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92. Drivers of the fish community size spectrum and its utility as an indicator of fish productivity: Insights from three decades of monitoring data from a small boreal lake
Mushet, G.R., MacLeod, H.A., Rennie, M.D., Paterson, M.J., Higgins, S.N., and Blanchfield, P.J. 2025. Drivers of the fish community size spectrum and its utility as an indicator of fish productivity: Insights from three decades of monitoring data from a small boreal lake. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 82: 1–14. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0027
91. Declining adult body size and contracted life history in an unexploited boreal Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) population over a period of warming
Guzzo, M., Blanchfield, P.J., MacLeod, H.A. and Rennie, M.D. 2025. Declining adult body size and contracted life history in an unexploited boreal Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) population over a period of warming. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 82: 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0393
90. Lake depth and light conditions alter Mysis vertical distributions
Chapina, R.J., O’Malley, B.P., Bowen, K., Viljanen, M.L.M., Bess, Z.A., Yule, D.L., Nejstgaard, J.C., Berger, S.A., Rennie, M.D., Paterson, M.J., Pothoven, S.A., Watkins, J., Rudstam, L.G., Chandra, S. and Stockwell, J.D. 2025. Lake depth and light conditions alter Mysis vertical distributions. Journal of Great Lakes Research 51(6): 102684. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0380133025001789
88. Distinct patterns of movement in monthly space use across Lake Winnipeg by a population of south basin walleye
Turner, N.A., Charles, C., Watkinson, D.A., Rudolfsen, T., Enders, E.C., Klein, G. and Rennie, M.D. 2025. Distinct patterns of movement in monthly space use across Lake Winnipeg by a population of south basin walleye. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 103: 1–14. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjz-2024-0184 Editor’s Choice Award, December 2025
87. Where is all the plastic? How microplastic partitions across different environmental compartments within a large pelagic in-lake mesocosm experiment
Rochman, C., Langenfeld, D., Cable, R., Covernton, G., Hermabessiere, L., McNamee, R., Veneruzzo, C., Munno, K., Omer, M., Paterson, M., Rennie, M.D., Rooney, R., Duhaime, M., Jeffries, K., McMeans, B., Orihel, D., Hoffman, M., and Provencher, J. 2025. Where is all the plastic? How microplastic partitions across different environmental compartments within a large pelagic in-lake mesocosm experiment. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(19): 9768–9788. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.5c01441
89. Application of a population status model on several recreational lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) fisheries in Manitoba, Canada
Navarroli, G., Howell, B.E., Klein, A.W.R., Morrissette, O., Rennie, M.D. and Hasler, C.T. 2025. Application of a population status model on several recreational lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) fisheries in Manitoba, Canada. Published early on-line in Environmental Biology of Fishes, 25 March 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-025-01689-5
86. Darkening waters: climate-induced shifts in precipitation and DOM reduced phytoplankton but not zooplankton in boreal lakes
Higgins, S.N., Paterson, M.J., Havens, S., Rennie, M.D. and Bulloch, P. 2025. Darkening waters: climate-induced shifts in precipitation and DOM reduced phytoplankton but not zooplankton in boreal lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 80: 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0341
85. Environmental and food web determinants of Lake Trout mercury concentrations in Ontario lakes
Ross, A., Gilbert, M., Bhavasar, S. and Rennie, M.D. 2025. Environmental and food web determinants of Lake Trout mercury concentrations in Ontario lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 82: 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0197
84. Dissolved organic carbon suppresses benthivorous fish biomass by mediating benthic invertebrate resources
Tonin, J., Rennie, M.D., Higgins, S.N. and Paterson, M.J. 2025. Dissolved organic carbon suppresses benthivorous fish biomass by mediating benthic invertebrate resources. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 82: 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0338
83. Size-dependent juvenile mortality explains delayed smolting in a declining steelhead population
Stratton, K., George, J., Fisher, F., Hrabik, T., Dunlop, E., Shuter, B., Rennie, M.D. 2025. Size-dependent juvenile mortality explains delayed smolting in a declining steelhead population. Journal of Great Lakes Research 51: 102508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2025.102508
82. The Great Lakes Winter Grab: Limnological data from a multi-institutional winter sampling campaign
Ge, P., Shchapov, K., Pearce, N., Bowen, K., Bramburger, A., Carrick, H., Chaffin, J., Cody, W., Coleman, M., Currie, W., Depew, D.C., Doubek, J., Eveleth, R., Fitzpatrick, M., Glyshaw, P., Godwin, C., McKay, R., Munawar, M., Niblock, H., Quintanilla, M., Rennie, M.D., Sand, M., Schraitle, K., Twiss, M., Uzarski, D., Vanderploeg, H., Vick-Majors, T., Westrick, J., Wheelock, B., Xenopoulos, M., Zastepa, A., and Ozersky, T. 2025. The Great Lakes Winter Grab: Limnological data from a multi-institutional winter sampling campaign. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 10: 37–61. http://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10447
