• RPAS-SfM snow depth and snow density mapping in disturbed vegetated mountainous environments of Coastal British Columbia 

  Dickinson, Trevor (2022-05-03)

  Concurrent advancements in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and Structure from Motion (SfM) processing technologies have added powerful new methods for remotely sensing the cryosphere. Highly accurate snow depth ...
• Extracting fire behaviour data from georeferenced oblique aerial wildfire photographs 

  Hart, Henry (2022-04-25)

  Wildfires are a natural process critical to the health of forests around the world. However, recent decades have witnessed unprecedented wildfire seasons in many forested regions, leading to a range of unprecedented ...
• Optimizing sea urchin gonad enhancement and gastrointestinal parameters with newly formulated feeds at different temperatures with green (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) and red (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) sea urchins in British Columbia, Canada 

  Warren, Emily (2022-01-04)

  Sea urchins are an ecologically important species that can drastically alter marine communities due to their consumption and destruction of macroalgal beds (e.g. kelp forests). These beds form highly productive ecosystems ...
• Modelling connectivity among resource wave hotspots: bears and spawning salmon of coastal British Columbia 

  Mihalik, Ilona (2021-12-07)

  Understanding how important landscape features are connected can provide key information for the management of ecological systems, particularly insight into how species move through and interact with their environment. ...
• Investigating the role of Vibrio aestuarianus in summer mortality of farmed Crassostrea gigas in Baynes Sound, British Columbia 

  Khtikian, Natalie (2021-11-24)

  Marine aquaculture is already vital to global food security and will continue to become more important in the coming years. Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oysters) is the primary oyster species cultivated worldwide. The FAO ...
• Evaluating applications of shore-based camera monitoring to improve estimates of effort, retention, and compliance of recreational salmon fisheries 

  Morrow, Benjamin (2021-10-04)

  In addition to being primary targets of recreational fisheries, Pacific salmon provide key ecosystem value in British Columbia, Canada. While data on commercial fisheries are historically well-researched, less is known ...
• Lyric geography: geopoetics, practice, and place 

  Acker, Maleea (2021-09-29)

  Recent work in the geohumanities has renewed a call for the inclusion of creative work within the discipline of geography. This dissertation works both creatively and critically to answer that call, and to contribute to ...
• Broadening genetic approaches for interdisciplinary, multi-scale, biocultural research; implications for conceptual and applied research for bear conservation in British Columbia 

  Henson, Lauren Helena (2021-09-28)

  The use of genetic evidence to facilitate management outcomes for species of conservation or cultural concern can benefit from broadening the scope of inquiry. These efforts can include not only multiple geographic and ...
• How competition dynamics drive access to shared scavenging opportunities amongst a group of mesocarnivores in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta 

  Bell, Elicia (2021-09-01)

  Mesocarnivores occupy critical functional roles in regulating ecosystems and maintaining biodiversity. In the Canadian Rocky Mountains, mustelid species depend heavily on carrion as an important dietary contribution, ...
• Modeling global human-induced soil degradation and its impacts on water balance 

  Wang, Pei-Ling (2021-09-01)

  Soils are a critical resource for supporting ecosystems, agricultural systems, and human wellbeing. However, these same soils have been degraded by human activities throughout human history. Despite the rapid development ...
• Evaluation of alternative applications of LiDAR-based enhanced forest inventory methods 

  Kelley, Jason William (Forests, 2021-04-22)

  Forests cover a large portion of the global land area and provide critical resources such as timber, food, and medicine in addition to playing a significant role in the global carbon cycle. As such, sustainable forest ...
• Modelling marine vessels engaged in wildlife-viewing behaviour using Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) 

  Nesdoly, Andrea (2021-08-20)

  Observation of marine animals in their environment – whale-watching – has grown greatly in recent years, bringing risk to the animals. Of particular concern are harmful impacts on marine mammals, some of which are endangered. ...
• Spatial distribution of residential solid waste generation in Brazil: estimating residential solid waste generation and CO2eq emissions based on the nominal income, towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 

  Redivo, Andre Luciancencov (2021-07-22)

  The generation of solid waste is a natural consequence of human life. Its rate has increase rapidly along the years, mostly due to the population growth, urbanization process coupled to industrialization and economic ...
• Rambunctious geographies: intimate encounters, algorhythmics, and making the blockchain real 

  Sotoudehnia, Maral (2021-07-16)

  Blockchains, like many “disruptive” digital media, continue to garner significant academic and popular attention about what they are. Recent critical provocations in geography and cognate disciplines shift lines of enquiry ...
• Sea otter effects on soft sediment flora and fauna, and within ancient Indigenous maricultural systems 

  Foster, Erin U. (2021-07-12)

  Most of what is known about the ways in which strongly interacting species affect ecological communities stems from changes to community structure revealed in contemporary research. However, trophic downgrading has limited ...
• Geovisualization of boreal peatland architecture in a three dimensional hydrogeological framework using ground penetrating radar and LiDAR at Mariana Lakes, Alberta, Canada 

  Shulba, William Paul (2021-06-07)

  Communicating science in three-dimensional (3D) multimedia is an immersive and interactive way to explore scientific processes (Signals and Communication Technology, 2019). Geovisualization is an emerging 3D multimedia ...
• Geovisualization: a framework and case-study analysis for effective climate related visualization 

  Goudine, Alexei (2021-05-05)

  The impacts of climate change have resulted in the need for adaptation tools to provide stakeholders with the ability to respond to a broad range of potential impacts. Geovisualizations serve as powerful engagement tools ...
• A cumulative effect assessment using scenario analysis methodology to assess future Cowichan River Chinook and Coho salmon survival 

  Ospan, Arman K (2021-05-03)

  This dissertation describes a proposed methodology for Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA) with the purpose of improving the process by making it both more substantive and quantitative. The general principles of the approach ...
• Exploring community capacity for reducing marine debris 

  Keats, Katlyn (2021-04-27)

  Marine debris is an ever growing environmental and human health concern. Beach litter is a major contributor to the issue of marine debris, especially in the Global South where lack of awareness and successful policy are ...
• Developing a holistic framework to investigate the environmental, social, and economic suitability of tidal stream energy in British Columbia’s remote coastal diesel reliant First Nations Communities 

  Richardson, Riley L. (2021-01-06)

  This thesis holistically examines the potential for tidal stream turbine (TST) integration to displace diesel generated electricity in remote coastal First Nations communities within the Marine Plan Partnership for the ...

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