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Patterns of mercury accumulation in northern Ontario walleye and relationship with watershed characteristics
(2018)
Mercury is a well known toxic contaminate that poses health risks to humans and wildlife. In Ontario 85% of consumption restrictions of fish from inland lakes is due to mercury contamination. The purpose of this study was ...
Predicting brook trout distributions using the aquatic ecosystem classification for Ontario’s rivers and streams
(2018)
Brook trout are a highly valued aquatic species that are sensitive to changes in their environment. Studies show that optimal brook trout habitats have declined due to anthropogenic effects like forest fragmentation, ...
Cut-and-skid business plan for the Ottawa Valley
(2018)
The purpose of this thesis is to perform a feasibility analysis for starting a cut and skid harvesting operation in the Ottawa Valley. This is done using time studies and harvesting costing. It is proposed that a cut-and-skid ...
Community forestry in Canada: an overview of current affairs and potential for the future
(2018)
This paper examines the current body of literature available covering the
topic of community forestry in Canada. Using a modified synthesis
literature review method articles covering the theoretical and practical
applications ...
Power line use by nesting raptors
(2018)
Raptors represent an important species group often targeted in wildlife
monitoring efforts. Incidental raptor stick-nest observations were recorded in SaskPower
power line aerial imagery. Analyses were conducted to ...
Examination of species of wood decay fungi present on hazard street trees in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2018)
Urban forests are an integral component in modern day urban infrastructure.
Forests systematically planted in unnatural growing conditions are predisposed to injury,
deficiency and disease, therefore requiring regular ...
Edge effects of road material and compaction on the regeneration of jack pine in the English River Forest
(2018)
There is potentially a considerable proportion of harvestable forest area experiencing road edge effects. It may be important to understand these effects and how trees respond to them to improve forest growth modeling ...
A preliminary study on regional variation in skull morphometrics of Vulpes vulpes in Thunder Bay, ON
(2018)
The purpose of this study was to identify whether morphological differences occur between subsets of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes L.) from different areas in Thunder Bay district. The goal was to examine the statistical output ...
An examination of the effectiveness of MYKE® on growth of potted American elm seedlings under greenhouse conditions
(2018)
This thesis is an examination of the commercial mycorrhizal additive known as MYKE®, and the impact upon growth that it has on American elm seedlings grown under greenhouse conditions.
Seedlings of American elm were grown ...
Effects of species composition and season change on fine root length increase with stand development in Northwest Ontario
(2018)
The root length is an important indicator to reflect the growth characteristics of the tree, but the root length is difficult to obtain through direct measurement, and the root as a sensitive organ of plants can indirectly ...