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Impacts of seismic line restoration on CO2, CH4, and biomass
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-21)Oil and gas exploration has resulted in over 300,000 km of linear disturbances, known as seismic lines, throughout boreal peatlands across Canada. Sites are left with altered hydrologic and topographic conditions that ... -
Impacts Of Seismic Line Restoration Techniques On Nutrient Biogeochemical Processes In A Boreal Fen
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-23)Peatlands contain 40 cm or more of partially-decomposed plant matter and sequester carbon and nutrients. The disturbance of peatlands alters these ecological functions. Seismic lines, long cutlines in the forest created ... -
Implementation of a GIS to Assess the Effects of Water Level Fluctuations on the Wetland Complex at Long Point, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2003)The Long Point wetland complex is one of the most significant coastal wetland systems in the Great Lakes, containing a diverse mosaic of wetland vegetation communities that have developed in response to water level ... -
Implications of Low Water Levels for Canadian Lake Huron Marina Operations
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-06)Recreational boating in the Great Lakes is suggested to fuel tourism and the Ontario economy. Like many other tourism sectors, boating-tourism is a highly climate-sensitive economic sector which significantly relies upon ... -
The Implications of Sea-level Rise for Tourism in St. Lucia
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-21)Sea-level rise is one of the most certain impacts of climate change that will have major long-term implications for tourism in the Caribbean. Sea-level rise will impact coastal tourism through inundation and erosion, damage ... -
The Importance of Institutional Arrangements for Sustainable Livelihoods: The Case of Tun Sakaran Marine Park, Sabah, Malaysia
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-11)Although there has been growing research examining ecotourism from a livelihoods perspective, there is still lack of explicit and critical analysis of how people relate to the institutional environment, where power lies, ... -
Improving estimates of net ecosystem CO2 exchange between the Arctic land surface and the atmosphere
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-24)Feedbacks between the climate system and the high-latitude carbon cycle will substantially influence the intensity of future climate change. It is therefore crucial that the net ecosystem exchange of CO2 (NEE) between ... -
Improving Predictions of Precipitation Phase over Canada with the Development of a Spatially Aware Parameterization of Rain/Snow Partitioning
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-30)Partitioning precipitation into rain or snow is an important aspect of hydrologic and climatological modelling, affecting a wide variety of downstream processes (Harpold et al., 2017). Current conventional methods typically ... -
Improving the efficiency of Calibration in Earth System Modelling with Short-term Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-07)Calibration is an important process in developing Earth system models to reduce the deviations between model and observations and improve model performance. Current calibration process is quite resource demanding, requiring ... -
In Debt to the State: Lived Experiences of Indebtedness in State-led Housing Projects in Istanbul
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-17)Over the last couple of decades, global debt has soared. Withdrawal of state welfare provision, expansion of financial markets, and dependency of people on credit for basic needs have led to increased indebtedness. Household ... -
Inequalities in Health and Wellbeing Among Elderly Populations: A Case Study of Central Uganda
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the fastest aging population in the world. Yet its older population has the lowest life expectancy, lowest ratings of subjective wellbeing, and greatest burdens of disease in old age globally. ... -
Influence of Antecedent Soil Moisture and Rainfall Rate on the Leaching of Nitrate and Phosphate from Intact Monoliths of Agricultural Soil
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-18)The export of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from agricultural catchments is a major problem worldwide. The export of these nutrients is largely driven by storm events, and the hydrologic response of catchments varies ... -
Influence of graminoid species identity on carbon exchange in a restored peatland in central Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Peatlands are globally important ecosystems for carbon sequestration. Commercial extraction of peat layers alters the ecosystem services provided by pristine peatlands. One metric of peatland restoration is recovery of ... -
The influence of peat volume change and vegetation on the hydrology of a kettle-hole wetland in Southern Ontario, Canada
(International Mire Conservation Group and International Peat Society, 2007-12)Links between local hydrology and vegetation type exist in wetlands, yet it is unclear what role peat volume change plays in these interactions. We measured peat volume change and hydraulic conductivity (Kfield) at three ... -
The Influence of Poverty and Violence on the Therapeutic Landscapes of the Kaqchikel
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Therapeutic landscapes are places that contribute positively to a healing experience or to the maintenance of an individual's health and wellbeing. The literature on therapeutic landscapes has been growing steadily since ... -
The Influence of Snow Cover Variability and Tundra Lakes on Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Late Winter Snow Water Equivalent in the Hudson Bay Lowlands
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-24)Current North American operational satellite passive microwave snow water equivalent (SWE) retrieval algorithms consistently underestimate SWE levels for tundra environments when compared to four years of regional snow ... -
The Influence of Weather and Climate Change on Pedestrian Safety
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-06)Although walking is one of the most sustainable means of transportation with a number of related health benefits to human life, in a number of regions, walking on roads can lead to increased chances of injury and death ... -
The influence of winter time boreal forest tree transmissivity on tree emission and passive microwave snow observations
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-17)Forest cover significantly attenuates natural upwelling ground microwave emission from seasonal terrestrial snow. This presents a major challenge for the accurate retrieval of snow from airborne or spaceborne passive ... -
The influence of winter weather on high-crash days in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)Traffic crashes tend to occur at relatively greater frequencies at particular locations, at particular time periods, and for particular subsets of drivers and vehicles. It is well recognized among the road safety community ... -
Institutional Arrangements for Composting and Compost Use in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-21)The staggering levels of growth and development resulting in a more populous and affluent society that Vietnam is experiencing have resulted in greater levels of consumption and environmental damage from agricultural ...