Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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tula:etd
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Collection
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eng
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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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Assessing Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Seasonal Occupancy in Haliburton County, ON Using Environmental DNA

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Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Weise, Karl, Thesis advisor (ths): Whillans, Tom, Degree committee member (dgc): Wilson, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Jones, Nick, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) are declining across Ontario in both numbers and distribution, prompting concern for their future. Here, conventional, emerging, and predictive tools were combined to document brook trout occupation across seasons using streams in Haliburton County, ON as model systems. By using the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's (OMNRFs)… more

An Exploration of Partnership Models for Urban Conservation Land Management in Ontario

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Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Radcliffe, Dylan, Thesis advisor (ths): Whillans, Tom, Degree committee member (dgc): Attridge, Ian, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Partnerships for management of public parks have a long history, but little attention has been given to the current models of partnerships during a period of municipal austerity in Ontario. Using a qualitative assessment of transcripts from representatives of 10 municipal partner groups, this research considers what some of the current models are, the impact that they may have, and how… more

Wastewater Impacts on Freshwater Mussels and Water Quality in a Tributary of the Lower Grand River in Southwestern Ontario, Canada

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Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Hayward, Erin Elizabeth, Thesis advisor (ths): Metcalfe, Chris D, Degree committee member (dgc): Gillis, Patricia L, Degree committee member (dgc): Whillans, Tom, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The main goal of this thesis was to assess the potential impacts of discharges of treated effluent from a small facultative sewage lagoon serving approximately 300 residents of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation to freshwater mussel populations in Boston Creek, a small tributary of the lower Grand River. The current resident mussel populations inhabiting Boston Creek were… more

Assessing Measured and Perceived Risks to Drinking Water Sources: Comparative Case Studies in Small, Rural Communities

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Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Serville-Tertullien, Marsha Dawn Helena, Thesis advisor (ths): Metcalfe, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Whillans, Tom, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Microcontaminants originating from wastewater effluent and run-off from agricultural lands may be present in the sources of drinking water for rural and Indigenous communities in mixed-use watersheds. In this study, a convergent parallel mixed-methods design was applied to assess measured and perceived risks of contamination in the sources of drinking water for two communities; the Six… more