Graduate Thesis Database for the CFRAW Project

Below is a list of completed and in-progress graduate theses from the CFRAW project. Electronic copies are linked in PDF format when available.

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Baker, L. 2007. The effects of petroleum coke amendments on macrophytes and aquatic invertebrates in northern Alberta, Canada constructed wetlands. M.Sc. Thesis. University of Windsor, Windsor, ON.  PDF

Barr, L. 2009. Influence of consolidated mine tailings and oil sands process water on colonization potential of aquatic invertebrates of constructed wetlands in the Athabasca oil sands, Alberta. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON.   PDF

Boutsivongsakd, M. 2012. Seasonal and spatial trends in production and stable isotope signatures of primary producers and utilization by primary consumers in oil sands processed-material wetlands. M.Sc. Thesis, Univ. Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.

Chen, H. 2011. The effects of nutrient and peat amendments on oil sands reclamation wetlands: a microcosm study.  M.Sc. Thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. PDF

Chen, M. 2012. Assessing the biogeochemical development of oxygen and sulfur in oil sands fluid fine tailings in batch microcosms. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON. PDF

Daly, C. 2007. Carbon sources, microbial community production, and respiration in constructed wetlands of the Alberta, Canada oil sands mining area. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON.  PDF

Frederick, K. 2011. Productivity and carbon accumulation potential of transferred biofilms in reclaimed oil sands-affected wetlands. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. PDF

Gardner Costa, J. 2010. Spatial and temporal variation in sediment-associated microbial respiration in oil sands mine-affected wetlands of north-eastern Alberta, Canada. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON.  PDF

Gentes, M-L. 2006. Health assessment of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) nesting on the Athabasca Oil Sands, AB. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

Harms, N. J. 2009. Health, stress and immune assessment of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) nesting on the Alberta oil sands. M.Sc. Thesis, Univ. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. 

Hersikorn, B. D. 2009. In-situ Caged Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Survival and Development in Wetlands Formed from Oil Sands Process-Affected Materials (OSPM). M.Sc. Thesis, Univ. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. PDF

Kavanagh, R. J. 2012. The influence of Athabasca oil sands constituents in on fish reproduction. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON. PDF

Kennedy, K. D. 2012. Growth, Survival , and Community Composition of Chironomidae (Diptera) Larvae in Selected Athabasca Oil Sands Process-Affected Wetland Waters of North-eastern Alberta  M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON. PDF

Martin, J. 2010. The effects of oil sands process materials (OSPM) on the nucleolar organizer (NOR) of Chironomus spp. larvae (Diptera: Chironomidae): using puff size as a measure of individual and population response to stress. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor. PDF

Nakhaie, S. 2013. Avian Species-area relationships and environmental covariates in natural and constructed wetlands of Northeastern Alberta. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor. PDF

Puttaswamy, N. 2011. Evaluation of metals release from oil sands coke: an ecotoxicological assessment of risk and hazard to aquatic invertebrates. Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.  PDF

Roy, M. C. In progress. Wetland Plant Community Dynamics through Time: a Comparison between Natural and Reclaimed Wetlands Affected by Oil Sands Mining. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

Slama, C. 2010. Sediment Oxygen Demand of Wetlands in the Oil Sands Region of North-eastern Alberta. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON. PDF

Squires, A. J. 2005. Ecotoxicological Assessment of Using Coke in Aquatic Reclamation Strategies at the Alberta Oil Sands. M.Sc. Thesis , University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. PDF

Toor, N. 2012. Degradation and aquatic toxicity of naphthenic acids in oil sands process-affected waters and commercial mixtures: Understanding wetland bioremediation. Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. PDF

Videla, P. P. 2007. Examining oil sands dissolved carbon and microbial degradation using stable isotope analysis. M.Sc. Thesis. Univ. Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.

Williams, K. L. 2014. Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Use by Emerging Adult Insects in Boreal Fen and Marsh Vegetation. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON. PDF

Wytrykush, C. In progress. Diversity and ecosystem processes and properties in wetland communities: the effects of ecosystem stressors and reclamation challenges. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Windsor, Windsor, ON. 

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