Modelling wetland bird response to water level changes in the Lake Ontario–St. Lawrence River hydrosystem

JL Desgranges, J Ingram, B Drolet, J Morin… - Environmental …, 2006 - Springer
Abstract Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River (LOSL) wetland bird abundance and diversity
are greatly influenced by lake and river hydrology. Our study used an interdisciplinary …

Litter accumulation promotes dominance of invasive species of cattails (Typha spp.) in Lake Ontario wetlands

LE Vaccaro, BL Bedford, CA Johnston - Wetlands, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Wetlands of the Great Lakes region are increasingly dominated by invasive cattails
(Typha angustifolia and Typha X glauca) which form dense stands of live and dead biomass …

Wetland vegetation response to record-high Lake Ontario water levels

IM Smith, GE Fiorino, GP Grabas, DA Wilcox - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lake Ontario water levels were the highest in recorded history in 2017 and 2019, resulting in
significant impacts to shoreline properties and observable (but not previously quantified) …

Cattail invasion of sedge/grass meadows in Lake Ontario: photointerpretation analysis of sixteen wetlands over five decades

DA Wilcox, KP Kowalski, HL Hoare, ML Carlson… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2008 - Elsevier
Photointerpretation studies were conducted to evaluate vegetation changes in wetlands of
Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River associated with regulation of water levels …

[图书][B] Lake-level variability and water availability in the Great Lakes

DA Wilcox, TA Thompson, RK Booth, JR Nicholas - 2007 - academia.edu
Key components of water availability in a hydrologic system4 are the amount of water in
storage and the variability of that amount. In the Great Lakes Basin, a vast amount of water is …

Vegetation change in Great Lakes coastal wetlands: deviation from the historical cycle

CB Frieswyk, JB Zedler - Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Water-level change is integral to the structure and function of Great Lakes coastal wetlands,
and many studies document predictable relationships between vegetation and water level …

Establishing opportunities and limitations of forecast use in the operational management of highly constrained multiobjective water systems

K Semmendinger, D Lee, L Fry… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The potential utility of forecast information to improve reservoir control is well established,
but physical, operational, and institutional constraints inhibit the full realization of these …

Predicting wetland plant community responses to proposed water-level-regulation plans for Lake Ontario: GIS-based modeling

DA Wilcox, Y Xie - Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Integrated, GIS-based, wetland predictive models were constructed to assist in predicting the
responses of wetland plant communities to proposed new water-level regulation plans for …

Water-level regulation and coastal wetland vegetation in the upper St. Lawrence River: inferences from historical aerial imagery, seed banks, and Typha dynamics

JM Farrell, BA Murry, DJ Leopold, A Halpern… - Hydrobiologia, 2010 - Springer
We evaluated habitat changes of tributary (drowned river mouth) wetlands in the upper St.
Lawrence River with analysis of pre-and post-regulation water levels and historical …

Geographic, anthropogenic, and habitat influences on Great Lakes coastal wetland fish assemblages

AS Trebitz, JC Brazner, NP Danz… - Canadian Journal of …, 2009 - cdnsciencepub.com
We analyzed data from coastal wetlands across the Laurentian Great Lakes to identify fish
assemblage patterns and relationships to habitat, watershed condition, and regional setting …