| What can Inner-City Parks Tell Us About the Health of Cities? |
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| Investigators |
| Daniel Bailey B.Sc. Hon., Department of Biology, University of Winnipeg
Dr. Geoff Wang, Department of Biology, University of Winnipeg
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What is the Issue? |
| ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN URBAN SPACES |
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The plants and soil in urban parks give clues to changing health and environmental conditions in cities. Scientists from the University of Winnipeg created an inventory of vegetation and soil along Omand's Creek, which runs through south Winnipeg, Manitoba. The study also examined the influence of past climatic changes on indigenous tree growth. The information gathered will serve as a starting point for continued monitoring of park conditions, providing a benchmark for the city's environmental health.
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What is our goal? |
| UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGING STREAM ENVIRONMENT IN URBAN CONDITIONS OVER 100 YEARS.
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| What can inner-city parks tell us about the health of cities? |
Where we currently stand. |
| The project has been completed. Daniel Bailey has handed in and successfully defended his thesis. The use of dendrochronology in this study found a unique age distribution of bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) which is believed to be the result of periodic flood disturbances. Most of the young trees (ages 1-10) are predicted to be killed by the next flood, due to their location in the "flood zone", and thus few stems will reach maturity. The oldest tree in the stand is more than 140 years old.
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