McMaster researchers are learning about one of Earth’s oldest creatures by using some of its newest technology.
Bob Christensen, a master’s student in the Faculty of Science, is currently on Beausoleil Island in Georgian Bay studying the Blanding’s turtle – a medium-sized reptile considered threatened throughout much of its range.… Read More
Dr. Chow-Fraser’s lab has developed an indicator of wetland health based on twelve parameters that relate the amount of primary nutrients and sediment in the water column to the degree of disturbance from human activities. This index is referred to as the Water Quality Index (WQI).… Read More
Several biotic indicators have been developed that can be used as a surrogate of the WQI, and this includes the Wetland Zooplankton Index (Lougheed and Chow-Fraser 2002).… Read More
Several biotic indicators have been developed that can be used as a surrogate of the WQI, and this includes the Wetland Fish Index (Seilheimer & Chow-Fraser 2006).… Read More
