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Assessment of heavy metals concentrations in sediment and soil samples at Royal Roads/Hatley Park, Colwood, BC
(2020-01-17)Site investigations were performed at two locations on the Royal Roads/Hatley Park property and the Esquimalt Lagoon to determine metals concentrations. Soil and sediment samples were analyzed for heavy metals concentrations ... -
Phenological effects on southern resident killer whale population dynamics
(2020-01-04)Southern resident killer whale survival is threatened by a variety of known risk factors, but more likely exist. As this population lives entirely within the coastal Pacific waters of North America, the ocean environment ... -
Onward and inward : a heuristic exploration of a self-propelled learning journey
(2019-10-11)In this autoethnographic thesis, I share my personal learning journey of an attempt to cycle across Canada. Situated in heuristic methodology, this lived-experience research arose from feelings of discontent and confusion ... -
Oil sand tailings water in the Athabasca River
(2019-09-19)This study developed a screening level methodology for surveillance of oil sands process-affected water that had potentially migrated to groundwater in the oil sands development area of northern Alberta, Canada. We pilot ... -
Environmental perceptions among Indo-Canadian, Sri Lankan Canadian and Filipino-Canadian communities in Surrey, British Columbia
(2019-09-18)The purpose of this thesis is to understand the perspectives of the environment among Indo-Canadian, Sri Lankan-Canadian and Filipino-Canadian immigrant communities who reside in Surrey, British Columbia. Environmental ... -
Aquatic health effects of biotechnical streambank restoration of the Elbow River in an urban environment
(2019-09-17)Streambank stabilization that uses non-living and living design elements, called biotechnical restoration, is an increasingly common approach to stream restoration design. With this increase in use, it is important to ask ... -
Increasing water temperatures from changing climate and their effects on the survival of adult sockeye salmon, (Oncorhynchus nerka) on Snake River in the Columbia Basin
(2019-08-29)As a consequence of climate change, many populations of sockeye salmon in the U. S. Pacific Northwest are now experiencing significantly warmer river conditions during their spawning migration from the ocean to their ... -
Evaluating the potential impacts of reintroduced plains bison (Bison bison bison) contained in a soft-release pasture in Banff National Park
(2019-08-26)Plains bison (Bison bison bison) have been absent from Banff National Park (BNP) since before its establishment, primarily due to over-hunting in the 19th century. Reintroducing bison to BNP is an important step to restore ... -
Better than hope : in search of a defence against despair in the face of global climate change
(2019-08-16)Hope is often credited as an inspiration for action and, in difficult circumstances, a protection against despair. But ill-considered hope can be an unreliable helper. If people choose only to hope for a happy outcome, ... -
The roles of nature and environmental experiences in integrating a newcomer to Canada : an autoethnographic account of an East African becoming Canadian
(2019-08-14)It is the purpose of this thesis to explore the influence of Canada’s natural environment and the meme of environmentalism on the adaptation of newcomers to Canada. To that end, the author has chosen an autoethnographic ... -
Creating a procedural framework for restitution between an indigenous family and gold mining company in Northeastern Ontario
(2019-07-16)The study creates a procedural framework for establishing positive long-term working relationships around principles of consent among others between an individual Indigenous family and a gold mining company to deal with ... -
How contributing positive real-time images of nature to a Facebook group influences city dwellers’ emotions concerning the environment
(2019-06-20)With an increasing number of people living in urban centres and reports emerging about the negative human impacts to the planet, this study explores how contributing to the Facebook group Life in Reel Time influenced city ... -
Coral reef health : the relationship between Benthic coral cover and feeding behaviour of Chaetodon lunulatus in Indonesia
(2019-06-18)The coral reefs located in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia are being altered by varying factors involved in climate change. The functional ecology of a reef system includes the physiological processes and functions in ... -
Towards biocultural diversity conservation. Knowledge, cultural values and governance of species at risk : the case of the White Sturgeon (Canada) and the Mekong Giant Catfish (Thailand)
(2019-06-13)To better understand the concept of biocultural diversity and its value in species conservation, my research explored the role of local fishers’ knowledge and cultural values in decision-making about the conservation of ... -
Glaciers and blueberries : development and trial runs of a field-based earth science workshop designed for Nova Scotia teachers
(2019-05-24)Glaciers and Blueberries was a field-based earth science workshop developed and conducted in May and October 2018 for grade 4 and 7 teachers within the Chignecto Family of Schools catchment area. Quantitative and qualitative ... -
Ktunaxa knowledge and governance : reframing cumulative effects assessment and management
(2019-05-08)Since the arrival of Canadian colonial administration, the Ktunaxa Nation has experienced many different types of land and resource development by outsiders within their homelands and the cumulative impacts of these ... -
The Nicaragua canal : an exploration of Nicaragua’s canal laws and their Impact on the country’s environment framework
(2019-05-01)Building an inter-oceanic canal has been a dream in Nicaragua for over a century, with several attempts over this span. In 2013, the country passed two laws (Law 800, Law 840) and signed a concession agreement (MCA), ... -
The short-term response of Soil mesofauna community density and diversity to dryland reclamation practices in boreal forest soils of Northern Alberta.
(2019-04-25)Open pit mining practices, including those used in the oil sands region of Northern Alberta, disturb large areas of land and impact different soil ecosystem functions. These disturbances affect soil mesofauna communities, ... -
Response of birds to habitat types, temperature, and precipitation in Central Parkland Natural Subregion of Beaver County, Alberta
(2019-04-20)Many avian species are in decline throughout Canada. The Alberta Central Parkland Natural Subregion may provide a stronghold for maintaining avian diversity; however, large portions of this area have been affected by human ... -
Community resilience to seismic events : a case study of Haida Gwaii, Canada
(2019-04-18)Small, remote communities situated along the Pacific Northwest coast of British Columbia are vulnerable to seismic events including earthquakes, and near- and far-field tsunamis. These have the potential to affect community ...
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