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Analysis of the relationship between vegetative community structure and geodetic elevation for salt marsh restoration in hypertidal systems

Skinner, Christa (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)

Monitoring salt marsh restoration sites is critical to the success of current and future projects but may also lead to costly projects. The distribution of vegetation across the marsh surface is highly influenced by soil ...
Begging duration as a potential indicator of nestling condition in first and second broods of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

Dorey, Katherine (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)

Begging in passerine birds is an honest signal of nestling hunger to the parents. Over the breeding season a decrease in food availability and parental provisioning and an increase in parasite abundance occur suggestive ...
Dendrochronological analysis of balsam fir (Abies balsamea) radial tree-ring growth across edges created by a spruce budworm outbreak

Murphy, Liam Kyte (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)

Outbreaks of spruce budworm can form patches or large expanses of dead trees and surviving trees at the edge of these areas experience a detectable decline in growth. However, we do not know how far this pattern extends ...
The effects of soil depth, competition and facilitation on plant growth, soil temperature and water loss on an extensive green roof

Heim, Amy (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)

This thesis analyzed various approaches in order to improve plant survival and increase species diversity on an extensive green roof. Three different techniques were used: heterogeneous soil depth, interspecies facilitation ...
An examination of mercury concentrations in white perch, yellow perch, and white sucker in Cumberland and Guysborough Counties in Nova Scotia.

Stevens, Carolyn Heather (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)

Mercury concentrations in the environment have been a growing concern globally due to the inherent health risks associated with mercury exposure. Concentrations are of importance due to the impacts on the natural environment ...
The influence of tidal creek networks on wetland vegetation

Bijman, Alison (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary’s University, 2012)

Six years of research and experience with restoring Bay of Fundy (Nova Scotia) salt marshes have shown that salt marsh plant species can colonize readily without planting, if the barriers to tidal flow are removed and ...
Information from the wrack : viability of halophytic vegetation within tidal wetland wrack mats

Glogowski, Alisha D. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)

Nova Scotia’s coastal wetlands are under various anthropogenic pressures that can cause destruction or degradation to these ecosystems. Many of these valuable systems have not been protected in the past and have been lost. ...
Multi-criterial analysis of surface air temperature patterns in Arctic Canada

Taylor, Charles E. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)

Interest in monitoring global climate has increased in recent years as the potential implications of climate change have come into the conscious of the public. Climate models and observations have shown that the polar ...
The relationship between suspended sediment concentration and sediment deposition within a macro-tidal salt marsh tidal creek system

Blotnicky, Brenden R. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)

Currently, in Nova Scotia, the primary source of energy comes mainly from carbon-based sources; there is an interest in developing cleaner, local renewable energy sources, such as tidal power in the Bay of Fundy. Our ...