Publications

2024
1. Meng, L.R., Lehman, J., Isaac, C., Sandy T., Fredericks, L., Nahwegahbow, K., McGregor, S. and Chow-Fraser, P.

   Conservation of freshwater turtles in the anthropocene: indigenous-engaged approaches to tackle a timeless problem
2. Adderley-Heron, K., Hickey, B., and Chow-Fraser, P.

   Modern Toolbox to address a decades-old problem in the conservation of freshwater turtles: Blanding’s turtles as a case study
3. Rupasinghe, P.A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

   Change detection of wetland vegetation under contrasting water-level scenarios in coastal marshes of eastern Georgian Bay
2023
4. Meng, R.L and Chow-Fraser, P.

   Don’t worry, be happy: Habitat selection of Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) living in a reference condition in Georgian Bay
2022
5. Chow-Fraser, P.

   Potential Impacts of GB Salmon’s Proposed Recirculatory Aquaculture System in Colpoy’s Bay (Wiarton, ON)
6. Luymes, Nicholas and Chow-Fraser, Patricia

   Community structure, species-habitat relationship and conservation of amphibians in forested vernal pools in the Georgian Bay region of Ontario.
2021
7. Luymes, Nick and Chow-Fraser, P.

   Detection of potential vernal pools on the Canadian Shield (Ontario) using object-based image analysis in combination with machine learning
8. Tedeschi, Alana and Chow-Fraser, Patricia

   Periphytic algal biomass as a bioindicator of phosphorus concentrations in agricultural headwater streams of southern Ontario
9. Montocchio, D. and Chow-Fraser, P.

   Influence of water-level disturbances on the performance of ecological indices for assessing human disturbance: a case study of Georgian Bay coastal wetlands
10. Rupasinghe, P.A., Chow-Fraser, P.

    Mapping Phragmites cover using WorldView 2/3 and Sentinel 2 images at Lake Erie Wetlands, Canada
2019
11. Luymes, N. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Optimizations for time and effort in long-term monitoring: a case study using a multidecadal terrestrial salamander monitoring program
12. Piczak, M.L., Markle, C.E. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Decades of road mortality cause severe decline in a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) poplation from an urbanized wetland
13. Paterson,J.E., Baxter-Gilbert, J., Beaudry, F., Carstairs, S., Chow-Fraser, P., Edge, C.B., Lentini, A.M., Litzgus, J.D., Markle, C.E., McKeown, K. Moore, J.A., Refsnider, J.M., Riley, J.L., Rouse, J.D., Seburn, D.C., Zimmerling, J.R. and Davy, C.M.

    Road avoidance and its energetic consequences for reptiles
14. Rupasinghe, Prabha Amali and Chow-Fraser, Patricia

    Identification of most spectrally distinguishable phenological stage of invasive Phragmites australis in Lake Erie wetlands (Canada) for accurate mapping using multispectral satellite imagery
15. Weller, J. Daniel, and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Simulated changes in extent of Georgian Bay low-marsh habitat under multiple lake levels
16. Weller, J.Daniel and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Hydrogeomorphic modeling of low-marsh habitat in coastal Georgian Bay, Lake Huron.
17. Weller, J.D. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Development of a multi-scale wetland Resilience Index from muskellunge nursery habitat in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
18. Piczak, M. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Assessment of critical habitat for common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in an urbanized coastal wetland
19. McKenzie, C.M., Piczak, M.L., Snyman, H.N., Joseph, T., Theijn, C., Chow-Fraser, P. and Jardine, C.M.

    First report of ranavirus mortality in a common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina
20. Rutledge, Julia M. and Chow-Fraser, Patricia

    Landscape characteristics driving spatial variation in total phosphorus and sediment loading from sub-watersheds of the Nottawasaga River, Ontario
2018
21. Campbell, S.D. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Models to predict total phosphorus concentrations in coastal embayments of eastern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
22. Marcaccio, J.V. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Mapping invasive Phragmites australis in highway corridors using provincial orthophoto databases in Ontario
23. Chow-Fraser, P., Marcaccio, J.V. and deBoer, J.

    Assessing efficacy of treatment programs to control invasive Phragmites in highway corridors of southwestern Ontario
24. Rupasinghe, P. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Use of World View 3 (WV 3) satellite imagery for early detection of invasive Phragmites australis in roadway corridors in Ontario
25. Marke, C.E. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Effects of European Common Reed on Blanding’s Turtle Spatial Ecology
26. Markle, C.E., Chow-Fraser, G. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Long-term habitat changes in a protected area: implications for herpetofauna habitat management and restoration
2017
27. Leblanc, JP and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Index of Nursery Habitat Suitability for Muskellunge in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
28. Weller, D. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Fine-Scale Features of Muskellunge Spawning Grounds in Georgian Bay
29. Chow-Fraser, P., Weller, D.

