ENSC502 - Current and Past Projects
Projects 2012 or later are available on QSpace.
2013/14 - Course Coordinator (Brian Cumming)
| Student | Supervisor(s) (Examiner) | Title of Report |
|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Bourne | Dr. B. Cumming (S. Arnott) | Chironomid assemblage changes and deformity prevalence in lakes impacted by uranium mining in northern Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Jessica Buttery | Dr. W. Mabee (G. van Loon) | Increasing Organic Agriculture in Ontario Using Local Food Distribution Systems |
| Amelia Corrigan | Dr. S. Arnott (J. Smol) | Assessing the impact of soft-water calcium decline on the life-histories strategies of various daphnia species |
| Kaitlyn Cyr | Dr. G. Whitelaw (A. Goebel) | An Assessment of Watershed Management Practices for the Sustainable Expansion of Hydropower: A Case Study of the Trent River Watershed, Ontario |
| Kira MacDougall | Dr. V. Langlois (P. Hodson) | Acute Toxicity of Diisoheptyl Phthalate and Diisononyl Phthalate to Oryzias latipes |
| Andrew Mendelson | Dr. N. Scott (W. Mabee) | Substituting Biofuel for Coal: Determining the Optimal Perennial Grass Species and Nitrogen Fertilization Level for Bioenergy Production in Eastern Ontario |
| Clare Nelligan | Dr. J. Smol (S. Arnott) | A Paleolimnological Assessment of Cladoceran Assemblage Changes in Two Lakes from Northern Ontario’s “Ring of Fire” |
| Diana Zeng | Dr. J. Smol (N. Scott) | Using Paleolimnology to Assess the Impacts of Historical Insecticide Use on Chironomid Assemblages in the St. Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
2012/13 - Course Coordinator (Louise Winn)
| Student | Supervisor(s) (Examiner) | Title of Report |
|---|---|---|
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Laura Gibson |
R. Lavoie//L. Campbell (V. Langlois) |
Relationships Between Blood Mercury Concentrations and Oxidative Stress in Phalacrocorax auritus |
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Meagan King |
S. Arnott (B. Cumming) |
Assessing the probability and impact of secondary invasions of Hemimysis anomala to inland lakes of Ontario |
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Garrett Morandi |
P. Hodson (S. Brown) |
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships for chronic toxicity of alkyl-benz[a]anthracenes to early life-stages Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) |
| Colin Robinson | B. Cumming | Possible climate-related shifts in diatom assemblages in Wolf Lake (Adirondack Park, NY) during the Hypsithermal: A Holocene-scale paleolimnological perspective |
2011/12 - Course Coordinator (Brian Cumming)
| Student | Supervisor(s) (Examiner) | Title of Report |
|---|---|---|
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Kathleen Alexander |
S. Moore (G. van Loon) |
A Comparative Analysis of Production and Resource Efficiency: Small versus Large Farms in U.S. Agriculture |
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Lucas Brehaut |
R. Danby (S. Arnott) |
Local and Landscape Variables Influencing the use of Ponds by Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) in the Shakwak Valley, Yukon |
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Elisa Cheng |
J. Smol (B. Cumming) |
Assessing the responses of Cladocera to a failed exploratory hydrocarbon drilling-mud sump in the Mackenzie Delta uplands (Northwest Territories, Canada) |
| Evan Hall | R. Danby (P. Martin) | Group Size, Habitat Use and Behavioral Ecology of Amazon River Dolphins (Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, Peru |
| Jean Holloway | V. Remenda (N. Scott) | Analysis of Tyrrell Sea Deposits from the Vicinity of the Victor Diamond Mine: Comparison of Four North American Clay Deposits |
| Sinead Murphy | R. Danby (N. Scott) |
Soil Properties of Forest-Grassland Ecotones in Southwest Yukon |
| Lindsay Rollick | K. Kyser (L. Winn) | A Passive or Active Biogenic Origin of the Whitings Phenomenon by Synechococcus bacillaris |
2010/11 - Course Coordinator (Brian Cumming)
| Student | Supervisor(s) (Examiner) | Title of Report |
|---|---|---|
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Crane, Annie |
G. Whitelaw/L. Viswanathan (GPHY) |
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Kim, Susan |
W. Mabee (E. Fraser) |
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| Munro, Fiona | S. Lougheed (R. Danby) | A geographical perspective and analysis of research on Queen's University Biological Station land: past trends and present significance (PDF, 491KB) |
| Oswald, Taylor | R. Danby/G. Whitelaw | Environmental impact of the salmon industry: a comparison of scientific, governmental and stakeholder perspectives in British Columbia |
| Summers, Jamie | J. Smol (P. Hodson) | Midge-based paleolimnological assessment of historical water quality changes in Poplar Bay, Lake of the Woods, Ontario (PDF, 2.91MB) |