Development of a multi-scale wetland Resilience Index from muskellunge nursery habitat in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
In a 2012 study, no age-0 muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) were found in any of 16 historic nursery sites in coastal marshes of southeastern Georgian Bay (SEGB), and this was attributed to sustained low water levels (1999–2013) that had altered the vegetation structure of nursery
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Models to predict total phosphorus concentrations in coastal embayments of eastern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
Several coastal embayments of eastern Georgian Bay show signs of water-quality impairment thought to be caused by human activities. Here, we evaluate the ability of the Lakeshore Capacity Model (LCM), developed for Precambrian Shield lakes,to assess the impact of cottage
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Threats to aquatic habitat in coastal marshes of Georgian Bay: climate change, invasive species and human impacts
Of the key ecosystem services provided by wetlands, one of the
most important is the provision of habitat for numerous fish,
birds, and wildlife species. Nowhere is this more important
than in the thousands of pristine coastal marshes lining the
shoreline of eastern Georgian
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Spawning season distribution in sub-populations of Muskellunge in Georgian Bay
Loss of spawning and nursery habitat has been implicated as a major factor in the widespread decline of Muskellunge Esox masquinongy populations in N. America. Although there is limited evidence of spawning-site fidelity in the Great Lakes populations of Muskellunge, such
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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
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