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Distribution of priority grassland bird habitats in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada
(Resilience Alliance, 2018-02-09)Grassland ecosystems and the species that rely on them are one of the most urgent habitat conservation concerns in North America. Fundamental to any landscape conservation efforts is the identification of priority habitats ... -
Distribution, Abundance, and Spatial Variability of Microplastic Pollution in Surface Waters of Lake Superior
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-14)Plastic pollution in oceans and lakes has been a concern for more than three decades, and largely through the breakdown of large plastics, microplastic pollution has been of real concern for over 20 years. Most research ... -
Diverse forms of market engagement: Grounding food sovereignty in the experiences of Ontario's ecological grain farmers
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-20)In contrast to food movements’ enthusiasm towards localized fruit, vegetable, dairy, and meat production, grains are often the missing link in the local food equation. As grains begin to find a place in local food movements, ... -
Do Green Buildings Capture Higher Market-Values and Prices? A Case-Study of LEED and BOMA-BEST Properties
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-11)It is becoming increasingly clear that as the pressures of climate change increase around the world, all nations must strive to lower their carbon footprint through conservation. In our society, the buildings sectors impose ... -
Do landscape and patch spatial variables predict the presence of non-indigenous plant species?
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-22)Studies in the fields of invasion and landscape ecology suggest that there is certainly a spatial component to the spread and establishment of exotic plant species. An understanding of how patch dynamics affects the dispersal ... -
Does a history of migraines increase the risk of late-life cognitive health outcomes?
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-26)As the Canadian population ages, the burden on our community and health care systems of age-related conditions, such as dementia, is increasing and research in these areas is becoming more critical. Dementia is a major ... -
Does Apolipoprotein E modify the association of cerebral infarcts with Alzheimer's disease?
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-26)Background: Dementia is a disease known to cause chronic deterioration of intellectual functions severe enough to interfere with the ability to perform activities of daily living. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most ... -
Does Landscape-Scale Habitat Reclamation and the Umbrella Species Concept Work to Conserve Sagebrush Songbirds?
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-20)Declines in the spatial extent of the sagebrush ecosystem have prompted the use of conservation strategies including habitat reclamation and the consideration of the greater sage- grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter ... -
Drivers and Implications for Water Governance: A case study of the western Lake Erie basin
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-02)The purpose of this study was to better understand drivers of water problems and their implications for water governance scholarship and practice. Drivers here are identified as social and environmental forces affecting a ... -
Driving Cessation and Relocation to Retirement Villages: A Preliminary Examination of Associations between these Transitions and their Influence on Travel Patterns and Community Engagement
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-24)Introduction: Mobility is critical for independence, social engagement and quality of life, which for many seniors equates with driving. Driving cessation has been associated with depression, isolation and decreased social ... -
The Duty to Consult and Environmental Assessments: A Study of Mining Cases from across Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-01)In 2004, two pivotal court cases, Haida First Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) and Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director), were heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. ... -
The Early Post-restoration Population Dynamics and Community Interactions of a Former Agricultural Field in the Carolinian Canada Life Zone
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)Monitoring ecological restoration at the community scale provides insight into how the population dynamics and community interactions are progressing through time in comparison to a restoration’s goals and reference ... -
Ecological Economic Development Goals: Reincorporating the social sphere in ecological economic theory and practice
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)The various approaches and methods within ecological economics all have their benefits, limitations, and internal debates. In this dissertation, I focus on macro-social theoretical ecological economics which seeks to find ... -
The Ecological Economics of Resilience: Designing a Safe-Fail Civilization
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-29)There is mounting evidence that sustainable scale thresholds are now being exceeded worldwide and environmental resource shocks (e.g. climate change, water and oil shortages) may be inevitable in some regions of the world ... -
The Ecological Footprint of Hostel Tourists in Ontario and Quebec
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-19)In recent years, the impacts of tourism on the environment have indicated an urgent need for sustainability principles to be introduced within the industry. Although problems arise regarding the definition and meanings ... -
Ecological legacies of long-term plant management along the Central Coast of British Columbia
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-22)Quantifying long-term human impacts to landscapes allows us to understand the ways in which ecosystems respond to constant human pressure and the effects this pressure has on permanently influencing ecological processes ... -
Ecosystem Services and Social Wellbeing Linkages: The Impact of a Marine Protected Area in Bluefields, Jamaica
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-14)This thesis examines the linkages between ecosystem services (ES) and social wellbeing (SW) for a small-scale fishing community, and analyzes how these linkages have changed in relation to the implementation of a marine ... -
Effect of acute treadmill exercise and voluntary freewheel running on cytokine and apoptotic protein expression in intestinal lymphocytes of older female C57BL/6 mice
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-06)Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of Canadian cancer mortality. Inflammation is a fundamental risk factor in the aetiology of sporadic intestinal carcinoma. Reducing the frequency or duration ... -
The effect of ecosystem change, restoration, and plant diversity on thermally imaged surface temperature
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-07)The objective of this dissertation was to test and quantify the hypothesis from ecosystem thermodynamics: that the surface temperature of a terrestrial ecosystem changes with the state of the ecosystem in general, and with ... -
The Effect of Electricity-Use Feedback on Residential Consumption: A Case Study of Customers with Smart Meters in Milton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-20)Faced with a looming electricity crisis, the provincial government is calling for Ontarians to adopt a “culture of conservation”, and is planning to equip all residential dwellings with new metering infrastructure known ...