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The role of beavers in ecosystem restoration and the environment
(2022)
This thesis analyzes the role of beavers in ecological restoration and the environment. At the same time, it discusses controversies related to beavers and gives
final recommendations. This paper analyzes the impact of ...
Factors determining the success of common loon (Gavia immer) nest platforms along the Aguasabon River, Ontario
(2022)
When the Ministry of Mines, Northern Development, Natural Resources, and
Forestry in Nipigon, Ontario realized that loon nests in lakes surrounding the Aguasabon
River were being flooded, they built and placed multiple ...
Road-network location heuristics for the tactical harvest-scheduling model
(2022)
In tactical planning in hierarchical forest management, cut-blocks are selected
for maximizing revenue and road networks are allocated at minimal cost in order to
maximize profit. The selected cut-block set and requisite ...
Autonomous surface vehicle for mechanized bathymetric surveys
(2022)
This study evaluates the efficacy of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV)
constructed from inexpensive consumer off the shelf components for suitability in
surface-based bathymetry of large-scale tailing impounds found ...
Driver and landscape-related factors associated with reported wildlife-vehicle collisions in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2022)
The ever-expanding road network in Ontario has created serious implications for wildlife
and their movement within the province. This has led to the discovery of many factors that have
the potential to increase the risk ...
Comparison of stratification and scarification methods of Sorbus decora, Vitis riparia, and Rhus typhina
(2022)
This thesis investigates the effectiveness of three methods in breaking seed
dormancy of Sorbus decora, Vitis riparia, and Rhus typhina. The treatment methods
studied were mechanical scarification with sandpaper, ...
Indirect effects of climate change and forest fragmentation on breeding bird abundance in Ontario
(2022)
From data on forest breeding bird species in the Atlas of Breeding Birds of Ontario, this thesis summarizes population changes from 1981 to 2005 and all the direct and indirect
reasons that may lead to the decline of these ...