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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
- 2lodgepole pine
- 2mountain pine beetle
- 1Grosmannia clavigera
- 1host selection
- 1jack pine
- 1nitrogen fertilization
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Pine Wars: A New Host Interactions between the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) and its pine hosts in Canada's boreal forest
DownloadFall 2023
Mountain pine beetle (MPB) has undergone a climate change facilitated range expansion and has attacked and killed trees at higher latitudes and elevations than has ever been recorded. During outbreaks, MPB attack large healthy pine trees that will fight back against the colonizing beetles using...
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Transcriptomic analyses of Pinus contorta responses to Grosmannia clavigera under contrasting levels of nitrogen availability
DownloadSpring 2021
In western Canada alone, the current mountain pine beetle (MPB) outbreak has devastated nearly 19 million hectares of pine forest, negatively impacting communities, industries and ecosystems. Reforestation efforts can benefit from a deeper understanding of the impact of nitrogen (N)-based...