Browsing Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Honours Theses by Title
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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 ... -
Assessing the Vulnerability of the HRM Urban and Rural Canopy to the Potential Arrival of the Emerald Ash Borer
(2018-04)Invasive species are an ever-increasing problem in urban and rural forests, and have the potential to severely decimate tree populations. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is one such invasive species, which targets ash trees. ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR SCHOOL RECYCLING PROGRAMS.
(2008-05)Recycling over many years has become of great importance to our society, and especially the environment. It has become an important means of reducing the increasing amounts of waste being sent to landfills each year. ... -
Association between access to neighbourhood greenness and physical activity in Nova Scotia youth
(2015-04)Physical activity is an important factor of child growth and is expected to reduce the prevalence of obesity. However, despite these benefits many youth in Nova Scotia do not meet the recommended physical activity ... -
Barriers to Fish Passage in Nova Scotia: The Evolution of Water Control Barriers in Nova Scotia’s Watershed
(2011-03)Loss of connectivity throughout river systems is one of the most serious effects dams impose on migrating fish species. I examine the extent and dates of aquatic habitat loss due to dam construction in two key salmon regions ... -
BASEFLOW CONTRIBUTION OF THE UNCONFINED AQUIFER SUPPLYING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE CLYBURN BROOK, CAPE BRETON ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA
(2002-04-15)The Clyburn Brook, in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, is an important source of freshwater. The brook overlies an unconfined aquifer that supplies potable and irrigation water for the Ingonish area. The Clyburn ... -
Baseline Monitoring for Determining the Effects of Streetscaping on Particulate Matter Concentrations in the Downtown Area of Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2020-04)Anthropogenic sources of air pollution in cities primarily originate from automobile traffic. Understanding the extent of air pollution from traffic is important for how governments plan cities, and for maximizing the ... -
BEDFORM SEDIMENTOLOGY AND MORPHODYNAMICS OF SABLE ISLAND BANK
(2001-04-15)A series of shoreface-connected sand ridges occur on Sable Island Bank adjacent to Sable Island, are best developed to its south and southwest and extend as far as 23 km south of the island in water depths up to 45m. In ... -
BEDFORMS IN WAVE–FORCED NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENTS: OBSERVATIONS WITH A PROTOTYPE HUMAN-POWERED SURFACE VEHICLE
(2017-04-15)Bedforms in nearshore environments are undulatory sedimentary structures formed by wave-forced fluid-sediment interactions at the seabed. Signature characteristics imprinted on the sediment fabric may be used to infer ... -
Benthic community structure within Eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds in southern Nova Scotia
(2011-03)Seagrass beds are productive coastal habitats that provide numerous ecosystem services. Declines in seagrass beds worldwide will have profound influences on the trophic structure and overall functioning of coastal ecosystems. ... -
Bryophyte dynamics across wetland and lakeshore edges in southwest Nova Scotia
(2011-03)Wetlands are effective carbon sinks, supply clean water, enhance soil nutrition, and are regarded as valuable ecosystems. Bryophytes play a key role in wetland functioning. Previous studies have looked at wetlands as whole ... -
Business Ecosystem Services Review: A Nova Scotia Case Study
(2011-04)Recent efforts to assess the state and value of ecosystems on a global level have been increasing, within this research, ecosystem services and their relation to businesses has also been expanding. Although there are ... -
Cambrian Multichambered Foraminifera from the Halifax and Goldenville Groups of the Meguma Supergroup, Nova Scotia
(1998-04-15)Foraminifera in the Cambrian are rare; only ten genera have been recorded and these were all simple tubular and branching unilocular forms found in West Africa. The discovery of an organic lens within the Goldenville ...