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Browsing by Thesis (Discipline) "Geography"
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)In the 1600s, French Acadian settlers built dykes to drain tidal wetlands for agriculture. Much of these dyked lands or dykelands exist today but are vulnerable to sea level rise and flooding. Managed dyke realignment ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)Climate change and diminishing fossil fuel reserves have contributed to the increasing need for alternative renewable energy resources. Wind power is particularly attractive as it is both renewable and abundant. However, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)Storm surge in the coastal Bay of Fundy is a serious flood hazard. These lands are low-lying and adapted to farming through the use of coastal defences, namely dykes. Increasing rates of sea level rise due to climate change ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2011)Myrmica rubra , also known as the European Fire Ant, is a pestiferous, invasive species in North America. It administers a painful sting and causes many residents to be unable to use their outdoor property. In this study, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)In recent years, the degree of connectivity between and amongst aquatic ecosystems has been subject to increased anthropogenic alteration and disturbance, causing restricted access to suitable habitat and in some cases ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)The purpose of this thesis was to explore the relationship between climate change and the achievement of the MDG 5; to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters and provide universal reproductive health care by 2015. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-04)This paper quantifies rates of shoreline change and investigates the influence of surficial geology on shoreline dynamics between 1950 and 2018 on Pelly Island, located 10 km off the Mackenzie Delta. Long-term changes in ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Seasonal variability in the ecomorphodynamics of a Bay of Fundy tidal creek and salt marsh was analyzed to better understand how these systems might respond to potential tidal energy extraction. Data were collected for 62 ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2009)The nitrogen-conserving function of three sward types was tested in a plot experiment in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. Fertilized treatments showed a pronounced seasonal increase in NO3-N in the soil solution from ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-04-28)This research aims to understand the placement of the Villa di Tito (Villa of Titus) located in the central Apennines in the territory historically known as the Sabine Territory. This research applies ArcGIS Pro and is ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)This thesis uses examines coastal histories in the upper Bay of Fundy through a lens of landscape geoarchaeology aided by modern technologies and informed by coastal geomorphology. Three approaches examine multiple ...
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