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Browsing Theses & Dissertations by Author "Van Proosdij, Danika, 1969-"
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)Recent advances in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and increased affordability, have proliferated their use in the scientific community. Despite these innovations, UAS attempts to map a site’s true elevation using Structure ...
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(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 ...
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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, 2021)Saint Lucia, like many other Caribbean islands have not had consistent coastal monitoring programs. This research looks into coastal risk and vulnerability associated with sea level rise and anthropogenic climate change ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)Historically, there has always been a close relationship between Atlantic Canadians and the ocean; however, under climate change this relationship is evolving. In collaboration with the Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-04-24)Coastal erosion rates on Prince Edward Island (PEI) are increasing due to climate change. Wave action continuously works on the unconsolidated till and sandstone banks, eroding and receding coastlines, while nourishing ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)Vegetation, hydrology, sediment characteristics, and soil chemistry were studied at Cheverie Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Site, NS. Sampling was conducted during the spring and summer months of 2014 to determine how ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-03-16)In Nova Scotia, Canada, managed realignment, a form of nature-based adaptation to the effects of climate change, is being used to restore natural salt marsh systems which provide many benefits including coastal erosion ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)As global climate changes, coastal areas such as Fundy National Park in New Brunswick are projected to feel the effects of sea level rise and associated increase in storm surge. The purpose of this research was to determine ...
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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, 2012)Salt marshes around the world have been seriously impacted by human activities and are in need of restoration more than ever in our changing climate. However, successful restoration requires a better understanding of these ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)This project uses a multi-scaled approach to better understand factors driving vegetation recovery on a hydrologically restored agricultural dyke land. The objectives were to develop a simple GIS classification technique ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)The Cogmagun River salt marsh was a Ducks Unlimited impoundment that CB Wetlands and Environmental Specialists restored by reintroducing tidal flow in 2009 by removing part of the dyke embankment. Since the initial restorative ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)With the projected increase in global mean sea level rise, small coastal communities face formidable challenges as they seek to sustainably manage their coastal assets and resources impacted by sea level rise (SLR). ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Coastal archaeological sites in Nova Scotia, as in many jurisdictions around the world, are at risk of damage or destruction due to the impacts of climate change. Residents in a region of southwest Nova Scotia exhibit a ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)Removal of tidal energy by proposed commercial-scale tidal power installations in the Minas Passage has raised concern for a non-linear response of fine sediments in far-field environments, including salt marshes. To ...
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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, 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, 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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