Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Glyphosate burndown and tillage, followed by the cultivation of cash crops, are frequently used techniques in LUC from perennial cropping systems (PS) to annual cropping systems (AS). Agricultural LUC can result in the loss of soil nitrogen (N) via emission of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas (GHG). The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the short-term impacts of… more Full Text: SHORT-TERM IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND USE CHANGE ON SOIL HEALTH AND NITROGEN CYCLING MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the …
Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Low-density urbanism is ubiquitous in the industrialized world, with suburbs and sprawling urban zones like the American Northeastern Seaboard being classified as such. Due to
outsized environmental impacts and perceived unsustainability, this settlement pattern is often
maligned. As one of the few prominent examples of agrarian-based low-density urbanism, the
ancient Maya can provide… more Full Text: Cities of the Future or a Relic of the Past? The Universality of Low-Density Urbanism Among the Ancient Maya A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty …
Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Advanced generation/backcrossed (non-F1) hybrids can be challenging to identify when their traits are similar to those of parental taxa, F1 hybrids, or both. This is particularly evident in the North American hybrid zone involving Typha latifolia, T. angustifolia, F1 T. × glauca and non-F1 hybrids. Cattails are challenging to differentiate based on gross morphological characteristics.… more Full Text: Accuracy and reliability of microscopic characteristics to identify Typha species and their hybrids A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of …
Year: 2024, 2024
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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 Full Text: NUTRIENT DYNAMICS AND STOICHIOMETRY IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PONDS A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science. TRENT …
Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the double-bind Indigenous Peoples encounter when pursuing post-secondary education in the field of Indigenous Studies. I argue that Indigenous voices deemed tolerable are
incorporated into the commodification of Indigenous thought and experience for the Settler
audiences who profit most from post-secondary institutions. My analysis discusses the possibilities
for… more Full Text: NAVIGATING ERASURE: EXPLORING THE LIMITS AND POTENTIAL OF INDIGENOUS STUDIES WITHIN THE SETTLER COLONIAL ACADEMY THROUGH HAUDENOSAUNEE CRITICAL SELFREFLEXIVITY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …
