Changes in aquatic vegetation and fish communities following 5 years of sustained low water levels in coastal marshes of eastern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
Aquatic vegetation in the relatively pristine coastal wetlands of eastern Georgian Bay provides critical habitat for a diverse fish community. Declining water levels in Lake Huron over the past decade, however, have altered the wet- land plant assemblages in favour of terrestrial
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Application of the index of marsh bird community integrity to coastal wetlands of Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario, Canada
Ecological indicators have gained increasing attention within the scientific community over the past 40 years. Several taxonomic groups have been used successfully as indicators including most prominently fish, invertebrates, plants, and birds because of their ability to indicate
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Effects of landscape variables and season on reference water chemistry of coastal marshes in eastern Georgian Bay
We surveyed 34 marshes in relatively pristine Precambrian Shield catchments in Georgian Bay and related water chemistry to a suite of landscape-level variables, including characteristics of the marsh and its drainage basin. The first landscape principal component (explained 48%
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Down the Drain: Georgian Baykeeper battles to save the Middle Lakes
Lake Huron is slowly but surely going down the drain. Anyone who visits Georgian Bay, the giant basin extending northeast from the lake, can see this. Over the past few years, as much as 90 percent of the wetlands that border the thousands of granite islands on the bay’s north
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Factors Affecting Macrophyte and Fish Distribution in Coastal Wetlands of Georgian Bay
The three studies in this thesis are dedicated to improving knowledge on coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes, particularly those located in Lake Huron, Georgian Bay. The overall goal is to promote the health and conservation of these ecologically threatened ecosystems, which have
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