A conceptual ecological model to aid restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh, a degraded coastal wetland of L. Ontario, Canada
An ecological model is derived from recent studies, based on 60 years of empirical observations and experimental data, that conceptualizes how Cootes Paradise Marsh was transformed from a lush emergent marsh with considerable ecological diversity in all trophic levels, to one
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Predictions on the effect of carp exclusion on water quality, zooplankton and submergent macropytes in a Great Lakes wetland
We conducted a study to examine the relationship between common carp (Cyprinus carpio) exclusion, water quality, zooplankton, and submergent macrophytes. Twelve 50-m2 in situ experimental enclosures were installed in degraded Cootes Paradise Marsh during the carp spawning period
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Factors that regulate the zooplankton community structure of a turbid, hypereutrophic Great Lakes wetland
We sampled zooplankton from mid-May to early September over 2 years to study the spatial and seasonal distribution of animals in a large urban wetland of Lake Ontario. Samples were from several habitat types including open water, vegetated areas, fast-flow areas, and a sewage
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