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 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 prey-based approach to restoration: prioritizing the habitat requirements of prey species to assist in the recovery of the coastal northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis laingi)

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

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Blue carbon dynamics across the Metro Vancouver region: assessing carbon sequestration under different environmental conditions in tidal marshes

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

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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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Effects of logging-induced sediment loading on Chinook salmon rearing habitat in Tranquil Estuary, BC and implications for estuary restoration

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Evaluating stream degradation in Villa De Allende, Mexico

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Experimental control of Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) within critical habitat of the endangered Half-moon Hairstreak Butterfly (Satyrium semiluna): A pilot study of Blakiston Fan, Wateron Lakes National Park, Alberta

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Geochemical and biological response of an intertidal ecosystem to localized restoration efforts

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

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Investigating regeneration in a raised ombrotrophic bog after peat extraction

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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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Mapping floodplain fish habitat in the heart of the Fraser River and restoration options for impacted attributes on selected large mid-channel islands

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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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Restoration of an urban creek water quality using sand and biochar filtration galleries

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Restoration of salmonid spawning habitat in the Upper Serpentine River

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Restoration of the upper Salmon River watershed: projected effects of diversion removal on salmonid abundance

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Restoration options for Nicomekl River anadromous salmonids Elgin Road Bridge Sea Dam

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

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Restoring hydrological connectivity in the Guichon Creek watershed through wetland creation

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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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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 mowing and hand removal on the regrowth rate of Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)

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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 effects of canopy closure on precipitation throughfall

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