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Hudson Bay, a vast inland sea in northern Canada, receives the highest average annual freshwater from the Nelson River system among all other contributing rivers. A rapidly changing climate and flow regulation from hydroelectric developments alter…
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The COVID-19 era and related restrictions have impacted British Columbia (BC) whalewatching operators and their perspectives on whale-watching and tourism-government relations in BC. Despite the popularity and importance of whale-watching in BC, and…
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British Columbia has the largest grizzly bear population in Canada. In 2017, B.C. banned the hunt of grizzly bears citing a lack of societal support, despite government-cited science that the hunt was sustainably managed. I explored the factors that…
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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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The effective treatment of oily sludge has been a challenging problem faced by the petroleum industry worldwide. It is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons, water, metallic ions, and suspended fine solids. The recalcitrant nature of oily sludge…
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The strategic allocation of resources to maximize fitness is the organizing principle shaping the evolution of life histories. The physiology and behaviour of animals is a manifestation of trade-offs in resource allocation among traits and…
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The three western Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan) are responsible for more than 90 % of the 2017 national total fugitive methane (CH4) emissions from the oil and gas sector. Several survey-based previous studies…