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Mitigating the effects of the white satin moth (Leucoma salicis) in Thunder Bay’s urban forest
(2021)
The white satin moth, Leucoma salicis (L.), has been detected as a pest of urban
trees in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Surveys were conducted in urban environments
following the discovery of this introduced species to determine ...
Is habitat management in northwestern Ontario meeting the physiological needs of moose in the fall and early winter?
(2021)
This thesis explores the question of whether the habitat management guidance
provided by the Forest Management Planning Manual in Ontario is meeting the
physiological needs of moose in the fall and early winter. Moose ...
Variation of poplar sap flow and its response to meteorological factors
(2021)
The purpose of this paper was to analyze the changes of poplar sap flow, to explore
the meteorological factors affecting the changes of poplar sap flow and their response
laws, so as to provide a theoretical basis for ...
How Ontario’s managed forest tax incentive program (MFTIP) works, why it is useful, and its benefits to private landowners and the environment
(2021)
The vast majority of Ontario’s forest is owned by the Province. However, most
of the deciduous and Great Lakes- St. Lawrence forest is privately owned. Government
has very little control over private land. To encourage ...
Trade analysis of timber forest products between China and the United States
(2021)
Forest products have become a significant part of internationally traded products. United
States forestry has achieved sustainable development, with the improvement of forest
management and logging systems more and more ...
The use of remote sensing in monitoring blue whale habitat features – a literature review
(2021)
Quickly changing environmental factors due to climate change are expected to have
devastating consequences on blue whale populations. The use of acoustic and satellite
remote sensing permits the monitoring of environmental ...
The invasion of dreissenid mussels into Lake Simcoe and their effect on benthic invertebrates
(2021)
The establishment of dreissenid mussels (zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha
and the quagga mussel Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) in Lake Simcoe in 1997 and
2008, respectively, in Lake Simcoe has drastically altered ...
Potential of modeling to predict the re-establishment of bat populations affected by white-nose syndrome in northwestern Ontario
(2021)
Since the first confirmed case in North America in 2007, white nose syndrome
caused by Pseudogymnoascus destructans has decimated bat populations in the
northeastern US and eastern Canada. Ontario is home to eight species ...
Impact and relation between proximity of two individual trees and their general development
(2021)
The intend of the following study is to understand and analyse a trend which marks the
relationship between proximity of two trees and their general development. In this study
we will examine two types of regeneration ...
Deep learning based image super resolution
(2021)
Image super resolution is one of the most significant computer vision researches
aiming to reconstruct high resolution images with realistic details from low resolution
images. In the past years, a number of traditional ...