Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Comparing Biological Responses to Contaminants in Darters (Etheostoma spp.) Collected from Rural and Urban Regions of the Grand River Watershed, Ontario

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Diamond, Sam Richard John, Thesis advisor (ths): Metcalfe, Chris D, Degree committee member (dgc): Burness, Gary, Degree committee member (dgc): Servos, Mark R, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Urban and agricultural activities may introduce chemical stressors, including contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and current use pesticides (CUPs) into riverine systems. The objective of this study was to determine if fish collected from sites in a river show biomarkers of exposure to these classes of contaminants, and if the biomarker patterns vary in fish collected from urbanized… more
Full Text: Comparing Biological Responses to Contaminants in Darters (Etheostoma spp.) Collected from Rural and Urban Regions of the Grand River Watershed, Ontario A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for …

Human Activity and Habitat Characteristics Influence Shorebird Habitat Use and Behaviour at a Vancouver Island Migratory Stopover Site

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Murchison, Colleen Roxanne, Thesis advisor (ths): Nol, Erica, Degree committee member (dgc): Nocera, Joe, Degree committee member (dgc): Burness, Gary, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Pacific Rim National Park Reserve's 16 km of coastal beaches attract many thousands of people and shorebirds every year. To identify locations where shorebirds concentrate and determine the impact of human activity and habitat characteristics on shorebirds, I conducted shorebird and visitor surveys at 20 beach sectors during fall migration in 2011 to 2013 and spring migration in… more
Full Text: HUMAN ACTIVITY AND HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCE SHOREBIRD HABITAT USE AND BEHAVIOUR AT A VANCOUVER ISLAND MIGRATORY STOPOVER SITE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of …