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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Linking Inuit and Scientific Knowledge and Observations to Better Understand Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus (L.)) Community Monitoring

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Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Knopp, Jennie A., Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris M, Degree committee member (dgc): Whillans, Tom, Degree committee member (dgc): Reist, James D, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus (L.)) have been, and remain, an important</p><p>subsistence resource for the Inuvialuit, the Inuit of the western Canadian Arctic. The effects</p><p>of climate variability and change (CVC) in this region have been noticeably increasing over</p><p>the past three decades. There are concerns as to how CVC will affect Arctic… more

The Biology and Management of Stratiotes Aloides in the Trent River, Ontario

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Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Canning, Robert, Thesis advisor (ths): Sager, Eric, Degree committee member (dgc): Whillans, Tom, Degree committee member (dgc): Freeland, Joanna, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Invasive aquatic plants can create negative ecological, economic and social impacts when they displace local vegetation, interfere with shipping and navigation and inhibit water-based recreational activities. In 2008, the first North American occurrence of the invasive plant Stratiotes aloides (Water soldier) was identified in the Trent River, Ontario. This research measured offset… more

Cultivating Change: Optimizing Farmers' Markets in Ontario

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Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Johnston, Melissa Anne, Thesis advisor (ths): Whillans, Tom, Degree committee member (dgc): Hutchinson, Tom, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The global food system has been criticized for being environmentally, economically and socially unsustainable. As part of a local food movement, farmers' markets (FM) are undergoing a revival in response to the escalating food system globalization of the past century. Despite the prevalence of FMs as formalized organizations, there remains a significant range in their operational… more