Browsing Theses by Subject "plant ecology"
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Evaluating the Effects of a Fire Disturbance on Native Alvar Vegetation: Implications for Woody Species Management and Conservation of Open Alvar Habitat
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-22)The decline and loss of certain habitat types can be attributed in some part due to a change of disturbance mechanisms or fire exclusion. This is of particular concern for globally-rare open alvar community types, and the ... -
The use of plant functional traits to detect changes in urban wetland management regimes within Kitchener, ON
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-14)Humans have modified their surrounding environment in ways that often lead to changes in ecosystem structure and function. Ecosystem management efforts are necessary to bring back functioning attributes of ecosystems for ...