    Effects of Water Level and Substrate Slope on Availability of Suitable Habitat for Young-of-the-Year Muskellunge in Georgian Bay
30. Weller, D. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Tracking the noble beast: radio-telemetry in Georgian Bay
31. Chow-Fraser, P., Leblanc, JP, and Weller, D.

    A disappearing act: in search of the elusive young-of-the-year muskie
32. Chow-Fraser, P. and Weller, J.D.

    Threats to aquatic habitat in coastal marshes of Georgian Bay: climate change, invasive species and human impacts
33. Markle, C., GIllingwater, S., Levick, R. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    The true cost of partial fencing: evaluating strategies to reduce reptile road mortality
34. Markle, C.E. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Thermal characteristics of overwintering habitat for the Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) across three study areas in Ontario, Canada
2016
35. Marcaccio, J.V. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Mapping options to track invasive Phragmites australis in the Great Lakes basin in Canada
36. Marcaccio, J.V., Markle, C.E. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Use of fixed-wing and multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles to map dynamic changes in a freshwater marsh
37. Chow-Fraser, P. and Fraser, G.E.

    Ecosystem health assessment of streams in the rare Charitable Research Reserve
38. Weller, J.D., Leblanc, J.P., Liskauskas, A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Spawning season distribution in sub-populations of Muskellunge in Georgian Bay
39. Markle, C.E. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    An integrative approach to regional mapping of suitable habitat for the Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) on islands in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
2015
40. Marcaccio, J.V., Markle, C.E. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Unmanned aerial vehicles produce high-resolution, seasonally-relevant imagery for classifying wetland vegetation
41. Taylor, D.R., Croft, M.V. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Multitemporal comparison of wetland communities in diked and undiked wetlands in southern Georgian Bay
42. Rutledge, J., Narini, M., Kirkwood, A., Duval, T. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Land-use effects on nutrient and algae in the Middle and Lower Nottawasaga River and the Minesing Wetlands
43. Chow-Fraser, P. and Croft, M.

    Status of Georgian Bay wetlands
44. Bourgeau-Chavez, L, Endres, S., Battaglia,M., Miller, M.E., Banda, E., Laubach, Z., Higman, Chow-Fraser, P. and Marcaccio, J.V.

    Development of a Bi-national Great Lakes Coastal Wetland and Land Use Map Using Three-Season PALSAR and Landsat Imagery
45. Midwood, Jonathan D., and Chow-Fraser, Patricia

    Connecting Coastal Marshes Using Movements of Resident and Migratory Fishes
2014
46. Markle, Chantel E. and Chow-Fraser, Patricia

    Habitat selection by the Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) on a Protected Island in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
47. Leblanc, John Paul, Weller, J. Daniel and Chow-Fraser, Patricia

    Thirty-year update: Changes in biological characteristics of degraded muskellunge nursery habitat in southern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, Canada
48. Christensen, Robert, J. and Chow-Fraser, Patricia

    Use of GPS loggers to enhance radio-tracking studies of semi-aquatic freshwater turtles
49. Taylor, Dallas

    Long-term effects of impoundment on ecosystem functions of coastal wetlands in Georgian Bay
2013
50. Thomasen, S., Gilbert, J. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Wave exposure and hydrologic connectivity create diversity in habitat and zooplankton assemblages at nearshore Long Point Bay, Lake Erie
51. Fracz, A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Changes in water chemistry associated with beaver-impounded coastal marshes of eastern Georgian Bay
52. Cartwright, L.A., Taylor, D.R., Wilson, D.R., and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Urban noise affects song structure and daily patterns of song production in Red-winged Blackbirds
53. Fracz, A. & Chow-Fraser, P.

    Impacts of declining water levels on the quantity of fish habitat in coastal wetlands of eastern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
54. Eyles, N., Meriano, M., Chow-Fraser, P.

    Impacts of European settlement (1840–present) in a Great Lake watershed and lagoon: Frenchman’s Bay, Lake Ontario, Canada
2012
55. Cvetkovic, M., Kostuk, K., Chow-Fraser, P.

