Development and use of a zooplankton index to monitor wetland quality in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin
Recent interest in biological monitoring as an ecosystem assessment tool has stimulated the development of a number of biotic indices designed to aid in the evaluation of ecosystem integrity; however, zooplankton have rarely been included in biomonitoring schemes. We developed a
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Spatial variability in the response of lower trophic levels after carp exclusion from a freshwater marsh
Large common carp (Cyprinus carpio >30 cm) were excluded from a turbid, eutrophic coastal marsh of Lake Ontario with the construction of a fishway at the outlet. The marsh was sampled intensively for 2 seasons prior to (1993, 1994) and following (1997, 1998) carp exclusion to
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Seasonal, interannual and spatial variability in the concentrations of total suspended solids in a degraded coastal wetland of Lake Ontario
A 4-year (1993 through 1996) monitoring program examined the distribution of total sus- pended solids (TSS) in Cootes Paradise Marsh, a shallow (mean depth of 70 cm), degraded, drowned- rivermouth marsh of Lake Ontario. Monthly meteorological and hydrographical data from 1986
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Volunteer-based experimental planting program to restore Cootes Paradise Marsh, an urban coastal wetland of Lake Ontario
This is a solicited article in the special publication on planting aquatic plants.
Long-term response of the biotic community to fluctuating water levels and changes in water quality in Cootes Paradise Marsh, a degraded coastal wetland of L. Ontario
During the early 1900s, more than 90% of the surface area of Cootes Paradise Marsh was covered with emergent vegetation; currently, less than 15% of the surface is covered with aquatic vegetation and the remainder is wind-swept, turbid, open water. The loss of emergent cover is
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