Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Biogeochemical Cycling Across the River-Shoreline-Lake Interface of the Lake Erie Watershed, Yu-Ting Chen
The Characterization of Riparian Vegetation in Agriculture Drains Impacted by Phragmites australis and Drain Management: A Southwestern Ontario, Canada Case Study, Ryan Mackenzie Graham
Cytotoxicity and Reproductive Impairment in Rainbow Trout Cell Lines Exposed to Microcystis aeruginosa Extracellular Metabolites, Keira Harshaw
Distribution and Relative Abundance of Reintroduced Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, in Lake Ontario Tributaries Using Environmental DNA, Nabeelah Lulat
Assessment of Water Quality Index, Light Attenuation, and Nutrient Sequestering by Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Detroit River, John Scannell
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Mosquito species distribution models: limitations and best practices, Justin Barker
Patterns and Behaviours of Barrier Breaching in Lacustrine Environments: A Case Study from the Point Pelee Foreland, Jenny Gharib
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Top Predators in a Large Lake, Silviya Vasileva Ivanova
Using Genetic Approaches to Study Local Adaptation and Reproductive Success in Snow Buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis), Keta K. Patel
Endogenous and exogenous factors driving bacterial community composition in aquatic ecosystems, Javad Sadeghi
Characterizing Carbon in Agricultural Landscapes, Lauren Ann Weller
Detection of endangered fish in Dianchi Lake, Kunming, China, using eDNA and traditional fishing, Kai Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Towards an integration of metabolic and food web ecology in freshwater fishes: a proof-of-concept with two warmwater piscivores, Claire Lorna Jump Doherty
Does it take a community to save a species? Examining the use of community interactions to restore unionid species at risk, Roland Adriaan Eveleens
Assessing the adaptive capacity of an Arctic seabird to increasing frequency in predation risk from polar bears using behavioural and physiological metrics, Erica Anne Geldart
Spatial and trophic niches through ontogeny and the influence on native species restoration: Using Lake Ontario Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) as a model species, Sarah May Larocque
Multifaceted environmental enrichment in industrial fish hatcheries: the influence of enriched rearing on the in-situ behaviour and post-stocking success of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Justine Elizabeth McAdrews
The Development and Application of Targeted eDNA Metabarcoding for Monitoring Freshwater and Marine AIS, Yueyang Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Molecular Techniques to Advance the Conservation of Imperilled Freshwater Fishes, Ryland George Corchis-Scott
Freshwater Beach Microbial Ecology, Community Dynamics and Adaptive Responses to Environmental Changes Using Metabarcoding and Transcriptomics, Abdolrazagh Hashemi Shahraki
Exploring the energetic consequences and decision-making behaviours of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) foraging on common eider (Somateria mollissima) seaduck eggs on Mitivik Island, Nunavut, Patrick Mathiew Jagielski
Spatial and temporal genetic variation in an exploited coral reef fish: a cohort approach to examine the effects of line fishing, Zahra Salem Taboun
Epigenetic contributions to early life history variation in Chinook salmon, Clare J. Venney
Transgenerational effects on the microbiome of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Mubarak Ziab
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Storage Impacts and Biogeochemical Characterization of Acid Mine Drainage Sludge from a Novel Mussel Shell Bioreactor, Sara Butler
Behavioural Plasticity And Foraging Ecology Of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans), Emma DeRoy
Application of acoustic telemetry to understand post-stocking behaviour of bloater (Coregonus hoyi), a reintroduced fish in Lake Ontario, Natalie Victoria Klinard
Microbial community dynamics of attached biofilm BioCord technology in wastewater treatment, Adam Skoyles
