Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "conservation"
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Advancing baleen whale acoustic and habitat monitoring in the Northwest Atlantic
(2022-04-13)Baleen whales of the Northwest Atlantic live in an urbanized ocean. They attempt a slow recovery from commercial whaling amid threats from the infrastructure, pollution, and shifting environmental baseline associated with ... -
Assessing climate-impact risk to Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus melodus) breeding sites in Nova Scotia, Canada
(2022-12-16)The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus melodus) is a shorebird assessed as 'Endangered' by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. They nest in coastal habitats and are vulnerable to climate change ... -
CLIMATE-CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR SELECTED SPECIES IN THREE NATIONAL PARKS IN EASTERN CANADA
(2015-04-06)Canadian protected areas have been established with a premise of static distributions of different ecosystems, an assumption invalidated by climate change. In the Maritimes, there are few local case studies on how to ... -
Conservation of three forest landbird species at risk: Characterizing and modelling habitat at multiple scales to guide management planning
(2016-04-08)To effectively conserve species at risk (SAR), it is important to understand their ecology at multiple scales, including stand-level habitat associations and landscape-level distribution. The Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus ... -
Effectiveness of Marine Species at Risk Conservation within the UNEP Regional Seas Programme: Taking Stock and Charting Future Courses
(2023-12-06)The impending biodiversity crises demands urgent, effective action. The transboundary nature of many marine species at risk makes international law a necessary tool in this endeavour. The United Nations Environment Programme ... -
An examination of recovery feasibility determination, and factors affecting its reassessment, for inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon under the Species At Risk Act
(2024-08-30)Determining the feasibility of recovering an endangered species is an explicit component of recovery planning in the Species At Risk Act (SARA), Canada. This exploratory study addressed a key knowledge gap—the limited ... -
LONG-TERM EVIDENCE THAT PRECOCIOUS PARR CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE EFFECTIVE SIZE OF A POPULATION OF ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR)
(2012-08-22)I describe temporal changes in the genetic composition of a small anadromous Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) population from South Newfoundland, an area where salmon populations are considered as Threatened (COSEWIC 2010). ... -
Marine Mammal Population Recoveries and Critical Factors
(2011-04-08)Of all the marine taxa, marine mammals seem to have benefited the most from a paradigm shift from exploitation to conservation. This thesis provides the first quantitative assessment for marine mammals of (1) global, ... -
On cultural inheritance: Evolution, behaviour and social structure of Eastern Caribbean sperm whales
(2022-08-25)Cultural inheritance is a “second inheritance system” which can affect ecology and evolution in unexpected ways. However, although its implications in humans are recognized and extensively studied, cultural inheritance has ... -
PELAGIC SEABIRD MOVEMENT ECOLOGY: ASSESSING DRIVERS OF ALBATROSS (DIOMEDEIDAE) MOVEMENT AND THE UTILITY OF BIOLOGGING TOOLS FOR WIDE-RANGING AND THREATENED SEABIRDS
(2016-03-28)Wide-ranging pelagic seabirds are among the most threatened and most mobile of all marine taxa. Understanding their movement ecology is necessary to develop effective conservation solutions for declines, yet many drivers ... -
UNDERSTANDING THE DRIVERS OF POPULATION DECLINES FOR SWALLOWS (FAMILY: HIRUNDINIDAE) THROUGHOUT THE ANNUAL CYCLE
(2019-11-28)Swallows and other aerial insectivores are experiencing steep population declines, potentially as a result of decreased insect availability during breeding and poor non-breeding conditions. To determine the likely drivers ...