Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "wetland"
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Assessing hydrometeorological controls on subalpine plant community evapotranspiration and evaluating the METRIC method using high-resolution UAV imagery in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-06)Subalpine wetlands in the Canadian Rocky Mountains function as buffers for snowmelt runoff towards downstream systems and communities. However, hydrological regimes are changing rapidly in these ecosystems due to climate ... -
An Examination of Wetland Conversion and Resulting Effects on Landscape Connectivity in Southern Ontario Municipalities.
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-25)The few wetlands that remain in the human-dominated landscape of southern Ontario are affected by degradation and conversion to other land use and land cover types. Conversion has negative impacts on wetland-provisioned ... -
Fen restoration on a bog cut down to sedge peat: A hydrological assessment of rewetting and the impact of a subsurface gyttja layer
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-22)Vacuum harvested peatlands do not easily regain their hydrological function after peat production therefore restoration is required to create hydrological conditions appropriate for the growth of peat producing fen plant ... -
Freshwater Turtle Population Characteristics and Habitat Use within Ontario's Dunnville Marsh Area
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-20)Habitat conservation and restoration can be effective solutions to habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation that impacts freshwater turtle species. Although some studies have been conducted in Ontario regarding freshwater ... -
Genesis and hydrological function of an African mire: understanding the role of peatlands in providing ecosystem services in semi-arid climates
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)The effects of changes in climate or landscape on wetland ecosystems in drier regions need to be considered within the context of natural processes. Hydrological processes are a key component in the development and maintenance ... -
Geographies of Urban Filth
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)This thesis studies how our cultural understanding of dirt and cleanliness are bound to issues of class and race and how they are manifested within urban and spatial design. Boundaries are formed between clean and dirty, ... -
Methane Dynamics in a Southern Ontario Calcareous Fen
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-07)Peatlands are important ecosystems that are pivotal for the global carbon budget. They have the ability to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it within peat, which has very slow decomposition rates. Peatlands ... -
Multi-trophic effects of invasive species suppression in a coastal wetland
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-25)Wetlands provide essential habitat for hundreds of species, including many that are of conservation concern in Canada. In southern Ontario, two wetland complexes, Long Point Peninsula and Rondeau Provincial Park, represent ... -
Native Wetland Plant Recovery Following Phragmites australis Invasion
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-20)Invasive common reed (Phragmites australis ssp. australis) has negatively affected 25% of all Species at Risk in Ontario since its arrival in the twentieth century. This is of particular concern at Long Point and Rondeau, ... -
Physical and Geochemical Characterization of Two Wetlands in the Experimental Lakes Area, North-western Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-27)Anthropogenic disruptions in the form of hydrological alterations, such as dam construction and the associated water diversions are a cause of much upheaval to local and regional ecosystems. Lake 626 within the Experimental ... -
Remedial agriculture: Reconciling ecological restoration and agriculture in the design of a wetland complex
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Reconciling human landscapes with wildlife needs can demand innovative solutions. Enhancing wildlife conservation in agricultural landscapes requires habitat restoration; returning marginal farmlands to wetlands in a way ... -
Seasonal and Event-based Hydrological Response in a Hillslope-Riparian Zone setting of the Temperate Beverly Swamp
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-29)Wetland ecosystems are an integral part of the landscape, providing vital habitat for species at risk, while providing important services in hydrological and biogeochemical cycling. Since many of the habitats and ... -
Using Machine Learning to Understand the Hydrologic Impacts of Permafrost Thaw-Driven Land Cover Change
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-25)Discontinuous permafrost regions are experiencing a change in land cover distribution as a result of permafrost thaw. In wetlands interspersed with discontinuous permafrost, climate change is particularly problematic because ...