Status of Georgian Bay wetlands
There are more than 3700 coastal wetlands along the eastern coast of Georgian Bay. They are unique among other coastal wetlands in the basin of the Laurentian Great Lakes, being some of the most pristine (Chow-Fraser 2006; Cvetkovic and Chow-Fraser 2011), and receive minimal… Read More
Wave exposure and hydrologic connectivity create diversity in habitat and zooplankton assemblages at nearshore Long Point Bay, Lake Erie
During an 11-day period in August 2008, we visited 102 sites along the nearshore (~60 km) of Long Point Bay. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effects of wave exposure and hydrologic connectivity on zooplankton distributions. Long Point is located within the UNESCO… Read More
Impacts of European settlement (1840–present) in a Great Lake watershed and lagoon: Frenchman’s Bay, Lake Ontario, Canada
The northern shore of Lake Ontario is one of the longest settled parts of Canada beginning around 1795. Accelerated settlement and deforestation after 1840 resulted in massive soil loss from easily-eroded Pleistocene glacial landscapes and the siltation of creeks and lagoons.… Read More
Gear-Type Influences on Fish Catch and a Wetland Fish Index in Georgian Bay Wetlands
The Laurentian Great Lakes are managed by many jurisdictions that use a variety of survey methods and gear types to monitor fish assemblages in coastal marshes. Lack of standardization in these methods makes it difficult for organizations to compare data because of inherent… Read More
Importance of Volunteer Training and Identification Ability on Results of Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program Bird Surveys
Citizen scientists are increasingly called upon to help monitor wildlife populations such as marsh birds. Volunteer participation in monitoring can be beneficial by contributing important information for managers, often at such a large scale that the data would otherwise be… Read More