Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Population cycles are characterized by predictable temporal oscillations in population size and are influenced by densities of both predators and prey. These oscillations are influenced by the predator functional response, i.e. the influence of prey density on predator kill rate. The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a predatory mammal with cyclic northern populations driven by snowshoe… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Fisher, Kyle S., Thesis advisor (ths): Vreugdenhil, Andrew, Degree committee member (dgc): Slepkov, Aaron, Degree committee member (dgc): Gaspari, Franco, Degree committee member (dgc): Ponnurangam, Sathish, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis describes the preparation, optimization, functionalization, and characterization of activated carbon materials sourced from a petroleum coke feedstock for the tailored removal of heavy metal species in contaminated waters. The goal of this work is to develop an understanding of the mechanisms that drive adsorption of heavy metals onto activated carbon surfaces. By determining… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>Crutzen and Stoermer's (2000) announcement of the Anthropocene draws attention to the agentic nature of the nonhuman world as it appears to be striking back against human intervention through an environmental crisis that is threatening humans and nonhumans alike. Their narrative reveals complex relationalities where humans are now revealed to beinseparable from the nonhuman world… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Development of Forest Degradation Indicators from Long-term Trajectories of Multispectral Satellite Images, and their Projections into the Future
under Climate Change, in Ontario, Canada</p><p>Md. Mozammel Hoque</p><p>Ontario forests are affected by natural and anthropogenic disturbances leading to forest degradation, which significantly… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Maracle, Gabriel Karenhoton, Thesis advisor (ths): Newhouse, David R., Degree committee member (dgc): Shpuniarsky, Heather, Degree committee member (dgc): Dockstator, Mark, Degree committee member (dgc): Sinclair, Raven, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Indigenous men are disproportionally incarcerated in the Canadian criminal justice system. A disproportionate number of Indigenous men who are incarcerated have also been through the foster care and adoption system. A good deal of them are disconnected from their cultures, traditions and communities. For many the prisons are the first times that they encounter Indigenous Knowledge (IK),… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>This dissertation focuses on the intersectionality between images posted on social media and social rules in the lives of young people. The findings are based on thirty-four qualitative interviews with young social media users where photo-based methodologies were employed. From these interviews, three key themes emerged: 1) Posting and sharing images are connected to identity exploration… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Mountain, Antoine Bear Rock, Thesis advisor (ths): McCaskill, Don, Degree committee member (dgc): Begay Jr., Manley, Degree committee member (dgc): Devine, Bonnie, Degree committee member (dgc): Jackson, Lucy, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>My research into Et'sehch'i, the Traditional Dene Burial Practices, is a comprehensive study into how smaller groups, clans, of our northern Dene understood and handled matters of funerals. The research focuses on the Dene community of Radelie Koe, Fort Good Hope in the Northwest Territories of Canada, my home community. In these Pre-Contact times, there weren't any of the… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>Acoustic communication is vital for mediating interactions between individuals and their environment. From echolocating bats to isolated rodent pups, ultrasonic vocalizations are a useful mechanism for producing localized and cryptic acoustic signals. Flying squirrels have been demonstrated to produce almost exclusively ultrasonic calls which is rare in both squirrels and mammals, though… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>The Wabigoon River is known for an historic mercury (Hg) pollution source, caused by a chlor-alkali facility operating in the 1960s. As legacy Hg contamination continues to cause serious adverse health effects to the local communities living in the Wabigoon River region, it is imperative to undertake additional research to understand the deposition and transport of historical mercury in… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Penney, Chantelle, Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Chris C, Thesis advisor (ths): Burness, Gary, Degree committee member (dgc): Scott, Graham, Degree committee member (dgc): Craig, Paul, Degree committee member (dgc): Freeland, Joanna, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Climate change is a major conservation concern, especially for many cold-adapted species. The rate of warming due to climate change will likely outpace adaptive responses, and many populations will likely need to rely on phenotypic plasticity to cope with environmental warming. It is currently unclear whether plasticity in physiological responses to warming will be sufficient to offset… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>Nikawiy narratives including Mother to daughter, nation to nation, spirit and intent, and Treaty Enforcement are based on nikawiy (my mother's) teachings