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Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems in Canada
(2020)
Agroforestry is a land management system which integrates forest management
practices with agriculture, often using high-value tree species planted alongside crops to
increase profits. Agroforestry has the potential to ...
Long range ecological restoration plan for the Lake of the Woods using waterbird guilds as indicator species
(2020)
This thesis explores a long-term ecological restoration plan for the Lake of the
Woods area using waterbird guilds as indicator species to plan, adjust and minimize
climatic affects in the future. In a time of rapid ...
Jack pine fitness under current and future climate
(2020)
Climate change has the potential to drastically alter the functioning of Canada’s forests and the species that live there. The importance of understanding patterns of adaptive variation in relation to climate is imperative ...
Effects of forest fire on watershed ecosystem
(2019)
Global warming has increased the frequency of forest fires and droughts, which have had a number of
effects on the hydrologic ecosystems of watersheds`. Therefore, the influence of forest fires on forest watersheds
and ...
Intraspecific height variation of white spruce provenances in Ontario
(2020)
Provenance tests in Ontario have been used for decades to evaluate the optimal
seed sources for different environments. Understanding the genetics, adaptations and
selection pressures of tree species using provenance ...
Jack pine budworm (choristoneura pinus) effects on fuel loading and resulting fire risk
(2020)
Plots were done in various locations to determine the effect of the jack pine budworm on fire frequency to the insect outbreaks on jack pine budworm infected sites. This information can be useful in determining resulting ...
Climate change impacts on the health and livelihoods of Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario
(2021)
Climate change is expected to affect people’s health and livelihoods in northern
Indigenous communities more adversely than in others due to existing socio-economic
conditions and direct reliance on the environment to ...
A geospatial analysis and comparison of snow leopard and mountain lion habitat: implications for conservations and research
(2022)
Big cats form an integral part of landscape ecosystem management and are vital to the
persistence of natural habitats. Global change, alongside human interactions has severely harmed
populations of these predators, often ...
A case study of moisture regime on Pinus banksiana across Ontario
(2022)
With climate change affecting the boreal forest there are many
consequences to plant species on different site types that can be detrimental to
their longevity and productivity, affecting ecosystem health. In this ...
The effects of stratification methods on paper birch and yellow birch seed germination
(2022)
This study examines the use of both a typical cold moist stratification method,
and an alternative in their ability to affect germination rates in paper birch (Betula
papyrifera) and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis). ...