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The Chronicles of North Narnia: a scholarly personal narrative of place-based learning on the Lakehead University Thunder Bay campus
(2020)
Whether they are large intact forests or small urban greenspaces, places have the potential to
captivate, inspire, educate and foster a deep sense of stewardship towards the natural world. Placebased education is a growing ...
Acoustic wave propagation testing to determine quality in timber and timber products
(2020)
Assessing and grading of raw materials in the timber industry is a key factor in
the maximization of extracted value. Several different approaches are utilized to
measure the quality of standing timber and sawn lumber. ...
Thermal modification processes, properties, and environmental impacts
(2020)
This paper explores the different ways wood is thermally treated in particular
looking at thermal treatment processes, properties produced, environmental impacts and
market opportunities. Review is done on different ...
Technologies for silviculture activities: understanding of the practicality of GIS and remote sensing, smartphone, and UAV Lidar
(2020)
This thesis explores the technologies apply in silviculture activities. Silvicultural
activities are an essential process in forest management. To meet management
objectives, the forester requires to collect any data, ...
Comparative study of forest restoration projects in China and Philippines
(2020)
This article mainly compares two restoration projects in developing
countries, one in China and the other in the Philippines. Both developing countries are located in Asia and have similar population
densities, and both ...
Microbial production of value-added products from wood hemicellulose prehydrolysate
(2020)
Hemicellulose, the second most abundant polymer in nature, has the great potential to be used for
the production of biochemicals under the concept of biorefining. As hemicellulose is watersoluble, it can also be easily ...
Crossing the divide: supporting students and families relocating from remote First Nations communities to urban centres
(2020)
This research explores the experiences of First Nations students and families when they
relocate from their homes in remote First Nations communities to an urban centre. The research
considers student, family and school ...
Windthrow and forest regeneration, structure, and composition in boreal forests
(2020)
Windthrow is a self-identified disturbance factor in forests, which has a huge
ecological and economic impact.
This paper discusses the influence of windthrow on boreal forests and analyzes the
changes of tree ecosystems ...
Utilization of alternative testing methods in the evaluation of pulp and paper mill effluent toxicity
(2020)
Pulp mills are required to perform routine regulatory testing to ensure the effluent they release
from their water treatment plants is not harmful to humans and the environment. The key components
within the effluent ...
Salmonid thermal habitats in Lake Superior tributaries
(2020)
For some potamodromous salmonid species, such as the Brook Trout, streams are a critical
spawning habitat but also habitat for juveniles and stream residents to grow. Salmonids are coldwater fishes and cooler stream water ...