Graduate Theses and Capstone Projects

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A collection of BCIT Masters Degree Theses and undergraduate Capstone projects required for graduation. Submissions are limited to officially registered BCIT students. 

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A climate adaptation plan: Identifying thermal refugia for salmonids in the Tsolum River

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A contrast of two novel deterrents of goose herbivory at Westham Island foreshore tidal marsh

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A historical marsh vegetation composition comparison between five Fraser River foreshore marshes

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A mitigation plan for salmonid spawning habitat in the Lower Seymour River, North Vancouver

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A riparian restoration plan for a construction site on the Brunette River

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Abiotic and native vegetation species associations of an invasive tree species in the Central Kootenays BC: implications for invasion risks and opportunities for native vegetation recovery

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An ecological restoration plan for a weedy field at the University of British Columbia Okanagan

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Assessing the effects of manual tree removal as a grassland restoration treatment in the Churn Creek protected area

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Assessing the implications of forest management strategies on stream condition in the Oktwanch River Watershed, BC

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Blanket Creek Provincial Park weedy field restoration plan

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Breeding waterfowl use of restored wetlands in the Cariboo region of British Columbia

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Carbon sequestration and storage potential along the Trans-Canada Highway corridor in Chilliwack\, BC

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Collaborative exploration of novel bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) restoration techniques in an urban ecosystem

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Determining the Accuracy of the Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool for Identifying North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) Habitat in the Central Interior Cariboo Region of British Columbia

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Ecological restoration of the Little Qualicum River Estuary: Analysis of short-term sediment deposition

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Ecological restoration options for Clear Lake and South Lake (Riding Mountain National Park), Manitoba

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Effects of Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) and Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) herbivory on tidal marsh recession at the Westham Island Marsh

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Environmental preferences of the Oregon Forestsnail

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Evaluating whale and vessel detection methods in and around the Saturna Island Interim Sanctuary Zone (ISZ)

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Exploring the relative effects of different wetland restoration sites on functional connectivity for the northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora)

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Field trials on a Living Dike in British Columbia: wave attenuation of edge treatment features

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Groundwater elevation and chemistry at Camosun Bog, British Columbia, and implications for bog restoration

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Hypolimnetic upwelling in coastal embayments of Lake Ontario; implications for restoration

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Investigating biotic interactions as limiting factors of burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) population recovery in British Columbia

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Investigating bull kelp decline in Saturna Island Interim Sanctuary Zone

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Investigating the effect of salinity, elevation, redox potential, and geese herbivory on planting success in a Pacific Northwest salt marsh

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Investigating the role of elevated salinity in the recession of a large brackish marsh in the Fraser River estuary

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Investigation of the effects of soil and biochar in a rain garden on stormwater quality improvement

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Marsh resiliency strategies in the face of sea-level rise: Pilot project opportunities for Fraser River delta tidal marshes

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Modelling potential impacts of sea level rise on Siwash Island

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Re-establishing the historic fire regime to restore the Chittenden Meadow, Skagit Valley Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

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Relationships Between Land Cover and Road Salt Contamination in Metro Vancouver Streams: Implications for Restoration and Watershed Management

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Restoration planning for urban salmonid habitat: effects of stormwater runoff on water quality and benthic Invertebrates

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Simplified structure or fewer arthropods to eat?: disentangling the impacts of an invasive plant on breeding bird diversity in agricultural hedgerows

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Sturgeon Bank marsh recession: A preliminary investigation into the use of large woody debris as a tool for restoring a degraded foreshore marsh

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Testing primed white rot fungi for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. & Bioremediation options plan for Napo concession area in Ecuador.

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The dynamics of wetland water loss in Churn Creek protected area: British Columbia's semi-arid grassland hydrology

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The effect of nitrogen fertilization on the physiology and morphology of Sphagnum capillifolium in an ombrotrophic bog

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The effect of prescribed burns on soil characteristics and plant communities in Garry Oak ecosystems. A case study on a three-year post-burn site on Tumbo Island, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

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The effect of time-since-burning and hand-pulling on the growth and stem density of Centaurea stoebe and Linaria dalmatica

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The effect of vegetation structure and abiotic variables on oviposition-site selection by amphibians

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The impact of roadway mortality on a long-lived freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii

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The impacts of exotic Typha on benthic invertebrate communities in the South Arm of the Fraser River Estuary

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The scale of ecological restoration: restoring steelhead habitat in the Oktwanch Watershed, Vancouver Island, B.C.

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Throwing shade: performance of native Pacific Northwest shrubs in shading out invasive reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea)

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Using 10-years of population monitoring data to assess breeding productivity of the Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa)

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