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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 ...
Methods for finding wolf (Canis lupus) kill sites using location clusters: a study in Grand Portage Indian Reservation, Minnesota
(2020)
Wolves have profound effects on the ecosystems around them. As large carnivores, they can significantly manipulate ecosystems by controlling potentially overabundant ungulate populations. This study attempts to find predation ...
Carrying capacity of vicunas in the Chimborazo Faunal Production Reserve, Ecuador
(2020)
The Chimborazo Faunal Production Reserve (CFPR) and the reintroduction of the vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) is a success story for species conservation in South America. While the vicuna was once thought to be headed for ...
Ecological and economic values of public trees from the Manitou tree inventory
(2020)
Urban trees are an underappreciated aspect to urban communities and contribute valuable ecosystem services. As of November 2017, the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), an invasive beetle from Asia had been found in ...
Building green energy initiatives in Northern Ontario Indigenous communities: case study on community development in Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation
(2020)
Northern Ontario’s First Nations communities rely heavily on diesel energy, a fuel source with high economic and environmental costs. Thus, many communities are examining the viability of making a partial or full transition ...
An Ontario approach to urban pest management: a case study for emerald ash borer
(2020)
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive insect pest that was imported to North America from Asia in packaging materials and shipping containers. It first became established in Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario in ...
The response of riffles and pools to changing water contaminants in Sixteen-mile Creek, Halton, Ontario
(2020)
Increasing water contaminants has been a growing problem in Southern Ontario due to rapid urbanization, agricultural runoff and pollution. Determining how riffles and pools respond to changing contaminants is crucial to ...
Studies on host selectivity by Cuscuta gronovii
(2020)
The host selectivity of the plant parasite Cuscuta gronovii, and its growing
patterns were investigated among pairings of corn, bean, and tomato plants in various
combinations. These pairings were set up in pots, in a ...