Trent University Graduate Thesis 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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Spatiotemporal patterns of dissolved organic matter in Boreal Shield lakes and ice of the Laurentian Great Lakes

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Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Arsenault, Anthony, Thesis advisor (ths): Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a vital role in lake ecosystems, yet its temporal and spatial variations in lakes remain poorly understood. This study investigates DOM dynamics in boreal lakes during the warm season and the Laurentian Great Lakes ice during winter. Sampling 10 boreal lakes in early and late June 2022, revealed subtle changes in DOM in the epilimnion and hypolimnion… more

Animal-mediated elemental cycling across time, space, and animal functional traits

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Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Klemet-N'Guessan, Sandra, Thesis advisor (ths): Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Degree committee member (dgc): Paterson, Michael J., Degree committee member (dgc): Fox, Michael G., Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Animals are essential to freshwater biogeochemistry and productivity. Through their excretion, aquatic consumers release bioavailable nutrients and carbon that can vary with animal taxonomic rank, trophic position, and abiotic factors such as light and nutrient supply. In fresh waters, light and nutrient supply is often modulated by dissolved organic matter (DOM), a "murky"… more

Nutrient dynamics and stoichiometry in stormwater management ponds

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Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Lamond, Marisha, Thesis advisor (ths): Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Degree committee member (dgc): Frost, Paul C., Degree committee member (dgc): Eimers, M. Catherine, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Although stormwater management ponds (SWMPs) are frequently used to mitigate flooding in urban areas, we still do not fully understand how these systems impact water quality in a watershed. Currently, most research focuses on the effectiveness of SWMPs to retain nutrients during high flows, even though there is potential for internal nutrient releases to occur in these systems during low… more

The Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Lower Trophic Levels in Aquatic Ecosystems

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Cetinic, Katarina Ana, Thesis advisor (ths): Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Degree committee member (dgc): Beresford, David V., Degree committee member (dgc): Burness, Gary, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Due to their effective antibacterial and antifungal properties, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have quickly become the most commonly used nanomaterial, with applications in industry, medicine and consumer products. This increased use of AgNPs over the past decade will inevitably result in an elevated release of nanoparticles into the environment, highlighting the importance of assessing… more