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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
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Fifty Shades of Brown: Variability of Dissolved Organic Matter in Forested Streams across Spatial and Temporal Scales
DownloadSpring 2024
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in stream water plays a critical role in shaping aquatic ecosystems, influencing water quality and acting as a food source to microorganisms, and affects drinking water treatment. Understanding variations in the concentration and composition of DOM and environmental...
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Forest harvesting impacts on dissolved organic carbon in Alberta’s southern Rocky Mountains: implications on shallow subsurface fate and transport
DownloadFall 2020
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is an important constituent of source water quality from forested headwaters regions that can have implications on downstream drinking water treatment. Landscape disturbances such forest harvesting are known to alter biotic and abiotic controls regulating subsurface...
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Out of the Dark, into the Light? Influence of Wildfire and Thermokarst on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Boreal Peat Landscapes near the southern Limit of Permafrost
DownloadFall 2024
Wildfire and permafrost thaw have been common disturbances in the boreal zone for millennia and are now intensified by warming due to human-made climate change. The Taiga Plains ecozone in northwestern Canada is warming at a faster rate than other regions. In this ecozone, permafrost is found at...