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dc.contributor.advisorMcLaren, Brian
dc.contributor.authorFrancis, Trent
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-28T13:30:08Z
dc.date.available2020-04-28T13:30:08Z
dc.date.created2020
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttp://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/4590
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores carbon (C) storage in the forage plants found on the Thunder Bay Community Pasture (TBCP). Plant tissues, roots and shoots, were collected from the TBCP and analyzed at Lakehead University using a loss on ignition technique. This thesis summarizes the (C) pools, the importance and influence of C on soils and plants species, comparing grazing intensities of cattle on the pasture. C storage in the plant communities subjected to high grazing intensity do not differ from levels found in areas subjected to light and medium grazing intensities. Ultimately, plant species in all three functional groups compared (annuals, grasses and legumes) did not have differences in above- ground (C) stores at the grazing intensities observed in the TBCP.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectGrazing intensitiesen_US
dc.subjectCarbon storage in forage plantsen_US
dc.subjectGrassland ecosystemsen_US
dc.subjectGrazing and carbon poolsen_US
dc.titleGrazing intensity and carbon pools in soils, roots and forage plants on the Thunder Bay community pastureen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
etd.degree.nameHonours Bachelor of Environmental Managementen_US
etd.degree.levelBacheloren_US
etd.degree.disciplineNatural Resources Managementen_US
etd.degree.grantorLakehead Universityen_US


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