M.Sc. Theses

Student Name	M.Sc. Thesis Title	Supervisor	Graduation Date

Linegar, Anna	Palaeo-Environmental History of the Southwestern Black Sea During the Late Holocene: An elemental and stable isotopic study	A. Aksu & R. Hiscott	October 2012
Foley, Robert	Urban geochemistry of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada	T. Bell	June 2012
Munro, Kathrin	Boreal owls in Western Newfoundland: Using local field data to assess home range characteristics and test a habitat suitability index model	I. Warkentin	June 2012
Seiden, Jennica	Bacterial dynamics in ballast water during trans-oceanic voyages of bulk carriers	R. Rivkin	June 2012
Andrews, Catherine	Identification of a responsive gene set to evaluate the potential impact of seismic exposure on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) inner ear	J. Payne/M. Rise	May 2011
Best, Sara	Hindcasting and forecasting of climatology for Gilbert Bay, Labrador: A Marine Protected Area	E. Demirov/J. Wroblewski	May 2011
Fequet, Danielle	Towards the feasibility of wild-harvesting fruit from native Viburnum species (Adoxaceae) as a sustainable NTFP in Newfoundland (Canada)	L. Hermanutz/W. Nicholls	May 2011
Skinner, Randolph	Development of a predictive spatial distribution model for Erioderma pedicellatum (Boreal felt lichen) for the island of Newfoundland	M. Krishnapillai/Y. Wiersma	May 2011
Dawe, Jennifer	Marine fish, local ecological knowledge, and the Species at Risk Act in Canada: Lessons from the case study of three species of wolffish	B. Neis/D. Schneider	October 2010
Goetting, Kathryn	Is the Newfoundland redfish fishery sustainable? Modelling recovery strategies for two redfish stocks	R. Haedrich/M. Wernerheim	October 2010
Boa-Antwi, Kofi	Impact of pre-dispersal predation by red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) and cone insects on seed productivity of balsam fir (Abies balsamea) in eastern Newfoundland	L. Hermanutz/ P. Marino	May 2010
Liu, Shanshan	Growth rate of the Iceland Scallop Chlamys Islandica in Gilbert Bay, Labrador, a Marine Protected Area	J. Wroblewski/ R. Thompson	May 2010
Sun, Bei	Abundance and composition of heterotrophic prokaryotes in ballast water discharged into Canadian harbors	R. Rivkin	May 2010
Vivanco, Claudia	Optimization of an acid digestion for HFSE analyses using ICP-MS: Application to the assessment on environmental mobility of HFSE and REE in iron ore tailings	H. Longerich/J. Hanchar	May 2010
Wareham, Vonda	Identification, distribution, and conservation of deep-sea corals in Canada's Northwest Atlantic	E. Edinger/R. Haedrich	May 2010
Callahan, Ashley	Harbour survey and genetic analysis of non-indigenous ascidian tunicates in Newfoundland	D. Deibel/C. Mckenzie	October 2009
Hillier, Lindsay	Validating and improving the Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Planning Program (CANSARP) ocean drift theory	E. Demirov & F. Davidson	May 2009
Janes, David	Sill processes in the Saguenay Fjord	D. Bourgault	May 2009
McFadyen, Catherine	A dynamical systems approach to modeling mercury contamination in aquatic food webs	A. Foster & R. Anderson	May 2009
Martin, Bryan	Sill stratigraphy and sedimentology in marine inundated basins, Sachs Harbour, NWT, Canada: Implications for sea-level reconstruction	T. Bell	May 2009
Nyade, Praise	Method development for the determination of trace elements in biological samples as bioindicators: Application to Black Spruce trees	H. Longerich & D. Wilton	May 2009
Bennett, Elizabeth	Annual changes in spatial aggregation of Atlantic cod,Gadus morhua, age classes in NAFO Divisions 2J3KL and 4RS (1978-1994)	D. Schneider	May 2008
Bishop, Charles	Sensor dynamics of autonomous underwater gliders	B. de Young & E. Demirov	May 2008
Campbell, Stacy	Environmental lead exposure in St. John's, Newfoundland	T. Bell	May 2008
Peng, Wenjun	Tide-driven dynamics in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland	B. de Young & E. Demirov	May 2008
Ryan, Jennifer	The environmental impacts of mussel (Mytilus spp.) aquaculture at two Newfoundland sites	R. Thompson	October 2007
Belliveau, Karissa	The impacts of climate change on the coastal geomorphology of Southwestern Banks Island, NWT	N. Catto	May 2007
Conroy, Dale	Marine enhancement options for the North Shore of Prince Edward Island	N. Catto	May 2007
Hu, Liuming	Modeling the resident fish production, the ecosystem carrying capacity and population dynamics for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in Gilbert Bay, Labrador: A Marine Protected Area	J. Wroblewski	May 2007
Hustins, Sarah	Mosquito ecology in relation to land use changes and the potential of West Nile Virus in Newfoundland	M. Colbo	May 2007
Keats, Kimberley	Microbial community structure in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean as determined by fluorescencein situ hybridization	R. Rivkin	May 2007
