Long-term environmental changes in the Canadian boreal zone: Synthesizing temporal trends from lake sediment archives to inform future sustainability
M Gros, DR Zilkey, KT Griffiths, J Pham… - Environmental …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Covering 55% of Canada's total surface area and stretching from coast to coast to coast, the
Canadian boreal zone is crucial to the nation's economic and ecological integrity. Although …
Canadian boreal zone is crucial to the nation's economic and ecological integrity. Although …
Environmental optima for common diatoms from Ontario lakes along gradients of lakewater pH, total phosphorus concentration, and depth
Diatoms are powerful biomonitoring indicators for contemporary and past limnological
conditions, provided that their environmental optima are well-defined. Surface-sediment …
conditions, provided that their environmental optima are well-defined. Surface-sediment …
Legacy effects of acidification and climate warming affect recent recovery of diatom assemblages in Sudbury-region lakes (Ontario, Canada)
Smelting activities have strongly affected the Sudbury (Ontario, Canada) region since the
late-nineteenth century, leading to acidification and metal contamination of local …
late-nineteenth century, leading to acidification and metal contamination of local …
Diatom species responses along gradients of dissolved inorganic carbon, total phosphorus, and lake depth from lakes across Canada
Diatoms are key components of freshwater ecosystems and are regularly used for
paleolimnological reconstructions, in which defining species optima and tolerances is …
paleolimnological reconstructions, in which defining species optima and tolerances is …
Using a multi-proxy paleolimnological approach to track the effects of multiple stressors on a naturally acidic lake in Killarney Provincial Park (Ontario, Canada)
B Simmatis, C Lanigan, B Lambert… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Ruth-Roy Lake (Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada) is an ultra-oligotrophic, naturally
acidic waterbody. Lakes in Killarney Provincial Park were impacted by long-range …
acidic waterbody. Lakes in Killarney Provincial Park were impacted by long-range …
For richer or poorer: diatoms as indicators of biological condition across a gradient of boreal fen types
CR Araujo, KH Wyatt, AR Rober - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
The goals of this study were to (1) document spatial and temporal variation in diatom
species composition across a gradient of northern peatlands and (2) determine how …
species composition across a gradient of northern peatlands and (2) determine how …
Spatiotemporal changes in sedimentary chironomid assemblages across a gradient of lake water pH and metal contamination from the Sudbury (Ontario, Canada) …
Base metal smelting in Sudbury (Ontario, Canada) resulted in marked environmental
degradation starting in the late nineteenth century. The environmental legacy of intensive …
degradation starting in the late nineteenth century. The environmental legacy of intensive …
Using paleolimnology to assess long-term acidification and recovery trajectories in lakes from Killarney Provincial Park and Sudbury (Ontario, Canada)
For over a century, the copper and nickel mining centre of Sudbury in northeastern Ontario
(Canada) was a major source of sulphur dioxide and other pollutants, degrading terrestrial …
(Canada) was a major source of sulphur dioxide and other pollutants, degrading terrestrial …