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
- 2Herzog, Jens A
- 2Miyashita, Tetsuto
- 2Richardson, Evan Shaun
- 2Vernygora, Oksana V
- 1Abbott, Sean P. (Sean Patrick), 1966-
- 1Abd Elhafiz, Areeg
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Fall 2016
Human-wildlife conflicts are a global conservation challenge. Reserves and protected areas usually do not adequately provide for the space needs of large carnivores, resulting in overlap between carnivore home ranges and private lands. Private lands often can provide valuable habitats, but...
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Spring 2017
A major side-effect of industrial activity is the associated linear-feature footprint and increase in recreational access. Alberta’s threatened grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) populations overlap with a multitude of different potential forms of human disturbance, including human recreational...
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Spring 2013
Industrial development is transforming Alberta's landscapes, with largely unquantified effects on wildlife species. Open-pit mining is occurring on vast expanses, most notably for bitumen but also extensively for coal in a rich seam that traverses the province. Major concerns have developed over...
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Growth Characterization and Transcriptomics of Methanotrophic Bacteria as Effected by Carbon and Nitrogen Sources
DownloadFall 2019
While industrial activities have shaped our modern world and lifestyles, one of their many important environmental effects is the significant increase in methane emissions and the resultant atmospheric methane concentrations. A common byproduct of many industries, methane is often burned off as...
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Guanine-Nucleotide Binding Proteins, Tyrosine Kinases, and Associated Regulators in the Integrated Control of Basal and GnRH-Dependent Goldfish Pituitary Hormone Secretion
DownloadFall 2023
In vertebrates, the pituitary gland is a major regulator of physiological processes through the production and release of chemical signal messengers called hormones. In turn, central control of pituitary cell functions is exerted through neurohormones secreted from hypothalamic neurons. The...
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Habitat Complexity and Functional Ecology of Shallow Glass Sponge Reefs in Howe Sound, British Columbia
DownloadSpring 2021
The habitat complexity of an aquatic ecosystem plays an important role in niche partitioning and mediating the coexistence of numerous species within a given space. Studying the habitat complexity of glass sponge reefs along the British Columbia (BC) coast provides insight into how and why...
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Spring 2019
Human land use and climate change can contribute to cumulative effects, which are the collective impacts from environmental and anthropogenic processes over space and time. Exploring the cumulative effects of landscape and climate change together is important for identifying potential...