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E/raced : aboriginal youth identities and schooling
(2009)This qualitative study investigates Aboriginal high school students' negotiation of identity and identifying with school and community in relation to other representations. Within the literature, cultural and racial ... -
Early evidence of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) on the northern plains : an examination of Avonlea cultural materials (AD 300-1100)
(2013-02-03)The goal of this thesis is to reconstruct the plant component of paleodiet for the Avonlea complex (AD 300 – 1100 BP), an early ceramic-producing culture on the Northern Plains. Avonlea peoples have been assumed by ... -
Early growth responses of black spruce seed sources selected for reforestation under climate change scenarios in Ontario
(2014)Study area : Northern boreal forest: (Northeastern - Sault Ste. Marie region) ; (Northwestern : Dryden and Kakabeka regions) -
Eco-arts Education: Developing a Connection with the Natural World through Yoga and Mindfulness
(2016)This research studies how yoga and mindfulness, in an outdoor setting, helps elementary students connect to and understand the natural world. The four interrelated spheres of holistic development created as the conceptual ... -
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 ... -
Ecological Concept Development at the Elementary School Level
(2012)This case study of one school was designed to examine the level of knowledge and understanding elementary students (ages 9 – 13) have for key ecological concepts that are found in the Ontario 2007 science curriculum ... -
Ecological effects of several reforestation and rehabilitation treatments on abandoned shifting cultivation sites in Sarawak, East Malaysia
(1994)The biomass, nutrient contents and soils of a chronosequence, including undisturbed primary forest (UPF), logged over forest (LOF), cleared and burned forest (for cultivation), abandoned cultivation sites, and four ... -
Ecological implications of the 18th and 19th century fur trade: a study of five HBC post's accounts
(2016)This research critically addresses the ecological implications of the 18th and 19th Century fur trade and whether primary source material written and maintained by European fur traders can measure resource procurement ... -
Ecological niche modelling : salix in Ontario
(2013-04-10)It has long been recognized that organisms exist in environments peculiar to taxa. Climate is thought to be of primary importance in determining the natural geographic distribution of species. Growing concern over climate ... -
Ecologically-based taper equations for major tree species in Manitoba
(2004)Kozak's variable exponent taper equation was fitted for balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera L.), trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.), white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss), black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) ... -
Ecology and management of riparian zone vegetation along small coldwater streams in Northwestern Ontario
(2002)This thesis synthesizes three papers on the ecology of the riparian zone vegetation found along small coldwater streams in northwestern Ontario. The objectives of this thesis were 1 ) to describe the biodiversity and ... -
Ecology of a northern pike (Esox Iucius) population in a small, oligotrophic Lake : with comparisons to other northwestern Ontario populations
(1988)The life history and population dynamics of the northern pike (Esox lucius) within Squeers Lake, Ontario were studied in order to provide information on pike found within oligotrophic lakes. Results clearly demonstrate ... -
Ecology of forage fish following cessation of overharvest of walleye in Henderson Lake, Ontario
(1988)I examined the forage base of Henderson Lake, Ontario following collapse of its walleye stock due to overexploitation, and an inexplicable decline of the ninespine stickleback population. In response to these events a ... -
Ecology of northern pike, Esox lucius Linnaeus, in Savanne Lake, Ontario
(1980)Important aspects of the life history and population dynamics of the northern pike, Esox lucius, in Savanne Lake, Ontario were studied during 1977 and 1978. Feeding relationships involving northern pike and walleyes, ... -
Ecology of pathogenic Escherichia coli in water : survival and molecular detection
(2003)Recently there has been a surge of interest in the ability of enterohemmorhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) to survive in aquatic environments. It has been speculated a correlation may exist between the genotype of an E. ... -
Ecology of terrestrial gastropods and their response to conifer release treatments in northwestern Ontario
(1995)The primary objective of this study was to document any changes in terrestrial gastropod species richness and density associated with alternative methods of managing competing vegetation on regenerating conifer plantations. ... -
Econometric model of Canada's newsprint exports to the United States of America
(1990)An econometric model was built for predictive purposes and for understanding the relationship between the US market and Canadian newsprint producers. In this study, a simultaneous-equation model was developed, which ... -
An economic analysis of an American ginseng growing operation in a woodlot in Janetville, Ontario
(2018)American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) has been valued for centuries as a medicine, particularly in Asian cultures. It is highly valuable, and as a result it has been poached to endangered levels throughout much of its ... -
An economic analysis of the impact of the Bronze Birch Borer on birch trees in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2022)Urban street trees provide many ecosystem services, environmental and economic benefits for residents, communities, cities, and municipalities. The economic benefits of trees are not easily quantified as they have no ... -
Economic analysis of vegetation management alternatives in Ontario
(2014-01-22)Vegetation management practices have become an integral component of forest management. Economics of alternative vegetation management treatments were analyzed in this thesis on the basis of two journal papers. Six research ...
