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Browsing Masters Theses by Thesis (Discipline) "Geography and Environmental Studies"
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)Managed dyke realignment (MR) is to be implemented at a 92-hectare restoration site in the Salmon River Estuary to restore tidal wetland habitat and to help mitigate flooding in Truro. This research examines the accuracy ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-02-13)This research examines the carbon accumulation potential of salt marshes in the Bay of Fundy by analyzing sediment organic carbon (OC) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) within the root zone of Sporobolus ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-04-25)As sea levels rise and coastal flooding increases, our current hard engineering sea defences will get increasingly expensive to maintain. Nature-based solutions, such as salt marsh restoration with the managed realignment ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)Dykelands are low-lying areas created by the reclamation of saltmarshes by the construction of dykes and other infrastructure which are made resilient to the impacts of climate change by the presence of robust foreshore ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)Coastal communities in the Atlantic Provinces are currently facing a number of social and economic challenges related to climate change. Community decision makers in the Atlantic Provinces have expressed further need for ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)This research presents recommendations to effectively monitor the transition from former agricultural land back into salt marsh habitat following the dyke managed realignment at the Converse Marsh. For this analysis, two ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-08-30)Open-Path Fourier Transform Infrared (OP-FTIR) spectroscopy is an established technique for path-average measurements of atmospheric trace gas concentrations. We describe the novel application of OP-FTIR to measure ocean-air ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-03-28)As climate change worsens, populations around the world must continue to find innovative ways to adapt with the increased impacts and pressures from changing environments. Increasingly, *migration is being viewed as a valid ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)This research examines critical factors graduating/recently graduated international students from Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) universities encounter when deciding to remain in Nova Scotia, move to other provinces, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-09-01)This study investigated the characterization and trajectory of ten restoration and six natural tidal marshes by assessing site similarities and differences. Using previously collected data, a PCA identified three groupings ...
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