Browsing Environment, Resources and Sustainability by Supervisor "Murphy, Stephen"
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Multi-scale habitat selection of land cover proportion by farmland birds in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)Modern agriculture is a central driver in species declines, and its harmonization with conservation is critical to achieving social and ecological sustainability. Due to agricultural land occupation and reduction of native ... -
Plastic Film and Packaging Waste Management in Southwestern Ontario: An analysis of current diversion patterns and trends
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-27)The production of plastics has drastically grown through the years. In the age of convenience, single use plastics (especially film) have become ubiquitous in everyday life and so has its waste. Plastic waste can be found ... -
Rapid Understory Restoration of a Thinned Red Pine Plantation in Algonquin Provincial Park
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-20)Tree plantations can be used as a restoration tool to quickly re-establish canopy cover in degraded areas. A red pine plantation was established in the 1970s for just this purpose in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. ... -
Surveying Local Community Members on the Viability of Mitigating Anemia in Ica, Peru, through School Gardening
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-27)Anemia remains one of Peru’s most pressing public health issues, affecting a significant proportion of the country’s population. The disease’s impacts on the physiological and cognitive development of young children affected ... -
Using a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System to Investigate the Relationship between Canopy Temperature Depression and American Beech Health in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-30)The unprecedented spread of invasive pest and pathogens, along with climate change and human activity/development is degrading forest system health. American beech trees are a principal tree species that dominates Ontario’s ...