forest Biodiversity Using Smithsonian’s Global Earth Observing Network
Environment Canada. Karsh M., D. MacIver, A. Fenech & H. Auld
Suggested Citation: Karsh M., D. MacIver, A. Fenech and H. Auld, 2007. Climate-Based Predictions Of Forest Biodiversity Using Smithsonian’s Global Earth Observing Network. Occasional Paper No. 8, Environment Canada, Adaptation and Impacts Research Division, Toronto, Canada. 10p.

Benchmarking Biodiversity and Planning Future Forests in Urban Impacted Areas
International Society of Arboriculture
M. B. Karsh, A. Casselman

EMAN: Monitoring Biodiversity in Canadian Forests
Environment Canada

A Scan of Climate Change Impacts in Toronto
The Clean Air Partnership

Gaps in Climate Change and Biodiversity: Implications for Monitoring, Science and Adaptive Planning
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division, Environment Canada, 2008
D.C. MacIver, M.B. Karsh, N. Comer

Solar UV in our world. Secondary Education, Infomation and Investigations
ACER and Environment Canada, 2002

Research on Biodiversity and Plant Hardiness Zones Across a Southern Ontario Transect
M.B. Karsh, 2001

Other Research

Disaster risk reduction under current and changing climate conditions.
H. Auld, WMO Bulletin 57(2) – April 2008