Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    Long-Term Population Dynamics of an Unexploited Lacustrine Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Population

    Year: 2016, 2016
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Brown, Erin Nicole Danielle Pallette, Thesis advisor (ths): Ridgway, Mark S, Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Chris C, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Long-term studies of demographic processes such as survival and abundance conducted in unexploited systems provide unique insight into the natural population ecology of fish, but are rarely available. I used historical tagging records of a sanctuary population of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Algonquin Park, Ontario to investigate long-term population dynamics in an unexploited… more

    Conservation genetics of Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus): insights from environmental DNA and phylogeography

    Year: 2016, 2016
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Serrao, Natasha Rosemary, Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Chris C, Degree committee member (dgc): Dextrase, Alan, Degree committee member (dgc): Freeland, Joanna, Degree committee member (dgc): Reid, Scott, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Recent range reductions of endangered species have been linked to urban development, increased agricultural activities, and introduction of non-native species. I used Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus) as a focal species to examine the utility of novel monitoring approaches, and to understand historical and contemporary processes that have influenced their present distribution. I… more