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.
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Items in this Collection
- 2Herzog, Jens A
- 2Miyashita, Tetsuto
- 2Richardson, Evan Shaun
- 2Vernygora, Oksana V
- 1Abbott, Sean P. (Sean Patrick), 1966-
- 1Abd Elhafiz, Areeg
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The impact of defoliation on the root foraging behaviour of sunflower (Heliathus annuus L.)
DownloadSpring 2024
Plants have a remarkable ability to proliferate roots and increase nutrient uptake within nutrient patches in the soil. This behaviour, known as root foraging, describes this ability and what factors may influence or modify this response. It has been observed that plants integrate multiple...
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The impact of hydraulic fracturing fluid on two key aquatic species: the water flea, Daphnia magna, and the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.
DownloadSpring 2019
Wastewater produced during hydraulic fracturing activities (termed flowback and produced water; FPW), is a complex solution containing metals, organics and high concentrations of salts. The number of reported FPW spills affecting aquatic and/or terrestrial environments has increased with the rise...
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The Impact of Reclamation and Vegetation Removal on Compositional and Functional Attributes of Soil Microbial Communities in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region
DownloadSpring 2021
Large-scale mining for oil extraction in the boreal forests of Northern Alberta has led to a disturbance footprint of ~ 900 km2 of land; which, under regulations from the government of Alberta, must be reclaimed to equivalent land capabilities using soil materials salvaged and conserved during...
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The impacts of metal and salts similar in composition to Oil sands processes affected water (OSPW) on Rainbow trout respirometry, gill structure, and gill enzyme dynamics
DownloadFall 2018
Remediation of Northern Athabasca Oil sands areas has become an essential goal for engineers, biologists and industry stakeholders. Tailing ponds containing oil sand process-affected water (OSPW) have been growing in number as a byproduct of bitumen extraction activity. Treatment of OSPW can...
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Fall 2017
Camera traps are an increasingly popular tool for wildlife management. Studies that use detection rates as a simple index of relative abundance assume that movement is not density-dependent. More complex techniques such as spatially-explicit capture recapture models, occupancy models, or...