FEATURE PROJECTS
The main objective of the project is to quantify the trade-offs between forestry activities in the face of climate change (specifically logging roads) and fish functional responses in the Lower Fraser. This project has prospective use as an ecosystem valuation framework or as a decision-support tool for Ecosystem-Based Management in forestry - fish interactions. The main objective will be achieved by using an ecological simulation approach. The structure of the model will be composed of three sub-models representing the hydrology in the watersheds affected by factors such as rainfall events...
High-quality drinking water is fundamental to maintaining human health and well-being. Drinking water quality is threatened by contamination with waterborne bacterial and protozoan pathogens that exist in the environment and enter drinking water supplies via various pathways. Once pathogens enter a drinking water supply, waterborne gastro-intestinal (GI) illness outbreaks and sporadic cases are likely to occur in the absence of effective water treatment. Climate change, in particular changes in precipitation patterns, an increasing frequency of extreme weather events and rising temperatures,...
