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Terrestrial lichen abundance in relation to stand structure and silvicultural history
(2014-01-22)
Terrestrial lichen has been identified as an important factor contributing to suitable woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) winter habitat. Conservation efforts to maintain viable populations of woodland caribou ...
Black Spruce (Picea mariana) Regeneration in Post-fire Cryptogamic Mats
(2016)
Post-fire black spruce (Picea mariana Mill.) regeneration has received
considerable attention in management of the boreal forest of eastern Canada. Seedbed
quality is a key factor for seed germination and early seedling ...
Environmental Considerations for Wet Mining Peatlands in Northwestern Ontario
(2012-11-10)
Signi cant changes in water quality were detected using a Before-After-Control-Impact
(BACI) experimental design. Porewater showed increases in pH, alkalinity, conductivity
(including Ca, Mg, K, Na), some metals (Sr, Ba, ...
Understanding a northern community's adaptation to climate change and tourism development
(2014-01-22)
This thesis focuses on community perspectives of tourism development and climate change in the community of Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador. It employed a conceptual model of vulnerability developed by Ford, Smit and Wandel ...
A Cartographic analysis of ecological boundary symbology
(2012-11-10)
Maps are used often in ecological boundary analysis. However, there is a
lack of research concerning the relationship between ecological boundary
research and the cartography of ecological boundaries. This multidiscipl ...
Second generation South Asian Canadians: family or individual mate choice model adoption
(2015-01-13)
Family processes have been shown to impact well -being in various immigrant
populations in Canada. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of individual choice and/or family choice model adoption of mate ...
Habitat use by woodland caribou in a managed boreal forest landscape
(2012-11-10)
Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) populations throughout much of the boreal forest have decreased as a result of changes to forest composition, including an increase in moose (Alces alces) and wolf (Canis lupus) ...
Late Paleoindian biface manufacture: a case study from the Mackenzie I site (DdJf-9) near Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2015-06-15)
The Mackenzie Sites appear to form part of the Late Paleoindian Lakehead Complex that occupied the unglaciated peninsula between Glacial Lakes Agassiz and Minong during the terminal Pleistocene. A number of sites and ...
Middle holocene archaeology and paleoenvironments of the Thunder Bay region, Lake Superior basin
(2012-11-10)
This thesis describes the analysis of a deeply buried peat deposit discovered in a
cutbank along the Kaministiquia River near Thunder Bay, Ontario. This exposure yielded
a large sample of well-preserved plant macrofossils ...
Attentional and psychophysiological responses to seasonal and eating stimuli in seasonal depression and disordered eating
(2012-11-10)
Research indicates similarities in clinical presentation between seasonal depression and bulimia nervosa with respect to disordered eating symptoms such as overeating, carbohydrate craving, weight gain and seasonal pattern ...