Browsing Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Honours Theses by Title
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Agriculture in Dambos Around Mzuzu City, Malawi; a Sustainability Assessment
(2009-04)This paper concentrates on the examination of existing agricultural systems in dambos around Mzuzu, Malawi. The paper connects onsite investigations conducted in the summer of 2008 and a review of related works. This paper ... -
Algal Recolonization of Frog Island, Nova Scotia after Large-scale Removal of Algal Species through Anthropogenic Activity
(2012-04)Macrophytic algae, which are at the base of inte1tidal food webs, provide food and shelter to organisms of higher trophic levels. Rocky substrata and macroalgae are essential to the physical and biological sustainability ... -
ALLUVIAL FAN DEPOSITS OF THE CARBONIFEROUS GRANTMIRE FORMATION IN DRILL HOLE PE 83-1, SYDNEY BASIN, NOVA SCOTIA
(1999-04-15)The Early Carboniferous (Tournaisian) Grantmire Formation belongs to the Horton Group and is ~800 m thick, based on exposures and drill core in the northern part of the Sydney Basin onshore. The 503 m measured section ... -
ANALYSIS OF AQUIFER TESTS IN TWO FRACTURED ROCK WELLS, HALIFAX AREA, NOVA SCOTIA
(2001-04-15)Two drilled wells completed in fractured quartzite bedrock at sites in East Dartmouth and Waverley were tested to determine aquifer properties and well yields. Tests were conducted at different rates for various durations ... -
An analysis of phosphorus cycling in waste stabilization ponds (WSPs) in Nunavut
(2014-03)This study examined the forms of and amounts of phosphorus (P) present in water and sediment samples taken from two arctic climate waste stabilization ponds (WSPs) located in Kugaaruk, and Pond Inlet, Nunavut. This ... -
Ancient Submarine Canyons. and Fans of the Carson Basin, Grand Banks, Offshore Newfoundland, Canada
(1999-04-15)The Carson Basin lies beneath the Grand Banks, offshore Newfoundland, and is composed of several depocenters, the deepest of which holds over 7 km of Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata. To date only four exploration wells have ... -
Apatite fission track study of tectonics and provenance of sediments in the Sawtooth Range, Sverdrup Basin, Canadian Arctic Archipelago
(1996-04-15)The Sverdrup Basin in the Canadian Arctic is a large intracratonic rift basin initiated during the late Paleozoic. Its sediments were deposited in two sequences: Proterozoic to mid-Paleozoic deformation in the Ellesmerian ... -
ASSESSING THE AVAILABLE LAND AREA FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE ON THE HALIFAX PENINSULA
(2009-04)This study explored the potential for urban agriculture in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Land availability on the peninsula (districts 11-14) was examined. There are limitations to urban agriculture, such as rain, space, and ...
