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2002

DeGroot, Jordan L.

P. 92-112 numbered by hand.

Fall 2011

Nagy, John Andrew Stephen

Understanding how populations are structured and how they use natural and anthropogenic spaces is essential for effective wildlife management. A total of 510 barren-ground (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus), 176 boreal (R. t. caribou), 11 mountain woodland (R. t. caribou), and 39 island (R. t....

1996

Kidd, Karen Ann

Spring 2014

Tan, Boon-Fei

In oil sands tailings ponds, methanogenesis is driven in part by the degradation of hydrocarbons in residual solvents used as a diluent during bitumen extraction, such as naphtha. Alkanes constitute a large proportion of these unrecovered hydrocarbons in mature fine tailings (MFT). Methanogenic...

Spring 2020

Yip, Daniel A

Accurate assessment of how animals distribute themselves across the landscape is an essential component of ecological research. Ecologists often conduct surveys to subsample a representative portion of an area of interest and extrapolate their findings to a larger region. Acoustic surveys are...

Fall 2018

Shonfield, Julia

Anthropogenic disturbance is known to have negative population consequences and alter animal behaviour, and a growing body of research on the effects of anthropogenic noise is finding similar negative impacts on wildlife. Noise in natural environments can mask important acoustic signals used for...

Spring 2020

Biddlecombe, Brooke

Habitat fragmentation occurs when continuous habitat gets broken up as a result of ecosystem change. While commonly studied in terrestrial ecosystems, Arctic sea ice ecosystems also experience fragmentation, but are rarely studied in this context. Most fragmentation analyses are conducted using...

Fall 2019

Widmeyer, Samantha L.

Although typically referred to as a generalist species, individual prey specialization has been documented in cougars (Puma concolor). This behaviour has the potential to limit and regulate ungulate dynamics, particularly in cases where ungulates exist in small or isolated populations. Cougars...

Fall 2010

Pagnucco, Katie

I investigated the value of under-road tunnels as a conservation strategy to protect a long-toed salamander population, in south-west Alberta, whose overwintering sites and breeding habitat (Linnet Lake) are separated by a road. I conducted a mark-recapture study from 2008-2009, capturing...

Spring 2023

Stevenson, Cassondra Justinn

Increasing urban development degrades ecosystems partly by diminishing natural area connectivity and quality, ultimately reducing and homogenizing urban biodiversity. To support biodiversity, ecological planners in Edmonton, Alberta (hereafter the City) have implemented tools to incorporate...