Prenatal stress as a potential adaptive modulator of offspring survival, phenotype, and performance in response to elevated temperatures, Theresa Renee Warriner
Quantifying early risks of species invasions: factors regulating south to north bivalve colonization of novel habitats, Zhiqiang Xia
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Impact of Partial Migration, Ontogeny, and Species Invasions on Lake Sturgeon Feeding Ecology in the Huron Erie Corridor, Tanya E. Fendler
Environmental DNA (eDNA) and environmental RNA (eRNA) markers for detection of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Joshua Benjamin Finn
Effect of Microplastics on the Accumulation of POPs in Fish, Stefan Grigorakis
THE INFLUENCE OF ONTOGENY ON RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND CONTAMINANT DYNAMICS IN THREE FISHES WITH DIFFERENT FORAGING STRATEGIES, Cecilia E. Heuvel
Acoustic Tagging Effects and Behavioural Response of Amino Acid Embryonically Exposed Juvenile Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), Marlena McCabe
Trophic relationships, distribution and interactions among invasive and native Laurentian Great Lakes biota assessed using metabarcoding of stomach content DNA (scDNA) and environmental DNA (eDNA), Justin Glenn Mychek-Londer
Modeling polychlorinated biphenyls and mercury bioaccumulation and elimination by fish, Shifeng Yao
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Using phenotypic integration to explain inter-population variation in growth of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Mitchel Dender
Contaminant dynamics and trophic ecology of Lake Huron’s lower pelagic food web, Lauren Liese Di Pierdomenico
Evaluating the Microbial Community and Gene Regulation Involved in Crystallization Kinetics of ZnS Formation in Reduced Environments, Nick William Falk
Aquatic invasive species vector management: challenges and practical solutions on the eve of new global shipping regulations, Marco Raúl Hernández Castañeda
EVALUATION OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF PRIORITY CONTAMINANTS IN SEDIMENTS OF THE HURON-ERIE CORRIDOR, Joseph LaFontaine
The role of phenotypic plasticity and genetic diversity in the colonization of novel environments, Kyle W. Wellband
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Addressing Data Deficiencies in a Threatened Mobile Marine Predator, Heather M. Christiansen
Biogeochemical Investigations of a Full Scale Mussel Shell Bioreactor for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD), the Stockton Mine, New Zealand, Zach A. Diloreto
IMPROVING SPECIES REINTRODUCTION THROUGH CONSERVATION GENOMICS, Xiaoping He
EFFECTS OF ACOUSTIC DISTURBANCE CAUSED BY SHIP TRAFFIC ON COMMON FISH SPECIES IN THE HIGH ARCTIC, Silviya Vasileva Ivanova
Investigation of sympatric speciation as the outcome of competition for food resource by means of an individual-based modeling approach, MARYAM KARIM POUR
An Integrative Approach to Examining the Trophic Ecology of a Common Benthic Fish in the High Arctic, Justin Landry
Why are salmon red? Proximate and ultimate causes of flesh pigmentation in Chinook salmon, Sarah Jean Lehnert
The determination of behavioural plasticity in yellow perch, Perca flavescens, Meagan Patricia McCloskey
NICHE BREADTH AND INVASION SUCCESS, Harri Pettitt-Wade
Comparison of traditional microscopy and automated imaging flow cytometry (FlowCAM) for detecting and identifying rare zooplankton, Keara Michelle Stanislawczyk
Microbial Development in Gamma Irradiated Fluid Fine Tailings Material from the Athabasca Oil Sands, Danielle VanMensel
Transcriptomic and Physiological Variation as Mechanisms of Colonization Success in the Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), Felicia A. Vincelli
Spatial, temporal and within-species variation in the foraging ecology of a marine predator across a dynamic seascape, David James Yurkowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Bio-Physicochemical Effects of Gamma Irradiation Treatment for Naphthenic Acids in Oil Sands Fluid Fine Tailings, Ryan Nicholas Boudens
Physicochemical gradients, diffusive flux and biostabilization of oil sands tailings material, Thomas Reid
Environmental effects on spatial biogeography of microbial communities and examination of trophic impacts through analysis of gut microbiome in fish, Dilraj Sanghera