Sharan, Rajat	A model to calculate energetic returns and an ecological footprint of an industrial fishery with a case study of the 1980s Northwest Atlantic cod fishery	R. Haedrich	October 2006
Alcock, Erin	Decadal changes in food webs of the Newfoundland & Labrador shelf 2J+3KLNO	D. Schneider	May 2006
Delaney, Leanda	Land use patterns, river system dynamics and spawning stress of Barbus in the Mnembo River, Malawi	C. Campbell	May 2006
Glynn, Tracy	Community-Based Research on the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of a Laterite Nickel Mine and Smelter in Sorowako, Indonesia	E. Edinger	May 2006
Donato, Eddie	Climatic setting and phenology of Braya longii and B. fernaldiion the limestone barrens of Northeastern Newfoundland	J. Jacobs & T. Bell	October 2005
Huelin, Sheldon	Determination of trace elements in iron-manganese oxide coatings by laser ablation ICP-MS for environmental monitoring/mineral exploration	D. Wilton & H. Longerich	May 2005
Cardoso, Diana	Modeling variations of the seasonal cycle of plankton production: The Labrador Sea, Labrador Shelf and Hamilton Inlet	J. Wroblewski & B. de Young	May 2004
Cousineau, Melanie	The response of lichens to changes in isotopic composition and concentration of atmospheric sulphur: a reciprocal transplant experiment	M. Wadleigh	May 2004
Puddister, Deidre	Monitoring and assessment of conditions at a diesel oil spill site in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland and tests to determine the relative toxicity of diesel fuel to three marine invertebrate species	R. Hooper	May 2004
Gamage, Dona Ashoke	Use of chitosan for the removal of metal ion contaminants and proteins from water	F. Shahidi	October 2003
Saravanabhavan, Gurusankar	Analysis of steroid hormones as endocrine disruptors in sewage, seawater and mussels using GC-MS techniques	R. Helleur	October 2003
Srinivas, P.B.T.	Sorption of cadmium and nickel from solution by peat and modified peat	A. Martin & N. Gogan	October 2003
Tucker, Jocelyn	Digestion of epiphytic lichens for analysis by ICP-MS, as applied to monitoring atmospheric heavy metals	M. Wadleigh & H. Longerich	October 2003
van Biesen, Geert	Lipid class and fatty acid composition of plankton and settling particles at a fish enclosure and of cod (Gadus morhua) in Gilbert Bay, Labrador	C. Parrish & R. Helleur	October 2003
Gosse, Karen	Utilization of local ecological knowledge in a scientific study of coastal cod in Newfoundland and Labrador	J. Wroblewski	May 2003
Leawood, Nancy	Metal concentrations in mussels from St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland	P. Sylvester	May 2002
Wells, Nadine	Scaling eelgrass complexity in Newman Sound, Newfoundland and applications to fish ecology	D. Schneider & R. Gregory	May 2002
Palanisamy, Giriprakash	A study of heavy metals in soils of the former United States Naval Base, Argentia, Newfoundland	N. Gogan	October 2001
Taylor, Vivien	Trace element fingerprinting of Canadian wines	H. Longerich	October 2001
Decker, Stephanie	Vermicomposting of fish offal (Gadus morhua) mixed withSphagnum peat	A. Martin & R. Helleur	October 2000
Diegor, Elizabeth	Biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons: Microbial and isotopic studies	T. Abrajano	October 2000
Subramanian, Vembu	Oceanographic mesoscale features off the West Greenland Coast: Satellite image analysis and	B. de Young & J. Helbig	October 2000
Xiang, Jianguang	High resolution seismic imaging of the near-surface: Comparison of energy resources	T. Abrajano & J. Wright	October 2000
Yun, Misuk	Direct measurement of sulphur isotope composition in lichens by continuous flow isotope ratio mass	M. Wadleigh	October 2000
Coady, Juanita	Undersowing rutabaga with white clover: Effects on the cabbage root maggot and its parasitoids/predators	D. Larson	May 2000
Cull, Deneen	Quantitative comparison of levels of organic wastes from four major sources at four scales along the Newfoundland coastline	D. Schneider	May 2000
Muthukumarasamy, Sivagurunathan	Effect of peat components on microorganisms, with special reference to humic acids	A. Martin	May 2000
Wiseman, Renee	Monitoring changes in the sulphur isotopic composition and concentration of transplanted pendulous epiphytic	M. Wadleigh	October 1999
Dayan, Hannah	Isotopic fractionation of chlorinated ethenes during reductive dehalogenation of zero valent iron	T. Abrajano	May 1999
Diegor, Wilfredo	Development of a high pressure digestion technique and a data acquisition/reduction procedure and their application to the ICP-MS analysis of urban sediments and soils from Cebu, Philippines	T. Abrajano & H. Longerich	May 1999
LeGrow, Keith	Distribution of marine birds in relation to water masses and fronts in the Strait of Belle Isle, Northwest Atlantic Ocean	W. Montevecchi	May 1999