Browsing Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Honours Theses by Title
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Holocene History of Kings and Hartling Bays, Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia
(1978-03-15)Kings and Hartling Bays are typical of many exposed inlets with bayhead beaches which are prevalent along the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia. The present morphology of these two bays is a result of Pleistocene glaciation ... -
Holocene Relative Sea-Level Change in Nova Scotia
(1993-03-15)Core samples collected around Atlantic Canada, specifically from the West Head salt marsh, Chezzetcook Inlet, enable temporal and spatial examination of benthic foraminiferal assemblages. Benthic foraminiferal zonations, ... -
How moderate agriculture affects the food web of macroinvertebrates in fresh water streams in Kings County,Nova Scotia
(2011-03)Moderate agriculture changes physical and chemical factors in streams resulting in a fertilizing effect by increasing available nutrients to macroinvertebrates through increased detritus breakdown and algal growth (Karr & ... -
How Rocks Affect the Growth of Krummholz in the Mealy Mountains of Labrador
(2009-04)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how rocks affect the growth of coniferous krummholz of two species: Black Spruce (Picea mariana) and Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea). Specifically, I investigated: 1) whether ... -
Hydrogeologic Investigation of the Cumberland Central Landfill.
(2000-04-15)The County of Cumberland has used a large tract of Crown Land near Springhill Junction as their main municipal waste disposal site since 1978. The site was initially commissioned as a first-generation landfill, known as ... -
Hydrothermal Alteration, Gold Distribution and Geochronology of Epithermal Gold Mineralization in the Copiapo Volcanic Complex, Chile
(1986-04-15)This thesis is a pilot project of an ongoing investigation into the gold metallogenesis in the Copiapo volcanic complex, Chile. The study is aimed at understanding the pattern of hydrothermal alteration and its relation ... -
Identification of the Carrier of Magnetization in a Basalt Core from Bermuda
(1987-04-15)Peckenham (1981) attempted to use the magnetic properties of a basalt core from Bermuda to help him define the stratigraphy of basalt flows present in the core. The results of his investigation were not helpful. Magnetic ... -
Identifying and prioritizing barriers to Atlantic salmon habitat connectivity in Napu’saqnuk (St Mary’s River), Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia, Canada)
(2024-04)Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are an anadromous fish species that migrate from headwaters of their home rivers out to the open ocean and back; this ecologically, economically, and culturally significant species requires ... -
The impact of precipitation phase and aquifer type on changing groundwater levels in mountain regions of Canada and the United States
(2024-04)Groundwater in alpine regions plays an essential role in downstream water supply. As the climate warms, mountain water resources are under threat with reduced snowpack, glacier recession, and precipitation phase change ... -
Impacts of Forest Loss on the Global Water Cycle of the Permian-Triassic Extinction
(2022-04)Recent studies have shown profound effects of deforestation on decreased precipitation and evapotranspiration. This can be attributed to the concept of green water, which is the volume of water stored in soils and ... -
The Implications of the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) on Riparian Canopy Cover in Three Halifax Regional Municipality Parks
(2020-04)Invasive species are posing an increasingly large threat to Canada’s urban forest. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive pest with the potential to eliminate entire ash stands. The EAB was discovered in Nova Scotia ... -
In The Red: A private economic cost and qualitative analysis of environmental and health implications for five menstrual products
(2015-04)Almost all women menstruate at some point in their lives, and as such there is a large and constant market for menstrual products. The objective of this research is to collect and present existing data about the impact of ... -
Infraspecific Variation in Arcellacea (Thecamoebians) from Eastern Canada and a Selected Biostratigraphic Study
(1984-04-15)Clones of several morphotypes of the arcellacean species Centropyxis aculeata (Ehrenberg) were established and the range of variation in individual clones was examined. Considerable morphological variation was noted, ...