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Theses - University of Waterloo
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The theses in UWSpace are publicly accessible unless restricted due to publication or patent pending. This collection includes a subset of theses submitted by graduates of the University of Waterloo...
Trends and Predictors of Wetland Conversion in Urbanizing Environments
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This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
UAV Remote Sensing can Reveal the Effects of Low Impact Seismic Lines on Methane (CH4) Release in a Forested Boreal Bog
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Peatlands are globally significant stores of soil carbon, where local methane (CH 4 ) emissions are strongly linked to water table position and microtopography. Historically, these factors have been...
University of Waterloo Ecohydrology Research Group World Wetlands Day Celebration
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February 1st, 2023 at 5:00pm MST to February 1st, 2023 at 8:30pm MST
Waterloo, ON
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About World Wetlands Day World Wetlands Day (WWD) is celebrated each year on February 2 nd, which marks the day when the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. The Convention is...
University of Waterloo World Water Day 2021 Interactive Event
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Join the Water Institue for an interactive event exploring what water means to different people, its true value, and how we can better protect this vital resource together 9:30-11:00 AM: Exploring Our...
Using Tree Ring Analysis to Determine Impacts of a Road on a Boreal Peatland
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This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
Vegetation Diversity in Mountain Peatlands
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Mountain valley bottom peatlands are poorly studied systems, particularly in Alberta, Canada, where the provincial inventory has neither mapped nor characterized them. Nonetheless, these ecosystems...
Volunteer Participation in Ecological Restoration: Motivations, Organizations, and Conviviality
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This dissertation consists of three studies conducted in order to expand knowledge of volunteer participation. First, a systematic map of the literature on volunteer motivation resulted in a typology...
Water for the Futures We Want - Opportunities for Research, Practice, and Leadership in Achieving SDG 6
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Canada and the world are faced with unprecedented water-related challenges which impact our ability to meet many of the UN sustainable development goals. Climate warming and human actions are altering...
Webinar - How Mounds are Made Matters: Implications for Seismic Line Restoration in Peatlands
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Presented by Kimberly Kleinke from the University of Waterloo The boreal forest of western Canada is fragmented by seismic lines created for oil and gas exploration. These linear disturbances have...
Webinar - Impact of Resource Extraction on Canada's Boreal Peatlands
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This presentation highlights ongoing research in northern Alberta examining peatland carbon and greenhouse gas exchange as a measure of peatland ecosystem function.
Webinar - Restoring the Wetland Plant Community After Invasive Reed Control
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Recovery and Resistance: Restoring the wetland plant community after invasive reed control Presenter: Dr. Rebecca Rooney, University of Waterloo For established invasions, like European common reed...
Webinar - Returning the Carbon Sink Function: An Overview of Canadian Peatland Restoration
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This presentation provides an overview of a long-term university-industry research partnership to improve understanding of peatland ecosystem function and reclamation techniques.
Webinar - Smart Remediation
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March 14th, 2024 at 11:00am MST to March 14th, 2024 at 1:45pm MST
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ESAA and SMART Remediation have partnered to present this upcoming webinar. Smart Methods in Advanced Remediation Technologies (SMART) is a series of technical learning seminars for environmental...
Webinar - The Evaluation of Peatland Restoration Following In-situ Oil and Gas Infrastructure Disturbances
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Presented by Meike Lemmer, PhD, Research Scientist at University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf Dr. Meika Lemmer's research studied several peatland restoration approaches following the...
Wetlands as Integral Parts of Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions in the Athabasca Oil Sands Area: Review and Synthesis
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Wetlands comprise unique water storage and conveyance mechanisms that maintain landscape integrity under the sub-humid climate in the Athabasca Oil Sands Area. In addition to their internal function...
Wetlands in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region: The Nexus between Wetland Hydrological Function and Resource Extraction
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Oil sands development within the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) has accelerated in recent decades, causing alteration to natural ecosystems including wetlands that perform many vital ecosystem...
Wildfire Overrides Hydrological Controls on Boreal Peatland Methane Emissions
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Boreal peatlands represent a globally important store of carbon, and disturbances such as wildfire can have a negative feedback to the climate. Understanding how carbon exchange and greenhouse gas...