81. Investigating the potential uptake of microplastic-derived carbon into a boreal lake food web using carbon-13 labelled plastic
Graves, S., Chen, S., McNamee, R., Rodrigues, T., Hayden, B., Rochman, C., Provencher, J., Rennie, M.D., Layton-Matthews, D., Leybourne, M., Sherwood, O., and Orihel, D. 2025. Investigating the potential uptake of microplastic-derived carbon into a boreal lake food web using carbon-13 labelled plastic. FACETS, 10: 1–9. dx.doi.org/10.1139/facets-2024-0108
80. Regional variability of resource use, trophic position and habitat coupling within Lake Superior
Wegher, M.E., Fisk, A., Johnson, T. and Rennie, M.D. 2025. Regional variability of resource use, trophic position and habitat coupling within Lake Superior. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 51: 102457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2024.102457
79. Reducing bias in Coregonus artedi abundance estimates using stationary up-looking acoustics
Grow, R.C., Berglund, E., Fischer, F. and Rennie, M.D. 2025. Reducing bias in Coregonus artedi abundance estimates using stationary up-looking acoustics. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 51: 102456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2024.102456
78. Microplastics at environmentally relevant concentrations had minimal impacts on pelagic zooplankton communities in a large in-lake mesocosm experiment
Langenfeld, D., Bucci, K., Veneruzzo, C., McNamee, R., Gao, G., Rochman, C.M., Rennie, M.D., Hoffman, M.J., Orihel, D.M., Provencher, J.F., Higgins, S.N. and Paterson, M.J. 2024. Microplastics at environmentally relevant concentrations had minimal impacts on pelagic zooplankton communities in a large in-lake mesocosm experiment. Environmental Science & Technology, 58 (43) 19419–19428. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.4c05327
77. Increasing microplastic exposure had minimal effects on fatty acid composition in zooplankton and yellow perch in a large, in-lake mesocosm experiment
Covernton, G.A., Metherel, A.H., McMeans, B.C., Bucci, K., Langenfeld, D., Veneruzzo, C., Hoffman, M.J., Orihel, D.M., Paterson, M.J., Provencher, J.F., Rennie, M.D., and Rochman, C.M. 2024. Increasing microplastic exposure had minimal effects on fatty acid composition in zooplankton and yellow perch in a large, in-lake mesocosm experiment. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 81 (12) 1717–1727. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0149. Editor’s Choice Award, issue 12, 2024.
76. Are lakemounts hotspots of productivity and biodiversity?
Possamai, B., Marsden, J., Janssen, J., Rennie, M.D., Hrabik, T. and Stockwell, J. 2024. Are lakemounts hotspots of productivity and biodiversity? Journal of Great Lakes Research, 50 (6): 102440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2024.102440
75. Isotopic-based evidence for reduced benthic contributions to fish following a whole lake addition of nanosilver
Ripku, T.J., Hayhurst, L.D., Metcalfe, C.D. and Rennie, M.D. 2024. Isotopic-based evidence for reduced benthic contributions to fish following a whole lake addition of nanosilver. Journal of Fish Biology 105: 1432–1444. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15526
74. The spatial extent of Walleye and Lake Sturgeon spawning migrations below a dam in the lower Black Sturgeon River, Lake Superior
Kosziwka, K., Cooke, S.J., Smokorowski, K.E., Fischer, F. Dunlop, E.S., Rennie, M.D., Pratt, T.C. 2024. The spatial extent of Walleye and Lake Sturgeon spawning migrations below a dam in the lower Black Sturgeon River, Lake Superior. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 33(4): e12792. https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12792
73. Environmental and life history associations with female-biased sexual size dimorphism in Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
Kennedy, P.J. and Rennie, M.D. 2024. Environmental and life history associations with female-biased sexual size dimorphism in Northern Pike (Esox lucius). Evolutionary Ecology, 38: 305–326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-024-10295-3
72. Informing the Exposure Landscape: The Fate of Microplastics in a Large Pelagic In-Lake Mesocosm Experiment
Rochman, C.M., Bucci, K., Langenfeld, D., McNamee, R., Veneruzzo, C., Covernton, G.A., Gao, G.H.Y., Ghosh, M., Cable, R.N., Hermabessiere, L., Lazcano, R., Paterson, M.J., Rennie, M.D., Rooney, R.C., Helm, P., Duhaime, M.B., Hoellein, T., Jeffries, K.M., Hoffman, M.J., Orihel, D.M., Provencher, J.F. 2024. Informing the Exposure Landscape: The Fate of Microplastics in a Large Pelagic In-Lake Mesocosm Experiment. Environmental Science and Technology 58: 7998–8008. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c08990
71. Tracking the plastic cycle: patterns of microplastic contamination in semi-remote boreal lakes
McIlwraith, H., Dias, M., Orihel, D., Rennie, M.D., Harrison, A., Hoffman, M., Provencher, J., Rochman, C. 2024. Tracking the plastic cycle: patterns of microplastic contamination in semi-remote boreal lakes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 43: 999–1011. https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.5832
