To understand the pattern of adaptive variation of jack pine in north central Ontario better, short-term provenance tests were established. Seed was collected from 64 sites to the east and west of Lake Nipigon and grown ...

If humankind is to cope with the cumulative effects of its expanding populations on the earth’s ecosystems, a new relationship is required with natural systems. Serious adoption of the concepts of forest sustainability ...

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of pre-exercise and exercise ingestion of fructose and glucose during prolonged cycling exercise. The primary purpose was to determine if ingesting fructose before and ...

The representation of uncertain information and inference with such information are some of the fundamental issues in uncertainty management. Conventional methods for uncertainty management usually use a single value ...

Competition in forestry is discussed as a prelude to the hypothesis that tree seedling growth is strongly related to that of other vegetation close to it. The hypothesis states that: a) the relationship is species-dependent; ...

This study was designed to examine the self-fulfilling nature of the social stigma of loneliness. It was hypothesized that individuals (perceivers) would be less warm and friendly in dyadic conversations with persons ...

An investigation was made into the rates of moisture content, extractives and basic wood density losses that occur when trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) wood chips are stored during different seasons ...

The purpose of this study was to quantify the effects of heavy metals on pigments and photosynthesis in four and a half month old black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) seedlings. Photosynthetic pigment analysis by ...

The objective of this thesis was to determine the interference potential of aquatic plants to wild rice (Zizania palustris L. ) through field and laboratory studies. Three companion papers describe the influence of ...

Public sentiment is against herbicide use on public forests in Ontario. Provincial policies are directing research into alternative vegetation management with only limited interaction or support with forest resource based ...