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An investigation on the occurrence of the pathogen Sirococcus conigenus infecting natural and planted red pine at the Hogarth Plantation
(2020)
Sirococcus conigenus is a pathogen common in forests of the northern temperate zone and is the causal agent of deertail disease or Sirococcus shoot blight on red pine. This disease has been present on red pine at 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 ...
Factors influencing mechanical properties of OSB
(2020)
With more and more buildings built around the world, OSB is an important building
material. Learning about its properties can help people make use of the OSB panel effectivity. In
this paper, the author will examine the ...
Comparing birch core plywood with traditional softwood plywood
(2020)
Plywood made with birch cores is an important product in the European Union, and
has potential to become an important product in North America. White birch in Ontario is
currently an underutilized species. This paper ...
An analysis of northern goshawk prey preferences by biogeoclimatic subzone across coastal British Columbia
(2020)
This thesis investigates the dietary preferences of northern goshawk populations
in second growth stands on Vancouver Island and the islands of the Johnstone Strait
region on the BC Mainland Coast. Prey abundance was ...
Wood properties of city street trees for utilization in forest products
(2020)
Forest products are an essential part of the Canadian economy. Maximizing the
number of trees we can use to make forest products will be a crucial part of
continuing to produce forest products. The objective of this study ...
Apparent competition and the differing effects of generalist and specialist predators on cervid populations
(2020)
Apparent competition is an important ecological function that has been extensively
studied in wild cervid populations, but little is known about how to manage it or why
some cervid populations are more affected by it ...
Connection between global conservation status, geographical range size, midpoint latitude, female carapace length, and clutch size of Testudines
(2020)
The need for species conservation is only magnified with each passing day.
Testudines are one of the taxonomic orders most at risk of extinction on Earth. Over
70% of Testudines are globally listed on the IUCN Red List ...
Saproxylic beetle species associations with structural composition of red pine coarse woody debris at Hogarth plantation
(2020)
How forest management practices affect the biodiversity of saproxylic insects is currently
poorly understood. Since these insects play a role in nutrient cycling, failure to properly
manage for saproxylic insects could ...
Comparing Chinese returning farmlands to forest project to Canadian nature forest restoration projects
(2020)
This thesis compares the biggest human forest restoration project, Return Farmland to Forest Project (RFFP), in China to natural forest restoration (NFRP) in Canada. These two countries have the third and second largest ...