Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "wetlands"
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Biogeochemical Hotspots: Role of Small Water Bodies in Landscape Nutrient Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-09)Increased loading of nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural and urban intensification has led to severe degradation of inland and coastal waters. Lakes, reservoirs, wetlands, and streams retain and transform these ... -
Biogeochemistry Across Spatiotemporal Scales: The Role of Reactive Interfaces in Modulating Landscape Scale Contaminant Fluxes
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-09)The intensification of agricultural and urban activities has been accompanied by increased fluxes of nutrients to inland and coastal waters, leading to concerns of eutrophication and drinking water contamination. Certain ... -
Instrumental Landscapes: Sustainable Strategies for Wetland Development
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-25)As a result of widespread urban development over the past two decades, global wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. This thesis develops a series of strategies for protecting wetland ecosystems from the ecological ...