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Non-Steady State Mercury Bioaccumulation and Dynamics, Rachel Abma
Comparative analysis of organochlorine accumulation in two top predator shark species with contrasting life history traits, Marina C. Beaudry
Determinants of rapid response success for alien invasive species in aquatic ecosystems, Boris Beric
A comprehensive assessment of ship-mediated invasion risk in the Canadian Arctic, Farrah Chan
Identifying potential neuroplasticity changes in the brains of young Chinook salmon during salt water entry, Brennen Coristine
Can tropical macrophytes establish in the lower Laurentian Great Lakes?, Amanda P. Eyraud
Metal ion adsorption onto bacteria-mineral composites, Rachel E. Franzblau
Genetic diversity and propagule pressure: determinants of invasion success?, Sara Ghabooli
Factors influencing individual variability of PCB body burdens in fish populations, Anne McLeod
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
DETERMINATION OF STANDARD AND FIELD METABOLIC RATES IN TWO GREAT LAKES INVADING FISH SPECIES: ROUND GOBY (NEOGOBIUS MELANOSTOMUS) AND TUBENOSE GOBY (PROTERORHINUS SEMILUNARIS), Jessica Anna O'Neil
Transcriptional variation among populations of salmon: The genetic architecture of local adaptation, Matthew J. Ouellette
Causes and Consequences of a Collapsing Food Web in Lake huron, Mark Ryder
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Gene expression under multiple stressors in Daphnia pulex, Ianina Altshuler
Assessing the Biogeochemical Development of Oxygen and Sulfur in Oil Sands Fluid Fine Tailings in Batch Microcosms , Michael Chen
Population and conservation genetics of a habitat-specific riverine fish species, the eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)., Robert Ginson
Inbreeding depression and segregation distortion in Chinook salmon: Conservation implications of genetic load, Kendra Komsa
Reproductive interactions between wild and farmed Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Conservation and ecological implications, Sarah Lehnert
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF ENERGY FLOW IN A SEASONALLY VARIABLE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, Bailey McMeans
Movement and depth and temperature preferences of benthic, deep water fish in an Arctic marine ecosystem, Iva Peklova
Investigating the Susceptibility of Jarosite Minerals to Reductive Dissolution by a Dissimilatory Metal Reducing Bacterium (Shewanella putrefaciens CN32), Christina Smeaton
Gene transcription mediated local adaptation of Babine Lake tributary rainbow trout, Kyle Wellband
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
GIS-based Analysis and Modelling with Empirical and Remotely-Sensed Data on Coastline Advance and Retreat, Sajid Ahmad
GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF PHENOTYPIC AND TRANSCRIPTIONAL VARIATION IN SALMON, Tutku Aykanat
Invasion risk associated with invertebrates and their dormant stages in ships entering Canadian ports, Elizabeta Briski
Diet and trophic relationships of fishes from the nearshore of the Bay of Quinte and Kingston Basin, Lake Ontario, Jaclyn Marie Brush
Speciation with gene flow in the Daphnia pulex species complex, Anna Constantin
Genetic and expression changes in Lactate dehydrogenase as potential mechanism for promoting adaptation, Bora Demiri
Efficacy of NaCl brine for treatment of ballast water against freshwater invasions, Tony Nan-Chun Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Invasion Genetics of Botryllid Colonial Ascidians in North America, Dan Bock
The Effect of Mate Choice on Offspring Phenotype and Performance in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha), Romina Bortoluzzi
Mechanisms Regulating the Composition, Structure and Dynamics of Biological Communities: Insights from Freshwater Diatom Communities, Andrew Bramburger
A Nano-Scale Chemical and Structural Characterization of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Otoliths Using a FIB and HRTEM, Desirée E. Chevalier
Using stable isotopes to assess the trophic ecology of a native and invasive fish species in the western basin of Lake Erie, Matthew M. Guzzo