Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Comparing Biological Responses to Contaminants in Darters (Etheostoma spp.) Collected from Rural and Urban Regions of the Grand River Watershed, Ontario

Year: 2015, 2015

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Diamond, Sam Richard John, Thesis advisor (ths): Metcalfe, Chris D, Degree committee member (dgc): Burness, Gary, Degree committee member (dgc): Servos, Mark R, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>Urban and agricultural activities may introduce chemical stressors, including contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and current use pesticides (CUPs) into riverine systems. The objective of this study was to determine if fish collected from sites in a river show biomarkers of exposure to these classes of contaminants, and if the biomarker patterns vary in fish collected from urbanized… more

Human Activity and Habitat Characteristics Influence Shorebird Habitat Use and Behaviour at a Vancouver Island Migratory Stopover Site

Year: 2015, 2015

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Murchison, Colleen Roxanne, Thesis advisor (ths): Nol, Erica, Degree committee member (dgc): Nocera, Joe, Degree committee member (dgc): Burness, Gary, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>Pacific Rim National Park Reserve's 16 km of coastal beaches attract many thousands of people and shorebirds every year. To identify locations where shorebirds concentrate and determine the impact of human activity and habitat characteristics on shorebirds, I conducted shorebird and visitor surveys at 20 beach sectors during fall migration in 2011 to 2013 and spring migration in… more