Category: Alumni MSc

Ecological Drivers of Fish Metacommunity Structure in Boreal Shield Lakes [Link to Thesis]

Impacts of Invasive Spiny Water Flea (Bythotrephes cederströmii) on Walleye (Sander vitreus) Mercury Accumulation, Ecosystem Biomagnification, and Bioenergetics.

Mark investigated the use of eDNA in northern Ontario streams as a means of evaluating Brook Trout distribution and abundance.

Amber evaluated the impacts of macrophyte removal from a whole lake experiment performed at the IISD-Experimental Lakes Area.

Thesis: Invasive spiny water flea (Bythotrephes cederströmii) and their impacts on young-of-year walleye (Sander vitreus) growth…

Addressing Indigenous community concerns of lake health by assessing water quality in Constance Lake, ON and biomarker responses in freshwater mussels, Pyganodon grandis and Lampsilis siliquoidea.

Use of eDNA to predict Brook Trout distribution in tributaries along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Tyler conducted research at the IISD-Experimental Lakes Area to evaluate the utility of Point-Of-Care devices as a rapid assessment tool to assess fish responses to environmental change.

Brenden Slongo completed his MSc in 2022 examining the impacts of climate warming on the spawning patterns and growth rates of boreal fishes.

Scott investigated the detection of eDNA from the freshwater shrimp Mysis diluviana in lake water and sediments [link to thesis].