    Gear-Type Influences on Fish Catch and a Wetland Fish Index in Georgian Bay Wetlands
56. Midwood, J.D., Rokitnicki-Wojcik, D. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Development of an inventory of coastal wetlands for eastern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
57. Smith-Cartwright, L. A., Cvetkovic, M., Tozer, D. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Importance of Volunteer Training and Identification Ability on Results of Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program Bird Surveys
58. Smith-Cartwright, L. A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Landscape-scale Influences on Least Bittern (Ixobrychus Exilis) Habitat Use in Southern Ontario Coastal Marshes
59. Fracz, Amanda,

    Importance of hydrologic connectivity for coastal wetlands to open water of eastern Georgian Bay
60. Midwood, J.D. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Changes in aquatic vegetation and fish communities following 5 years of sustained low water levels in coastal marshes of eastern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
61. Thomasen, S. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Detecting changes in ecosystem quality following long-term restoration efforts in Cootes Paradise Marsh
2011
62. Chow-Fraser, Patricia

    Preliminary assessment of aquatic habitat and biota in Red Bay, Bruce County, Ontario: Final Report
63. Chow-Fraser, P., Croft, M., Midwood, J., Cvetkovic, M.

    The Volunteer Aquatic Plant Survey (VAPS) Protocol to monitor health of Great Lakes Coastal Marshes
64. Smith-Cartwright, L. A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Application of the index of marsh bird community integrity to coastal wetlands of Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario, Canada
65. Rokitnicki-Wojcik, D., Wei, A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Transferability of object-based rule sets for mapping coastal high marsh habitat among different regions in Georgian Bay, Canada
66. Seilheimer, T.S., Wei, A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Changes in fish communities of Lake Ontario coastal wetlands before and after Remedial Action Plans
67. DeCatanzaro, R. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Effects of landscape variables and season on reference water chemistry of coastal marshes in eastern Georgian Bay
68. Cvetkovic, M. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Use of ecological indicators to assess the quality of Great Lakes coastal wetlands
2010
69. Midwood, J.D. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Mapping floating and emergent aquatic vegetation in coastal wetlands of eastern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
70. Cvetkovic, M., Wei, A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Relative importance of macrophyte community versus water-quality variables for predicting fish assemblages in coastal wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes
71. DeCatanzaro, R. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Relationship of road density and marsh condition to turtle assemblage characteristics in the Laurentian Great Lakes
72. Smith, L. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Impact of adjacent land use and isolation on marsh bird communities
73. Smith, L.A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Implications of the species-area relationship on sampling effort and conservation priorities of wetland birds in southern Ontario
74. Midwood, J. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Regional approach to map floating and emergent aquatic vegetation in coastal wetlands of eastern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, Canada.
2009
75. Rokitnicki-Wojcik, D.

    Use of Remote Sensing and GIS for Wetland Monitoring and Assessment
76. Mary Muter

    Down the Drain: Georgian Baykeeper battles to save the Middle Lakes
77. Seilheimer, T. Mahoney, T. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Comparative study of ecological indices for assessing human-induced disturbance in coastal wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes
78. Croft, M. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Non-random sampling and its role in habitat conservation: a comparison of three wetland macrophyte sampling protocols
79. DeCatanzaro, R., Cvetkovic, M. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    The relative importance of road density and physical watershed features in determining coastal marsh water quality in Georgian Bay
80. Chow-Fraser, P.

    Coastal wetlands of Fathom Five National Marine Park: Biodiversity Values and Threats
81. Yantsis, S., Chow-Fraser, P. Li, H.O., Chang, J.S., Terui, S., Watanabe, K. and Itoh, M.

    Zooplankton Mortality in Lake Water Treated by Pulsed Arc Electrohydraulic Discharge Plasma
2008
82. Cvetkovic, M.

    Factors Affecting Macrophyte and Fish Distribution in Coastal Wetlands of Georgian Bay
83. Chow-Fraser, P.

    Wetlands Status and Trends – for Coastal Wetlands
84. Wei, A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Testing the transferability of a marsh-inundation model across two landscapes
2007
85. Wei, A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Use of IKONOS imagery to map coastal wetlands of Georgian Bay
86. Croft, M. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Use and development of the Wetland Macrophyte Index to detect water quality impairment in fish habitat of Great Lakes coastal marshes
87. Seilheimer, T.S. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Application of the Wetland Fish Index to northern Great Lakes marshes with an emphasis on Georgian Bay coastal wetlands
88. Croft, M.V.

