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The relationship between multifaceted diversity and functioning of Canadian forests under global environmental change
(2024)
Human activities have caused biodiversity simplification at local and global scales and raised
concerns about potential effects on ecosystem functions and biodiversity conservation. In the
past decades, there have been ...
Plant diversity effects on soil Collembola in boreal forest
(2024)
Collembola are one of the most abundant soil fauna in terrestrial ecosystems. They play essential
roles in ecosystem processes like litter decomposition. Ongoing biodiversity loss across taxa
harms the stability and ...
Sustainable forest management: the potential impacts of underutilization in Ontario Crown forests
(2024)
Ontario has in recent history harvested a volume in cubic meters less than the
volume available to harvest as dictated by the Average Allowable Cut (AAC). While
harvesting more than the AAC dictates is unsustainable and ...
A comparative study of regional and cover type influences on carbon content in above-ground woody live biomass
(2024)
This thesis provides an analysis of the influence of forest region, cover type, and species
composition on carbon storage in above-ground woody biomass across boreal and Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence (GLSL) regions. The plot ...
Describing the similarities and differences in songbird communities between harvested and wildfire-origin stands in Northwestern Ontario, Canada
(2024)
In Ontario, sustainable forest management is mandated by the CFSA. Natural
disturbance emulation is viewed as method that improves sustainability in managed
forests. However, few studies have attempted to measure the ...
A comparison of reports of fatal grizzly and black bear attacks in Canada
(2024)
The purpose of this study is to determine if there has been an increase in the
number of fatalities caused by grizzly and black bear attacks in Canada from 1990 to
2023, as well as to determine if the attacks were predatory ...
Impacts of climate change on the Monarch butterfly in Ontario; a citizen science-based approach
(2024)
The Monarch butterfly [Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)], is an iconic
insect native to North America. This butterfly is a migratory insect that flies to an
overwintering site in Mexico every year. It is considered an ...