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Support for, and success of, Indigenous students in access programs at four Canadian universities: educators’ perspectives and practices
(2020)
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s recent report on Indigenous Post-
Secondary Education reported that 10% of Indigenous peoples in Canada hold a
university degree, compared to 26% of non-Indigenous people. Yet, ...
An analysis of northern goshawk prey preferences by biogeoclimatic subzone across coastal British Columbia
(2020)
This thesis investigates the dietary preferences of northern goshawk populations
in second growth stands on Vancouver Island and the islands of the Johnstone Strait
region on the BC Mainland Coast. Prey abundance was ...
Wood properties of city street trees for utilization in forest products
(2020)
Forest products are an essential part of the Canadian economy. Maximizing the
number of trees we can use to make forest products will be a crucial part of
continuing to produce forest products. The objective of this study ...
Apparent competition and the differing effects of generalist and specialist predators on cervid populations
(2020)
Apparent competition is an important ecological function that has been extensively
studied in wild cervid populations, but little is known about how to manage it or why
some cervid populations are more affected by it ...
Connection between global conservation status, geographical range size, midpoint latitude, female carapace length, and clutch size of Testudines
(2020)
The need for species conservation is only magnified with each passing day.
Testudines are one of the taxonomic orders most at risk of extinction on Earth. Over
70% of Testudines are globally listed on the IUCN Red List ...
Saproxylic beetle species associations with structural composition of red pine coarse woody debris at Hogarth plantation
(2020)
How forest management practices affect the biodiversity of saproxylic insects is currently
poorly understood. Since these insects play a role in nutrient cycling, failure to properly
manage for saproxylic insects could ...
Comparing Chinese returning farmlands to forest project to Canadian nature forest restoration projects
(2020)
This thesis compares the biggest human forest restoration project, Return Farmland to Forest Project (RFFP), in China to natural forest restoration (NFRP) in Canada. These two countries have the third and second largest ...
Methods for finding wolf (Canis lupus) kill sites using location clusters: a study in Grand Portage Indian Reservation, Minnesota
(2020)
Wolves have profound effects on the ecosystems around them. As large carnivores, they can significantly manipulate ecosystems by controlling potentially overabundant ungulate populations. This study attempts to find predation ...
Carrying capacity of vicunas in the Chimborazo Faunal Production Reserve, Ecuador
(2020)
The Chimborazo Faunal Production Reserve (CFPR) and the reintroduction of the vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) is a success story for species conservation in South America. While the vicuna was once thought to be headed for ...
Ecological and economic values of public trees from the Manitou tree inventory
(2020)
Urban trees are an underappreciated aspect to urban communities and contribute valuable ecosystem services. As of November 2017, the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), an invasive beetle from Asia had been found in ...