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Genetic variation and adaptation of white birch populations across Canada
(2014-01-22)
Trees adapt to local climates, however growing concern surrounding climate
change has generated predictions suggesting mass extinction or redistribution of taxa
across the landscape. A lack of redistribution will result ...
Ecological niche modelling : salix in Ontario
(2013-04-10)
It has long been recognized that organisms exist in environments peculiar to taxa. Climate is thought to be of primary importance in determining the natural geographic distribution of species. Growing concern over climate ...
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 ...
Species relative abundance and aboveground biomass production driven by climate change and stand ageing
(2015)
Understanding forest communities’ responses to climate change is central to global change ecology research. Access to large data sets from government sources has enabled extensive examinations of the effects of climate ...
Effects of CO2 elevation on the responses to flooding in black spruce (P. mariana) and tamarack (L. larcina) seedlings
(2016)
Anthropogenic activities have been increasing the atmospheric CO2 concentration globally and the increase is predicted to continue to rise in the future. Increased CO2 has been shown to increase photosynthetic rates as ...
Assessing the impacts of climate change on fluvial processes: using a physically-based model to determine hydrologic responses of the Slate River
(2017)
Watershed models are an important tool in regional planning and
conservation efforts. They can provide valuable insight into the potential impacts
of different land use changes and future climate change scenarios on ...
First Nation observations and perspectives on the changing climate in Ontario's Northern Boreal: forming bridges across the disappearing "Blue-Ice" (Kah-Oh-Shah-Whah-Skoh Siig Mii-Koom)
(2017)
Forests can have significant potential to mitigate climate change. Conversely, climatic changes have significant potential to alter forest environments. Forest management options may well mitigate climate change. However, ...
Carbon bio-sequestration by anhydrase enzyme extracted from spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
(2018)
Demand for sustainable and new technologies striving for sequestration of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, is an area of considerable focus. In recent years there has been an increased interest in using an ...
Past and future impacts of climate change on boreal forest timber supply
(2018)
The boreal forest is home to a thriving forest industry which requires stable, long term timber to remain viable. Anthropogenic climate change, caused by the release of greenhouse gasses, is occurring rapidly in northern ...
Phenology, growth and physiological responses to photoperiod and elevated [CO2] of boreal white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh): implications to climate change-induced northward migration
(2019)
With the increase in average global temperature due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]), rapid shifts of climate envelopes are expected to lead to norward migration for boreal tree species. As a ...