70. Spiny water flea invasion alters fish mercury biomagnification rates
Rennie, M.D., James, L.A.H., Arnott, S., Casselman, J.M., Evans, D.O. and Sprules, W.G. 2024. Spiny water flea invasion alters fish mercury biomagnification rates. Biological Invasions 26: 1209–1227. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-023-03238-6
69. Standard metabolic rate differs between Rainbow Trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) growth forms
Greenaway, B., Veneruzzo, C. and Rennie, M.D. 2024. Standard metabolic rate differs between Rainbow Trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) growth forms. Canadian Journal of Zoology 102: 53–62. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2023-0043
Intra- and interlake comparisons of select fishes in the Laurentian Great Lakes using morphometry, stable isotopes, and mercury
Nawrocki, B.N., Rennie, M.D., Zhao, Y. Fisk, A.T. and Johnson, T.B. 2023. Intra- and interlake comparisons of select fishes in the Laurentian Great Lakes using morphometry, stable isotopes, and mercury. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Science and Research Branch, Peterborough, ON. Science and Research Technical Report TR-53. 64 p. + appendices.
68. Integrating hydroacoustic and telemetric surveys to estimate fish abundance: a new approach to an old problem
Shuter, B.J., Milne, S.W., Hrenchuk, L.E., de Kerckhove, D.T. and Rennie, M.D. 2023. Integrating hydroacoustic and telemetric surveys to estimate fish abundance: a new approach to an old problem. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 80 (10) 1562–1578. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2022-0183
67. Freshwater connectivity transforms spatially-integrated signals of biodiversity
Littlefair, J.E., Hleap, J.S., Palace, V., Rennie, M.D., Paterson, M.J. and Cristescu, M.E. 2023. Freshwater connectivity transforms spatially-integrated signals of biodiversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 290 (2006): 20230841. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0841
66. Decline of young-of-year walleye (Sander vitreus) growth due to Bythotrephes impacts predicted from bioenergetic principles
Gartshore, D.J and Rennie, M.D. Decline of young-of-year walleye (Sander vitreus) growth due to Bythotrephes impacts predicted from bioenergetic principles. 2023. Biological Invasions 25: 2643–2658. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-023-03065-9
65. Consumption and activity decline in Northern Pike (Esox Lucius) during and after silver nanoparticle addition to a lake
Geils, K.M., Slongo, B.D., Hayhurst, L.D., Ripku, T., Metcalfe, C.D. and Rennie, M.D. 2023. Consumption and activity decline in Northern Pike (Esox Lucius) during and after silver nanoparticle addition to a lake. Aquatic Toxicology 257: 106458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106458
61. Mercury methylation and methylmercury demethylation in boreal lake sediment with legacy sulphate pollution
Huang, H., Mangal, V., Rennie, M.D., Tonga, H., Simpson, M.J. and Mitchell, C.P.J. 2022. Mercury methylation and methylmercury demethylation in boreal lake sediment with legacy sulphate pollution. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts 24: 932–944. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/EM/D2EM00064D
64. Characterizing the flow regime in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) incubation habitats and implications for management in a hydro-regulated river
Slongo, S, McLaren, B., Siddiqui, S., Tyhuis, R. Gibson, D. and Rennie, M.D. 2022. Characterizing the flow regime in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) incubation habitats and implications for management in a hydro-regulated river. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 42(5): 1097–1110. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10801
63. Environmental nucleic acids: a field-based comparison for monitoring freshwater habitats using eDNA and eRNA
Littlefair, J., Rennie, M.D. and Cristescu, M. 2022. Environmental nucleic acids: a field-based comparison for monitoring freshwater habitats using eDNA and eRNA. Molecular Ecology Resources 22: 2928–2940. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1755-0998.13671
62. Seventy years of food-web change in South Bay, Lake Huron
Trumpickas, J., Rennie, M.D. and Dunlop, E.S. 2022. Seventy years of food-web change in South Bay, Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 48(5): 1248–1257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.06.003
60. Productivity of fish populations: Environmental and ecological drivers
MacLeod, H.A., Shuter, B.J., Minns, C.K. and Rennie, M.D. 2022. Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, 2nd Edition. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00198-5
59. Whole-lake nanosilver additions reduce Northern Pike (Esox lucius) growth
Slongo, B.D., Hayhurst, L.D., Drombolis, P.C.T, Metcalfe, C.D. and Rennie, M.D. 2022. Science of the Total Environment, 838: 156219 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156219
58. Alternative migratory strategies related to life history differences in the Walleye (Sander vitreus)
McKee, G., Hornsby, R., Fischer, F., Dunlop, E., Mackereth, R., Pratt, T., and Rennie, M.D. 2022. Movement Ecology, 10. 11pp. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-022-00308-7 .
