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The management plan and forest inventory of a private woodlot in Southern Ontario
(2021)
In Southern Ontario, private landowners hold the majority of forested land
because of privatization. These property owners face degraded forests because of past
logging practices. Other challenges faced by these owners ...
A review and evaluation of growth response, stand value and profitability of pre-commercially thinned Jack pine stands in Northwestern Ontario
(2021)
This thesis will be a literature review with the purpose of evaluating the impact precommercial thinning (PCT) has on the tree growth response and if it can meet the
objective of profitability in Jack pine (Pinus banksiana ...
The correlation between fire and boreal forest soil degradation: a review of the effects of forest fire on soil properties
(2021)
The boreal forest has a vast area, and its types are distributed in a belt around the
polar regions. The soil types of boreal forests are also different due to different
vegetation types and climatic conditions in the ...
Implementing a tree pruning cycle into the city of Thunder Bay
(2021)
Several cities in Ontario and across Canada were contacted regarding their tree
pruning programs. Of the ten from Ontario that responded, seven had a cyclical tree
pruning program. Annual budgets ranged from $50,000 up ...
Effects of soil microorganisms on bamboo (Phyllostachys praecon C. D. Chu et C. S. Chao 'Prevernalis) growth
(2021)
Soil microorganisms and plants together form a stable dynamic system in which
they interact and influence each other. The growth and development of plants provide
nutrients to the soil microorganisms, which in turn promote ...
Experimental investigations of sand-water coaxial and swirling jets in stagnant water
(2021)
Sand jets and particle clouds are found in many engineering applications, such as
marine bed capping, dredging material disposal, and discharge of wastewater. A coaxial jet is
composed of an inner jet surrounded by an ...
Women in mathematics education: pathways to participation
(2021)
Improving the participation of women in mathematics education at the post-secondary
level, requires a deeper understanding of how women orient themselves within two very distinct
domains: mathematics and education. Each ...
Tectonomagmatic evolution and green rock mineral chemistry of Jurassic Bonanza arc rocks at Pemberton Hills, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
(2021)
The Pemberton Hills study site is situated in northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia,
and forms part of a northwest trending belt of porphyry deposits and prospects within the
Wrangellia Terrane. The study site is ...
Lightweight deep learning for monocular depth estimation
(2021)
Monocular depth estimation is a challenging but significant part of computer
vision with many applications in other areas of study. This estimation method aims to
provide a relative depth prediction for a single input ...
An analysis of the perceived effects of Indigenous spirituality on substance use recovery in Northwestern Ontario
(2021)
The purpose of this study was to understand the perceived effects of Indigenous
spirituality on healing from substance use in Northwestern Ontario. This study was based on the
work of Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, a ...