that I interpret as my inherent role as Nehiyaw iskwew (Cree woman) specifically for governance and numbered Treaty Enforcement. My methodology 1is also based on nikawiy's Circle of Life, Pimatisiwin, Calendar (Poitras, 1996)… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Roy, Tyler, Thesis advisor (ths): Vreugdenhil, Andrew AV, Degree committee member (dgc): Parnis, Mark MP, Degree committee member (dgc): Shetranjiwalla-Merchant, Shegufta SM, Degree committee member (dgc): Rafferty, Steven SR, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p> Naphthenic acids are a major contaminant of concern and a focus of much research around remediation of oil sand process affected waters, OSPW. Using activated carbon adsorbents are an attractive option given their low cost of fabrication and implementation. A deeper evaluation of the effect naphthenic acid structural differences have on uptake affinity is warranted. In this thesis an in… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Solmundson, Kirsten, Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Paul, Thesis advisor (ths): Bowman, Jeff, Degree committee member (dgc): Patterson, Brent, Degree committee member (dgc): Manseau, Micheline, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Globally, wildlife populations are experiencing increasing rates of range loss, population decline, and extinction. Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) have experienced dramatic declines in both range and population size across Canada over the past century. Boreal caribou (R. t. caribou), one of twelve Designatable Units, have lost approximately half of their historic range in the last 150 years… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Bailey, Tanya Ann, Thesis advisor (ths): Epp, Michael, Degree committee member (dgc): Pendleton Jiminez, Karleen, Degree committee member (dgc): Bellamy, Brent, Degree committee member (dgc): Anastakis, Dimitry, Degree committee member (dgc): McGuire, Kelly, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>An interesting question arises upon viewing the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz (MGM). The main character Dorothy Gale faces a long arduous journey on foot. Why did she not have a car? Women had formed strong associations with the automobile in its early years, yet they appeared to have weaker associations with the automobile a few decades later. A look back to three other "Dorothies… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Bonar, Maegwin, Thesis advisor (ths): Northrup, Joseph M, Thesis advisor (ths): Shafer, Aaron BA, Degree committee member (dgc): Koen, Erin, Degree committee member (dgc): Schaefer, James, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Animal migrations are ubiquitous and one of the most threatened ecological processes globally. Because of the multifaceted nature of migration – seasonal movements between home ranges – it can be difficult to tease apart the underlying mechanisms influencing this behaviour. It is necessary to understand these mechanisms, not only to deepen our fundamental understanding of migration in… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>Long-term avian population declines, particularly for the avian insectivore guild, are a conservation concern. With widespread and continuing population trends, climate change and its negative effects on avian food resources is a plausible cross-species driver. My goal was to evaluate whether bottom-up trophic effects of climate change could be influencing avian populations. I used a… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Warnar, Hendrik Matthew, Thesis advisor (ths): Hill, Stephen, Degree committee member (dgc): Graham, Amanda, Degree committee member (dgc): MacKinnon, Shauna, Degree committee member (dgc): Newhouse, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Abele, Frances, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis focuses on the Atoskiwin Training and Employment Centre of Excellence (ATEC) in NelsonHouse, Manitoba, and its contribution to Aboriginal adult education and the economic development of
the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN). The study examines ATEC within the larger history of NCN's
relationship with its land, hydroelectric development in northern Manitoba, and Wahbung:… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>Contemporary struggles with Indigenous identities in Canada are deeply rooted in the historical and ongoing impacts of colonization, which have left profound and lasting effects on different geographical regions across the country. These struggles are multifaceted, encompassing complex questions surrounding who qualifies as Indigenous and what criteria are used to authenticate claims of… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>Animals are essential to freshwater biogeochemistry and productivity. Through their excretion, aquatic consumers release bioavailable nutrients and carbon that can vary with animal taxonomic rank, trophic position, and abiotic factors such as light and nutrient supply. In fresh waters, light and nutrient supply is often modulated by dissolved organic matter (DOM), a "murky"… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>Although stormwater management ponds (SWMPs) are frequently used to mitigate flooding in urban areas, we still do not fully understand how these systems impact water quality in a watershed. Currently, most research focuses on the effectiveness of SWMPs to retain nutrients during high flows, even though there is potential for internal nutrient releases to occur in these systems during low… more