    Aids of the conservation of Great Lakes coastal marshes: development of a macrophyte index and a novel macrophyte sampling protocol
89. Johannsson, O.E., Charlton, M., Chow-Fraser, P. Dermott, R.M., Howell, E.T., Makarewicz, J.C., Millard, E.C., Mills, E.L. and Richardson, V.

    Productivity and Limnology
90. Wei, A.

    Forcasting the response of coastal wetlands to declining water levels and environmental disturbances in the Great Lakes
91. Seilheimer, T. S., Wei, A., Chow-Fraser, P., Eyles, N.

    Impact of urbanization on the water quality, fish habitat, and fish community of a Lake Ontario marsh, Frenchman’s Bay
2006
92. Seilheimer, T. S.

    Development and use of fish-based indicators of wetland quality for Great Lakes coastal wetlands
93. Kostuk, K.

    Great Lakes coastal wetlands monitoring and assessment techniques
94. Gillis, P., Wood, C.M., Ranville, J.F., Ross, P.E. and Chow-Fraser, P.

    Bioavailability of sediment-associated Cu and Zn to D. magna.
95. Wei, A., Chow-Fraser, P.

    Synergistic impact of water level fluctuation and invasion of Glyceria on Typha in a freshwater marsh of Lake Ontario
96. Seilheimer, T., Chow-Fraser, P.

    Development and validation of the Wetland Fish Index to assess the quality of coastal wetlands in the Laurentian Great Lakes
97. Chow-Fraser, P., Kostuk, K., Seilheimer T., Weimer, M., MacDougall, T., and Theysmeyer, T. Chapter 10. Indiana Biological Survey, Bloomington, Indiana. 233-256.

    Effect of Wetland Quality on Sampling Bias Associated with Two Fish Survey Methods for Coastal Wetlands of the Lower Great Lakes
98. Chow-Fraser, P.

    Development of the Water Quality Index (WQI) to assess effects of basin-wide land-use alteration on coastal marshes of the Laurentian Great Lakes
2005
99. Gillis, P.L., Chow-Fraser P., Ranville J.F., Ross P.E., and Wood, C.M.

    Daphnia need to be gut cleared too: The effect of exposure to and ingestion of metal-contaminated sediment on the gut clearance patterns in D. magna
100. Wescoat, J., Chow-Fraser, P., Hartford, D., Keough, J.R., Maguire, L.A., Mackarewicz, J. McKinney, D.C., Moreau, D., Simonovic, S., and Zielinski, A.

     Review of the Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Studies
101. Chow-Fraser, P.

     Ecosystem response to changes in water level of Lake Ontario marshes: lessons from the restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh
102. Kelton, N., Chow-Fraser, P.

     A simplified assessment of factors controlling phosphorus loading from oxygenated sediments in a very shallow eutrophic lake
103. Wei, A., Chow-Fraser, P.

     Untangling the confounding effects of urbanization and high water level on the cover of emergent vegetation in Cootes Paradise Marsh, a degraded coastal wetland of Lake Ontario
2004
104. Farmer, B., Chow-Fraser, P.

     A conceptual model of Muskellunge spawning habitat
105. Wei, A., Chow-Fraser, P., and Albert, D.

     Influence of shoreline features on fish distribution in the Laurentian Great Lakes
106. Kelton, N., Chow-Fraser, P., and Jordan, I.

     Relationship Between Sediment Phosphorus Release Rates and Characteristics of the Benthic Microbial Community in a Hypereutrophic Marsh
107. Lougheed, V.L., and Chow-Fraser, P.

     The distribution of zooplankton in coastal wetland complexes of Lake Erie: association with macrophytes and water quality
108. Lougheed, V.L., Theysmeyer, T., Smith, T., Chow-Fraser, P.

     Carp exclusion, food-web interactions and the restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh
2003
109. Angeler, D.G., Chow-Fraser, P., Hanson, M.A., Sanchez-Carillo, S., and Zimmer, K.D.

     Biomanipulation: a useful tool for freshwater wetland mitigation
110. Eyles, N., Doughty, M., Boyce, J.I., Meriano, M. and Chow-Fraser, P.

     Geophysical and sedimentological assessment of urban impacts in a Lake Ontario watershed and lagoon: Frenchman’s Bay, Pickering, Ontario
111. McNair, S.A. and Chow-Fraser, P.

     Change in biomass of benthic and planktonic algae along a disturbance gradient for 24 Great Lakes coastal wetlands
2002
112. Lougheed, V.L. and Chow-Fraser, P.

     Development and use of a zooplankton index to monitor wetland quality in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin
2001
113. Lougheed, V.L., and Chow-Fraser, P.

