Marine protected areas (MPAs) are important conservation tools that can support the resilience of marine ecosystems. Many countries, including Canada, have committed to protecting at least 10% of their marine areas under ...

Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing animal protein production industries and accounted for 47% of the world’s food fish consumption in 2010. Aquaculture production is expected to increase to compensate for projected ...

The equilibrium theory of island biogeography provides a useful model for understanding patterns of species richness on island systems and analogous fragmented terrestrial habitats. However, like all models, it is limited ...

Habitat selection is assumed to be informed by prior knowledge of the costs and benefits associated with habitat patches on heterogeneous landscapes. Ultimately, species should select habitat that maximizes resources ...

Using interaction analysis and discourse analysis as a method of data analysis, I take a cultural-historical approach to explore teacher-student and student-student interactions during out-of-classroom science projects. ...

The circumpolar Arctic is experiencing dramatic environmental changes that are already impacting tundra ecosystems and northern communities that are intimately linked to the land. Increasing permafrost degradation, shrub ...

As Canada’s courts recognize and redefine the scope of Aboriginal title and rights in the country, alliances between Indigenous communities and environmental groups are playing an increasingly central role in the fight to ...

Global biodiversity is in decline as a result of unprecedented human alterations to the earth’s land cover. Understanding the ecological mechanisms of these large-scale changes in biodiversity is imperative in furthering ...

Developing effective conservation strategies requires an empirical understanding of species' responses to human-mediated disturbances. Observable responses are typically limited to dramatic changes such as wildlife ...

Sugarcane cultivation is expanding throughout the Pacific coast of Guatemala, with political and ecological consequences for subsistence communities. The majority of sugar production occurs in the departments of Santa Rosa, ...