Hydrogeomorphic modeling of low-marsh habitat in coastal Georgian Bay, Lake Huron.
Potential impacts of global climate change on the amount of low-marsh habitat in coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes are unknown, which may have important implications for the Great Lakes fish community that use such habitat. We developed a
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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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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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Thirty-year update: Changes in biological characteristics of degraded muskellunge nursery habitat in southern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, Canada
Aquatic vegetation is a critical component of nursery habitat for young-of-the-year (YOY) muskellunge. The trophy status of the muskellunge fishery in southeastern Georgian Bay owes its reputation to the widespread distribution of aquatic vegetation in coastal marshes of this
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