Browsing Undergraduate theses by Title
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Technologies for silviculture activities: understanding of the practicality of GIS and remote sensing, smartphone, and UAV Lidar
(2020)This thesis explores the technologies apply in silviculture activities. Silvicultural activities are an essential process in forest management. To meet management objectives, the forester requires to collect any data, ... -
Thermal modification processes, properties, and environmental impacts
(2020)This paper explores the different ways wood is thermally treated in particular looking at thermal treatment processes, properties produced, environmental impacts and market opportunities. Review is done on different ... -
Time allocated to vigilance: does antipredator behavior decrease in colder temperatures?
(2017)This thesis was designed to assess the effect an organism's environment has on its behavior. Specifically, the effect of air temperature on vigilance behavior was examined during the winter of 2016-2017. This study was ... -
Trade analysis of timber forest products between China and the United States
(2021)Forest products have become a significant part of internationally traded products. United States forestry has achieved sustainable development, with the improvement of forest management and logging systems more and more ... -
Traditional agroforestry systems as habitat for avian species: assessing their role in conservation
(2019)The objective of this study was to explore the role of traditional agroforestry systems in Ecuador, called chakras, in the conservation of avian species. Eleven examples of chakra, including plantations of yuca (Manihot ... -
Urban food forestry (UFF), its role in Canadian urban forestry management plans, and integration into Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2019)Urban food forests are perennial polycultures of fruit or nut-producing tree species that mimic a natural ecosystem. The concept of urban food forestry within small grassroots campaigns and initiatives is not a new one, ... -
Urban forestry plan of Birch Point Park disc golf course
(2017)This urban forestry plan is for the sustainable management of the Birch Point disc golf course in Thunder Bay. A tree inventory was conducted on the course to create a map and gain information to aid in making management ... -
The use of remote sensing in monitoring blue whale habitat features – a literature review
(2021)Quickly changing environmental factors due to climate change are expected to have devastating consequences on blue whale populations. The use of acoustic and satellite remote sensing permits the monitoring of environmental ... -
Using controlled water treatment on understory plant species to determine the effects of climate change on the boreal forest
(2018)Climate change poses a big threat to boreal forest managers. We have set out to test how different precipitation levels will affect a number of boreal understory species across the three forest types commonly found in the ... -
Using planet labs imagery to track caribou: a pilot study
(2019)Using satellite imagery from an earth imaging company called Planet Labs, this study aimed to see whether Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) could be tracked through a disturbance path left by migrating herds. ... -
Using Silvicultural Treatments to Control Browsing Levels of Western Red Cedar on Vancouver Island (Thuja plicata)
(2020)The Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act requires forest tree farm licence (TFL) holders and timber supply area (TSA) to have a sensible silviculture prescription that ensures licensees to replace harvested trees ... -
Using trail camera imagery to develop a habitat suitability index (HSI) For moose (Alces alces) In the English River Forest, ON
(2019)Moose are a valuable economic and ecological resource in Ontario. Understanding their spatial distribution throughout the forest is essential for managing populations and preserving habitat. One method of identifying the ... -
The utility of molecular DNA markers for monitoring population trends and genetic structure of woodland caribou
(2021)The use of non-invasive genetic sampling techniques is becoming frequent in the field of conservation. An examination of population trends of woodland caribou in Canada reveals the potential for fecal DNA analysis. Various ... -
Variation of fungal endophyte diversity between healthy branches of balsam fir and branches infected with fir broom rust
(2020)A total of 241 isolation attempts were made, with 233 yielding cultures from 61 branches collected from two balsam fir trees. The most commonly found fungal endophyte in healthy branches of balsam fir was Foveostroma ... -
Variation of poplar sap flow and its response to meteorological factors
(2021)The purpose of this paper was to analyze the changes of poplar sap flow, to explore the meteorological factors affecting the changes of poplar sap flow and their response laws, so as to provide a theoretical basis for ... -
Well-spaced and free-growing: effects and interactions of ecosite and renewal treatments on regenerating stands in northwestern Ontario
(2019)Effective renewal of harvested stands in Ontario is mandated in the Crown Forest Sustainability Act (CFSA 1994). Properly prescribed silviculture leads to forested stands that are regenerated successfully, have predictable ... -
Wetland restoration in China
(2019)China has the fourth largest area of wetland in the world. China has many types of wetland, but because of the environmental damage, many wetland areas were lost or converted to other land use such as farmland. As 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 ... -
Windthrow and forest regeneration, structure, and composition in boreal forests
(2020)Windthrow is a self-identified disturbance factor in forests, which has a huge ecological and economic impact. This paper discusses the influence of windthrow on boreal forests and analyzes the changes of tree ecosystems ... -
Winter home range sizes of female woodland caribou in the boreal forest of Northwestern Ontario
(2019)Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou Gmelin) are listed as “threatened” under the Canadian Species at Risk Act. Fourteen ranges occur within the continuous distribution of caribou in Ontario and have been studied ...