57. A synthesis of senescence predictions for indeterminate growth, and support from multiple tests in wild lake trout
Purchase, C.F., Rooke, A.C., Gaudry, M. Treberg, J. Mittell, E.A., Morrisey, M. and Rennie, M.D. 2022. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289: 20212146. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2146
56. Hiding in plain sight: Combining field naturalist observations and herbarium records to reveal phenological change
Lehmberg, E.S., McKee, G. and Rennie, M.D. 2021. Canadian Field Naturalist 135(4): 361–376. https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v135i4.2567
55. Thermal stratification and fish thermal preference explain vertical eDNA distributions in lakes
Littlefair, J., Hrenchuk, L., Blanchfield, P.J., Rennie, M.D. and Cristescu, M. 2021. Molecular Ecology 30: 3083–3096. doi: 10.1111/mec.15623
54. Historic and contemporary movement and survival rates of walleye (Sander vitreus) in Lake Winnipeg, Canada
Turner, N., Charles, C., Watkinson, D., Enders, E.C., Klein, G and Rennie, M.D. 2021. Journal of Great Lakes Research 47: 614–525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2021.01.012
53. Broad-scale assessment of groundhog (Marmota monax) predictions of spring onset no better than chance
Ross, A.J., Grow, R.C., Hayhurst, L.D., MacLeod, H.A., McKee, G.I., Stratton, K.W., Wegher, M.E. and Rennie, M.D. 2021. Weather, Climate and Society 13: 503–510. https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-20-0171.1
52. No long-term effect of intracoelomic transmitter implantation on survival, growth and body condition of a long-lived stenotherm in the wild
Hubbard, J.A.G., Hickie, B.E., Bowman, J., Hrenchuk, L., Blanchfield, P.J. and Rennie, M.D. 2021. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 78: 173–183. dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0106
51. Multi-Level Responses of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) to a Whole-Lake Nanosilver Addition Study
Hayhurst, L.D., Martin, J.D., Wallace, S.J., Langlois, V.S. , Xenopoulos, M.A., Metcalfe, C.D. and Rennie, M.D. 2020. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 79: 283-297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-020-00764-5
50. Winter in water: differential responses and the maintenance of biodiversity
McMeans, B.C., McCann, K.S., Guzzo, M.M., Bartley, T.J., Beig, C., Blanchfield, P.J., Fernandez, T., Giacomini, H.C., Middel, T., Rennie, M.D., Ridgway, M.S. and Shuter, B.J. 2020. Ecology Letters 23: 922-938. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13504
Contaminants in Lake Winnipeg. In: State of Lake Winnipeg, 2nd Edition.
Challis, J., Hanson, M., Moore, D., Warrack, S., Rennie, M.D. and Wong, C. 2020. link to report
Understanding declining productivity in the offshore regions of the Great Lakes (International Joint Commission Science Advisory Board Report)
Hecky, R. DePinto, J., Kirkwood, A., Bunnell, D., Knight, R., Rutherford, E., Warren, G., Dove, A., Bootsma, H., Vanderploeg, H., Bence, J., Howell, T., Koops, M., Johnson, T., Reavie, E., Barbiero, R. and Rennie, M. 2020. link to report
49. Impacts of freshwater aquaculture on fish communities: A whole‐ecosystem experimental approach
Rennie, M.D., Kennedy, P.J., Mills, K.H., Rodgers, C.M.C, Charles, C., Hrenchuk, L., Chalanchuk, S., Blanchfield, P., Paterson, M. and Podemski, C. 2019. Freshwater Biology 64:870-885. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13269
48. Life at the top: lake ecotype influences the metabolic costs and life history of an apex fish predator
Cruz Font, L., Shuter, B., Blanchfield, P., Minns, C., Rennie, M.D. 2019. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88(5): 702–716. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12956
47. Changes in the diet, early growth, and condition of Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in response to an experimental aquaculture operation
Kennedy, P.J, Blanchfield, P.J., Kidd, K.A., Paterson, M.P., Podemski, C.L. and Rennie, M.D. 2019. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 76: 1376-1387. dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0578.
