Undergraduate theses: Recent submissions
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Estimating change of amphibian wetland habitat for Painted Rock Island, Lake of the Woods, from 1952-2015 using historical aerial photography and modern satellite imagery
(2020)Amphibians are suffering from global decline due to a synergy of factors – many of which are primarily the result of anthropogenic impacts including climate change, yet they are a crucial component of a functioning ecosystem. ... -
Jack pine fitness under current and future climate
(2020)Climate change has the potential to drastically alter the functioning of Canada’s forests and the species that live there. The importance of understanding patterns of adaptive variation in relation to climate is imperative ... -
Studies on host selectivity by Cuscuta gronovii
(2020)The host selectivity of the plant parasite Cuscuta gronovii, and its growing patterns were investigated among pairings of corn, bean, and tomato plants in various combinations. These pairings were set up in pots, in a ... -
Building green energy initiatives in Northern Ontario Indigenous communities: case study on community development in Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation
(2020)Northern Ontario’s First Nations communities rely heavily on diesel energy, a fuel source with high economic and environmental costs. Thus, many communities are examining the viability of making a partial or full transition ... -
The response of riffles and pools to changing water contaminants in Sixteen-mile Creek, Halton, Ontario
(2020)Increasing water contaminants has been a growing problem in Southern Ontario due to rapid urbanization, agricultural runoff and pollution. Determining how riffles and pools respond to changing contaminants is crucial to ... -
Ecological and economic values of public trees from the Manitou tree inventory
(2020)Urban trees are an underappreciated aspect to urban communities and contribute valuable ecosystem services. As of November 2017, the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), an invasive beetle from Asia had been found in ... -
An Ontario approach to urban pest management: a case study for emerald ash borer
(2020)The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive insect pest that was imported to North America from Asia in packaging materials and shipping containers. It first became established in Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario in ... -
Connection between global conservation status, geographical range size, midpoint latitude, female carapace length, and clutch size of Testudines
(2020)The need for species conservation is only magnified with each passing day. Testudines are one of the taxonomic orders most at risk of extinction on Earth. Over 70% of Testudines are globally listed on the IUCN Red List ... -
Carrying capacity of vicunas in the Chimborazo Faunal Production Reserve, Ecuador
(2020)The Chimborazo Faunal Production Reserve (CFPR) and the reintroduction of the vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) is a success story for species conservation in South America. While the vicuna was once thought to be headed for ... -
Methods for finding wolf (Canis lupus) kill sites using location clusters: a study in Grand Portage Indian Reservation, Minnesota
(2020)Wolves have profound effects on the ecosystems around them. As large carnivores, they can significantly manipulate ecosystems by controlling potentially overabundant ungulate populations. This study attempts to find predation ... -
Saproxylic beetle species associations with structural composition of red pine coarse woody debris at Hogarth plantation
(2020)How forest management practices affect the biodiversity of saproxylic insects is currently poorly understood. Since these insects play a role in nutrient cycling, failure to properly manage for saproxylic insects could ... -
Comparing Chinese returning farmlands to forest project to Canadian nature forest restoration projects
(2020)This thesis compares the biggest human forest restoration project, Return Farmland to Forest Project (RFFP), in China to natural forest restoration (NFRP) in Canada. These two countries have the third and second largest ... -
An analysis of northern goshawk prey preferences by biogeoclimatic subzone across coastal British Columbia
(2020)This thesis investigates the dietary preferences of northern goshawk populations in second growth stands on Vancouver Island and the islands of the Johnstone Strait region on the BC Mainland Coast. Prey abundance was ... -
Biomass energy potential of forest harvest residue in Northwestern Ontario
Woody biomass contributes less than 6% of total energy production in Canada. Based on previous data relating to the supply, quality and economic potential, this compilation of relevant data provides an estimation on the ... -
Wood properties of city street trees for utilization in forest products
(2020)Forest products are an essential part of the Canadian economy. Maximizing the number of trees we can use to make forest products will be a crucial part of continuing to produce forest products. The objective of this study ... -
Apparent competition and the differing effects of generalist and specialist predators on cervid populations
(2020)Apparent competition is an important ecological function that has been extensively studied in wild cervid populations, but little is known about how to manage it or why some cervid populations are more affected by it ... -
Comparing birch core plywood with traditional softwood plywood
(2020)Plywood made with birch cores is an important product in the European Union, and has potential to become an important product in North America. White birch in Ontario is currently an underutilized species. This paper ... -
Factors influencing mechanical properties of OSB
(2020)With more and more buildings built around the world, OSB is an important building material. Learning about its properties can help people make use of the OSB panel effectivity. In this paper, the author will examine the ... -
The Whitesand River: An assessment of brook trout habitat suitability following mine site closure
(2020)The Winston Lake Mine operated from 1988-1999 within the Whitesand River watershed located near Schreiber, ON. Operations resulted in releases of elevated cations and anions from tailings pond discharges above Cleaver ... -
Forest harvesting impacts on forested wetland forest ecosystem function – biogeochemical cycling
(2020)The wetland ecosystem is located at the interface of the atmospheric, terrestrial and water system. It is one of the most biologically diverse ecological landscapes on earth and one of the most important environments for ...
