L’origine de l’hydrogène naturel, une alternative aux énergies fossiles, est encore mal contrainte dans les roches continentales. Nous avons récemment proposé un nouveau modèle dans lequel l’hydrogène est produit lors de l’altération des gisements d’or. Ce projet vise à effectuer des mesures de terrain dans la ceinture verte de l’Abitibi pour tester notre modèle. Il […]

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum L. de Bary is one of the most destructive pathogens in common bean in Canada and all around the world. This fungal pathogen affects over 500 species of plants and its damages vary among and within population from different geographical regions and this can be partially explained due to the genetic diversity in […]

Les performances des dispositifs opto-électroniques tels que les cellules photovoltaïques ou les photo transducteurs sont intrinsèquement liées aux vitesses de recombinaison des porteurs de charge sur les surfaces. Ceci est d’autant plus important que les couches actives sont fines, et que les dimensions des dispositifs sont réduites. Pour réduire les vitesses de recombinaison, il est […]

We tend to think of wildfire as resetting the biological clock back to zero; forest types always come back to whatever was there before it burned. However, new evidence reveals that this is not always the case and fire can also cause changes to forest types. For example, very hot fires can kill seeds stored […]

This research looks to explore the collaboration of ecology, education and design in the creation of built and natural systems to sustainably manage and educate about storm/rain water on school grounds. The research will be conducted through the analysis of 3 key case studies of schoolyard storm/rain water management projects that represent a successful, progressive […]

While rivers are an important and highly visible pathway for freshwater to reach the ocean, another less noticeable, but also important, pathway is the discharge of groundwater from the sea floor. This phenomenon, known as Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD), is significant to the coastal ocean because it can carry water-based nutrients and pollutants into the […]

Concerns over climate change have led public and private institutions to change the way they conduct business. Initiatives include ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and working toward a net zero carbon society. Recycling and composting programs have been around for decades, with the goal to reduce the amount of solid waste entering the landfills. […]

In this project, we bring together a team of four proposed MITACs globalink student scholars working in Brazil and Canada with supervisors directly involved with the research project. We will begin to fill the gaps in knowledge about successful reintroduction of capuchin monkeys by 1) conducting behavioural research on bearded brown capuchin (*Sapajus libidinosus*) personality […]

With over 80% of the Canadian population dwelling in urban centers, design for sustainable urban environments is tantamount to the health and happiness of 21st century Canadians. The City of Victoria (CoV) would like to incorporate green infrastructure into their integrated storm water management plan. Over the past four years, nine rain gardens have been […]

The proposed project will use machine learning to predict vegetation biomass across the state of California using climate variables (precipitation, temperature). This will create a map of what vegetation is expected to be in a given climate regime. This modeled vegetation distribution will be compared to a map of observed vegetation to identify regions where […]

British Columbia has used the approach of capturing and moving amphibians that would otherwise be destroyed or negatively affected by human project activities to an alternative release site as a standard to conserving herpetofauna over the last decade; referred to as mitigation translocation or salvaging. The use of mitigation translocation to offset direct and indirect […]

Le programme a pour objectif d’accompagner les organismes municipaux à s’évaluer, s’outiller et échanger avec les gestionnaires d’autres organismes participants afin de mieux préserver et de mettre en valeur la biodiversité sur leur territoire, mais surtout d’encadrer et de mesurer l’impact des actions en protection de la biodiversité dans le monde municipal. Ce programme vise […]