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Behavioural analysis of meadow jumping mice; Zapus Hudsonius
(2020)
Temperament studies of animals can provide unique insight on how behaviour, genetics and environmental factors interact to influence the evolution and dynamics of populations. This, in turn, can be used to predict how ...
Comparison of Carbon Footprints: Mass Timer Buildings vs Steels – A Literature Review
(2020)
Sustainability and innovation are key components in the fight against climate change.
Mass timber buildings have been gaining popularity due to the renewable nature of timber.
Although research comparing mass timber ...
Impacts of different forest watershed composition factors on soil condition in upstream of Miyun Reservoir Watershed, nothern China and its current situation
(2020)
This thesis explores the Miyun Reservoir Watershed’s soil condition and
the current situation it faces now. Miyun Reservoir is located in northern Beijing
and has more than sixty years of history. It is the primary water ...
Interfamily variation in wood quality of black spruce in a northwestern Ontario progeny trial
(2020)
The right trees for replanting must be selected to ensure optimal future forest conditions.
Based on desired future outcomes, various progenies can be selected to suit these needs. In
Canada, black spruce (Picea mariana), ...
An assessment of the utility of an unmanned aerial vehicle for measuring tree heights in a jack pine provenance trial
(2020)
This independent study is an assessment of the utility of an unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) for measuring the heights of jack pine (Pinus banksiana)
trees in a provenance trial. An electronic hypsometer, the Haglöf Vertex ...
Site condition effects on beech leaf disease symptom severity in southwestern Ontario hardwood forests
(2020)
The health of American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) is threatened in North America due
to its susceptibility to various pathogens, including beech leaf disease. Little is known about
beech leaf disease, and forest ...
Butterflies of Verde Sumaco, Ecuador during late December
(2020)
This thesis explores the different Lepidopteran species that were found around
the community of Verde Sumaco, Ecuador, in December of 2018. The objective of this
thesis was to determine if there is a difference in ...
Properties Of Fire-Salvaged Woody Biomass In Northern Ontario And Potential Utilization
(2020)
Due to the suppression of forest fires and lack of implementation of
management tools such as prescribed burning, there has been a change in the
fire regime of Northern Ontario. This has led to larger, more intense fires ...
Determining genetic resistance to jack pine budworm defoliation in jack pine from different geographic seed sources across Ontario
(2020)
Jack pine budworm is an outbreak insect that defoliates jack pine forests across Canada.
While it is a native species, the outbreaks can have severe economic impacts, such as
loss of timber volume and increased risk of ...
Ecotypic variation of black spruce in northwestern Ontario
(2020)
The success of reforestation can be improved by selecting the appropriate seed source
for the site type. However, not much is known about the differences in using upland
versus lowland black spruce seed sources when ...