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This dissertation investigates winter accumulation and snow cover change in the Columbia Mountains of British Columbia. In chapter 1, I start with an introduction that describes the study area, and then outlines the objectives and structure of this…
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Ancient Forest/Chun T’Oh Whudujut Provincial Park (AFP) is part of British Columbia’s (BC) inland temperate rainforest that receives high total annual precipitation amounts (>1000 mm) from orographic enhancement. AFP hosts a ~4 km2 complex of…
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The Muskwa-Kechika Management Area (M-KMA) in northern British Columbia is globally significant for its size, special resource management, and cultural and ecological values. These characteristics were secured in perpetuity through the British…
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Crude oily wastewaters generate widely in industries and marine oil spill operations. Crude oily wastewaters contain stable oil in water emulsion (O/W), and their treatment has been challenging. Crude oil has toxic compounds for humans and the…
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Tracking the effects of air pollution from industries is important for developing management strategies under changing emissions. However, computational tools for air pollution assessment often do not elucidate modeling uncertainty, making it…
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Demystifying the story of food – from seed to store to stomach and how that cycle perpetuates – is a core tenet of food literacy and the central aim of this project. While exposure to environmental issues is critical to developing awareness, young…
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This thesis documents and examines recent changes observed in anadromous Arctic char (Iqalukpik) (Salvelinus alpinus) in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada, including how these changes are being experienced and responded to by community…
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It is prudent to understand how tree growth responds to climate variability to better project their growth in the current and future changes in climate in boreal forests. In this thesis, I studied how climate variables influence individual white…
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Biochar, a form of black carbon produced from pyrolyzed biomass, has been touted as a product that may suppress agricultural soil emissions while also sequestering carbon. BC Biocarbon LTD, a recently established company in McBride, BC, has…