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

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

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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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Drivers of humpback whale movement in Boundary Pass, 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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Effects of logging-induced sediment loading on Chinook salmon rearing habitat in Tranquil Estuary, BC and implications for estuary restoration

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Environmental preferences of the Oregon Forestsnail

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

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Factors limiting the expansion of black-tailed prairie dog colonies at their northern extent

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

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

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Impacts of roads and cranberry agriculture on bog wetland hydrology with restoration recommendations for Langley Bog

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

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Restoration of old forest characteristics in a 1957 spacing trial in the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, British Columbia

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Restoring hydrological connectivity in the Guichon Creek watershed through wetland creation

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Structural influence of old field on breeding summer songbirds, and overwintering raptor communities

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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 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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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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