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        Recovering from over-cutting in China: an examination of the natural forest protection project 

        Ke, Jingshun (2017)
        In the last century, China chose a planned economic system and formulated a strategy for the development of heavy industry. The chosen strategy for heavy industry has given forestry a half-century task, both to provide ...
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        Examining the shear strength of the glue lines in glued laminated timber 

        Gleeson, Ryan (2017)
        With a soaring global population and continuous depletion of resources, wood and engineered wood products will change the way we carry out conventional construction. Conventional building materials such as concrete and ...
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        Changes in yellow perch diets associated with nanosilver exposure in freshwater lakes 

        DeBoer, Brennan R. (2017)
        Freshwater lake experiments on the effects of nanosilver were completed at the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario. Since nanosilver has antibacterial properties it is expected to have negative effects on ...
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        The negative impacts public opinion can have on wildlife management plans 

        Bender, Courtney A. (2017)
        Certain wildlife management plans are in place to balance overpopulated species. Years of scientific research and monitoring are done to come up with the most beneficial way of maintaining a healthy ecosystem. Wildlife ...
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        Diversity of life history characteristics of Lake Superior migratory rainbow trout 

        Stratton, Kyle (2017)
        Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have been present in the Great Lakes since their introduction in the late 1800’s (Clarkson et al. 1997). These fish have naturalized many streams and have established naturally reproducing ...
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        Efficacy of MYKE® on in vitro growth of American elm (Ulmus americana) 

        Devine, Daniel (2017)
        This thesis is an examination of the commercial product MYKE which is a perlite-peat mixture containing 7 spores/g of Glomus intraradices N.C Schenk & G.S. Sm., a vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza-forming fungus. Seeds of ...
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        Mercury evolution and impacts of two hydrological dam - Three Gorges Dam and La Grande Dam 

        Du, Yuting (2017)
        Hydrological dam are widely used to generate electricity. At present, hydrological power is deemed be clean energy, because it does not have greenhouse gas emission. However, many reports and researches show that ...
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        Controlled flow, temperature and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchell) fry emergence on the Aguasabon River, Terrace Bay, Ontario, 2011-2016 

        Hauser, Allison Hanna (2017)
        This thesis reviews factors that affect brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchell) fry emergence and their relevance to population fitness. A series of drift nets were deployed from 2010 to 2016, April through May, on ...
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        Investigation of commodities trading of pulp with a focus on China and Canada 

        Xi, Lei (2017)
        Canada is the current largest supplier of pulp products in China. However, the current international wood pulp market exists several challenges. The quantity of exported pulp and pulp production in Canada is represented ...
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        Hydromapping Tool Creation for Sprat Lake Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Surface From Motion Analysis; A Proactive Approach to Reduce Potential Mercury Fluxes Following Forest Harvesting By Using Variable Retention Buffers and Preplanned Machine Travel Corridors 

        Pendziwol, Colin (2017)
        There has been an increase in the awareness and concern regarding mercury contamination in Northwestern Ontario fish. Wetland and low laying areas are considered hotspots for methylmercury production which, when disturbed ...
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        Analysis of current and future Low Impact Development sites in Thunder Bay, Ontario 

        Beatty, Philip (2017)
        The rapid spread of urbanization in Thunder Bay has caused the increase of impermeable surfaces and the increase in flood incidents within the city. Another contributing factor to increased flood incidents is due to the ...
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        Feasibility of utilizing wood debris for biofuels in Northwestern Ontario 

        Riest, Eric J. (2017)
        In recent years’ production of transportation biofuels generated from forest residues have grown rapidly on a global scale. Converting to advanced biofuels is enticing because they can help reduce dependence on oil; mitigate ...
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        Urban forestry plan of Birch Point Park disc golf course 

        Kam, Ronan Lee (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 ...
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        Management proposal for a private landowner to improve an existing sugar maple stand 

        Dulude, Natalie (2017)
        The presence of sugar maple, Acer saccharum Marshall, in Northwestern Ontario is bound by the existence of unique ecological microsites and natural gap dynamic processes. Its’ management, though rare and challenging, has ...
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        Differential treatment of boreal forest biome by forest stewardship council 

        Khanlarov, Nazim (2017)
        This thesis examines the conduct of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) regarding the certification stringency in the boreal biome. Certification is less stringent in Russia as compared to other boreal nations; Canada, ...
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        Impacts of invasive earthworms on carbon storage in southern boreal hardwood forests 

        Richardson, Nicole (2017)
        The introduction of invasive, non-native earthworms into forest ecosystems has increased as recreational, industrial, and commercial activities increase in northern Ontario. The presence of these ecosystem engineers in ...
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        Exploring UAV technology and thermal imagery to aid in tracking animal prints in the winter 

        Davison, Brooke (2017)
        This study was done to test the ability for Unmanned Aerial System (UAV) equipped with thermal imagery cameras to detect thermal decay of footprints within the snow left by people, in hopes to apply thermal imagery and ...
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        Heavy metal pollution control technology - phytoremediation in China 

        Chang, Liu (2017)
        As a worldwide problem, soil heavy metal pollution has a huge impact on human production and life. The world has invested a lot of manpower and material resources for environmental governance. Environmental pollution ...
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        Quantitative metrics of deadwood decay classes as a function of moisture regime and tree species 

        Leeson, Emmarie (2017)
        The patterns and rates of decomposition of dead woody debris (DWD) in the boreal ecosystem throughout the wood decay process have been hypothesized to vary across moisture regimes and between species. A fundamental aspect ...
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        Flight distances from nests and behaviours of the olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) 

        Short, Lucas (2017)
        The Olive-sided Flycatcher is a migratory species currently facing a dramatic population decline. The species is listed as threatened in Canada under the Species at Risk Act. The purpose of this study was to describe the ...
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