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A First-Approximation Windthrow Risk Index for Street Trees on the Halifax Peninsula
(2012-03)Trees in the Halifax Regional Municipality are at particular risk to windthrow because of their proximity to the coast, and the risk of increasing storminess in the future. This study aimed to create a vulnerability index ... -
FIXATION OF SULPHUR DURING FRAMBOIDAL PYRITE DEVELOPMENT IN A PETROLEUM RESERVOIR IN CRETACEOUS VOLCANICS IN THE ANDES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CU METALLOGENESIS
(2002-04-15)El Soldado, Chile, is a giant strata-bound copper deposit hosted in Lower Cretaceous basalt and rhyodacite. Previous work suggested that copper was concentrated preferentially where hydrothermal copper-rich solutions ... -
Fluid Inclusion Geothermometry in Fluorite from Gays River, Nova Scotia and Boat Harbour, Newfoundland
(1980-03-15)Fluid inclusions in post-ore fluorite from the base metal deposit in Carboniferous carbonates at Gays River, Nova Scotia, homogenize at a mean temperature of 142 + 8oC. Calcite in the deposit crystallized earlier, at a ... -
Fluid inclusions and microstructure of flexural-slip bedding-concordant veins within the Ovens Anticline, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
(1996-04-15)Fluid inclusions and microstructure of flexural-slip bedding-concordant quartz veins (FSBCVs) from the Ovens Anticline of the Meguma Group, were assessed and provide data on conditions and mechanisms of flexural-slip ... -
Fluvial Sedimentation in the Lower Member of the Cheverie Formation at Blue Beach, Nova Scotia
(1987-04-15)The lower member of the non-marine Cheverie Formation that is exposed at Blue Beach, Nova Scotia, represents fluvial strata that were deposited during the late Tournaisian. The Blue Beach strata are composed of a coarse-grained ... -
Following the Paper Trail: An Analysis of the use of Paper and Online Platforms in Classrooms on Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus
(2015-04)Dalhousie University aims to be a leader in sustainability amongst Canadian universities (Office of Sustainability, 2013). One way that the university is addressing sustainability issues on campus is by decreasing paper ... -
Food for thought: Assessing student perceptions of meal hall plastic waste and sustainability in Dalhousie Halifax campus residences
(2019-04)The generation of large amounts of waste from single-use disposable plastics presents a barrier to achieving greater campus sustainability. It has been noticed that Dalhousie University residences use and waste an abundance ... -
Food Security among Dalhousie Students
(2015-04)This concluding report explores the progression of an investigation into the vitality of the Dalhousie Student Union Food bank (DSUFB). Located in basement of the Dalhousie Student Union Building, the DSUFB offers food ... -
Food Sustainability Report Card for the Student Union Building at Dalhousie University
(2010-04)The concept of sustainable development is one of the big ideas of our time. Every individual needs to appreciate their part in turning our global challenges into opportunities to build more resilient local and global ... -
Food Wasting Attitudes and Behaviours Among Residence Meal Hall Users at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2017-04)Dalhousie University has undertaken multiple initiatives in recent years to produce less food waste within their dining halls. This study aimed to develop a relation between the attitudes and behaviours towards food waste ... -
Foraging Ecology of Great Black-backed and Herring Gulls on Kent Island in the Bay of Fundy
(2010-04)I studied the foraging ecology of the generalist predators Great Black-backed (Larusmarinus) and Herring (Larusargentatus) Gulls on Kent Island, in the Bay of Fundy. To study diet, I collected pellets casted in and around ... -
Foraminifera of the Minas Basin and their Distributions
(1977-08-31)One hundred and twenty-one samples of surficial sediments from all parts of the Minas Basin are analysed for foraminiferal content. Thirty-nine species are identified and described and maps of distribution are presented. This ... -
Foraminiferal assemblage changes over the last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie-Beaufort Sea Slope and Amundsen Gulf, Canada: Implications for past sea ice conditions
(2009-06)Two cores, one from the Beaufort Sea Slope at 1000 m water depth (core 750) and one from the Amundsen Gulf at 426 m (core 124), were collected to help determine paleo-ice cover in the Holocene and late glacial of this area. ... -
Foraminiferal Assemblages From a Sediment Core From the Inner Scotian Shelf: Implications for Till-Tongue Stratigraphy and Paleoceanography
(1995-04-15)The inner Scotian Shelf juxtaposes the Nova Scotia coastline, ending at the 100 m bathymetric contour, and consists of several zones based on seismic sequences and sea-bottom morphology. At the maximum extent of the last ... -
Forestry Management in Cuba: An Environmental History of the 20th Century
(2008-04)Environmental history explores the relationships and interactions that humans have –and have had- with the environment. These relationships and interactions were researched in the context of the ecological history of ... -
Formalizing EV Infrastructure and Management on Dalhousie Campuses
(2018-04)This report provides some highlights and examples of Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure and management programs at eight different universities throughout Canada and the United States. Methods of analysis include interviews ... -
Fossilized Forests of the Lower Carboniferous Horton Blufff Formation, Nova Scotia
(2003-04-15)The Hurd Creek and Blue Beach members of the Horton Bluff Formation (Tournaisian) at Horton Bluff on the Bay of Fundy contain several forested levels. Evidence for standing trees is found in the form of moulds and casts ...