     Spatial variability in the response of lower trophic levels after carp exclusion from a freshwater marsh
114. Lougheed, V.L., Crosbie, B. and Chow-Fraser, P.

     Primary determinants of macrophyte community structure in 62 marshes across the Great Lakes basin: latitude, land use, and water quality effects
2000
115. Chow-Fraser, Patricia

     European Wet Grasslands: Biodiversity, Management and Restoration (Book Review)
1999
116. Chow-Fraser, P.

     Seasonal, interannual and spatial variability in the concentrations of total suspended solids in a degraded coastal wetland of Lake Ontario
117. Crosbie, B. and Chow-Fraser, P.

     Percentage land use in the watershed determines the water- and sediment-quality of 21 wetlands in the Great Lakes basin
118. Kirkwood, A., P. Chow-Fraser and G. Mierle

     Seasonal mercury levels in phytoplankton and their relationship with algal biomass in two dystrophic Shield lakes
119. Chow-Fraser, P.

     Volunteer-based experimental planting program to restore Cootes Paradise Marsh, an urban coastal wetland of Lake Ontario
1998
120. Chow-Fraser, P. and Albert, D.

     Identification of Eco-Reaches of Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands that have high biodiversity values
121. Chow-Fraser, P., Lougheed, V.L., Crosbie, B., LeThiec, V., Simser, L., and Lord, J.

     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
122. Chow-Fraser, P.

     A conceptual ecological model to aid restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh, a degraded coastal wetland of L. Ontario, Canada
123. Lougheed, V.L., B. Crosbie and P. Chow-Fraser

     Predictions on the effect of carp exclusion on water quality, zooplankton and submergent macropytes in a Great Lakes wetland
124. Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser

     Factors that regulate the zooplankton community structure of a turbid, hypereutrophic Great Lakes wetland
1996
125. Chow-Fraser, P. , B. Crosbie, D. Bryant and B. McCarry

     Potential contribution of nutrients and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the creeks of Cootes Paradise Marsh
1995
126. Chow-Fraser, P. and Lukasik, L.

     Cootes Paradise Marsh: Community participation in the restoration of a Great Lakes Coastal wetland
127. Campbell, L. and P. Chow-Fraser

     Differential effects of chemical preservatives and freezing on the length and dry weight of Daphnia and Diaptomus in an oligotrophic lake
1994
128. Chow-Fraser, P., D.O. Trew, D. Findlay and M. Stainton

     A test of hypotheses to explain the sigmoidal relationship between total phosphorus and chlorophyll a concentration in Canadian lakes
1992
129. Chow-Fraser, P. and W.G. Sprules

     Type-3 functional response in limnetic suspension-feeders as demonstrated by in situ grazing rates
130. Chow-Fraser, P. and E. J. Maly

     Co-existence of two freshwater copepods in lakes through size divergence and diet partitioning
1991
131. Chow-Fraser, P. and E.J. Maly

     Factors governing clutch size in two speceis of Diaptomus (Copepoda: Calanoida)
132. Chow-Fraser, P.

     Use of the morphoedaphic index to predict nutrient status and algal biomass in some Canadian lakes
1988
133. Chow-Fraser, P. and E.J. Maly

     Aspects of mating, reproduction and co-occurrence in three freshwater calanoid copepods
1987
134. Chow-Fraser, P. and H.C. Duthie

     Response of the phytoplankton community to weekly additions of monoammonium phosphate
1986
135. Chow-Fraser, P. and W.G. Sprules

     Inhibitory effect of Anabaena sp. on in situ filtering rate of Daphnia
136. Chow-Fraser, P.

     The effect of handling and acclimation period on the grazing rate of Daphnia and Diaptomus
137. Chow-Fraser, P.

     Dietary change during development in the freshwater calanoid copepod Epischura lacustris Forbes
138. Chow-Fraser, P.

     An empirical model to predict in situ grazing rate of Diaptomus minutus Lilljeborg on small algal particles
1985
139. Chow-Fraser, P. and R. Knoechel

     Factors regulating in situ filtering rates of Cladocera
140. Chow-Fraser, P. and C.K. Wong

     Herbivorous feeding of three large calanoid copepods
141. Wong, C.K. and P. Chow-Fraser.

     The food of three large freshwater calanoid copepods
1983
142. Chow-Fraser, Patricia and Duthie, Hamish C.

     Assessment of phosphorus limitation in an oligotrophic lake using radiophosphorus uptake kinetics