46. Tritium in fish from remote lakes in northwestern Ontario, Canada
Kim, S.B., Rowan, D., Chen, J., Rogers, C.M.C. and Rennie, M.D. 2018. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 195: 104–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.10.003
45. Accumulation of silver in Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) and Northern Pike (Esox lucius) from a lake dosed with nanosilver
Martin, J., Frost, P., Hintelmann, H., Newman, K., Paterson, M., *Hayhurst, L., Rennie, M.D., Xenopoulos, M., Yargeau, V. and Metcalfe, C. 2018. Environmental Science and Technology 52: 11114–11122. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03146
44. Offshore prey densities facilitate similar life history and behavioral patterns in two distinct aquatic apex predators, northern pike and lake trout
Kennedy, P.J., Bartley, T.J., Gillis, D.M., McCann, K.S. and Rennie, M.D. 2018. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 147: 972–995. TAFS-2018-0035. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10090.
43. Microplastics flowing into Lake Winnipeg: Densities, sources, flux, and fish exposures
Warrack, S., Challis, J.K., Hanson, M.L. and Rennie, M.D. 2017. Proceedings of Manitoba’s Undergraduate Science and Engineering Research (PMUSER) 3: 5-15. doi: 10.5203/pmuser.201730578 Awarded Best Paper, Volume 3.
42. Geographic distribution note for Notophthalmus viridescens
Hayhurst, L.D., Rodgers, C.M.C., Hecnar, S.J, and Rennie, M.D. 2017. Herpetological Review 48(1): 117-118.
41. Behavioral responses to annual temperature variation alter the dominant energy pathway, growth, and condition of a cold-water predator
Guzzo, M.M., Rennie, M.D. and Blanchfield, P.J. 2017. Vol 114 (37): 9912-9917. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1702584114
40. Wintertime Simulations of a Boreal Lake with the Canadian Small Lake Model
MacKay, M., Verseghy, D., Fortin, V and Rennie, M.D. 2017.Journal of Hydrometeorology 18(8): 2143-2160. https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-16-0268.1
39. Effect of nanosilver on metabolism in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): An investigation using different respirometric approaches
Murray, L., Rennie, M.D., Svendsen, J.C. and Enders, E.C. 2017. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 36(10): 2722-2799.doi: 10.1002/etc.3827.
37. Microplastic contamination in Lake Winnipeg, Canada
Anderson, P.J., Warrack, S., Langen, V., Challis, J.K., Hanson, M.L. and Rennie, M.D. 2017. Microplastic contamination in Lake Winnipeg, Canada. Environmental Pollution 225:223–231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.02.072
36. Respirometry increases cortisol levels in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: implications for measurements of metabolic rate
Murray, L., Rennie, M.D., Svendsen, J.C. and Enders, E.C. 2017. Journal of Fish Biology 90 2206-2213. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jfb.13292
35. Effect of nanosilver on cortisol release and morphometrics in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Murray, L., Rennie, M.D., Enders, E.C., Pleskach, K. and Martin, J. 2017. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 36(6):1606–1613. doi: 10.1002/etc.3691.
34. A predictive model for water clarity following dreissenid invasion
Geisler, M.E., Rennie, M.D., Gillis, D.M. and Higgins, S.N. 2016. Biological Invasions 18: 1989-2006.
doi:10.1007/s10530-016-1146-x
33. A study on the levels of radioactivity in fish samples from the experimental lakes area in Ontario, Canada
Chen, J., Rennie, M.D., Sadi, B., Zhang, W. and St-Amant, N. 2016. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 153: 222–230. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.01.005.
30. The Ecology of lifetime growth in percid fishes (book chapter)
Rennie, M.D. and Venturelli, P.A. 2015. (Book chapter, invited contribution). In: Biology and Culture of Percid Fishes – Principles and Practices. Editors: P. Kestemont, K. Dabrowski and R C. Summerfelt. Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-017-7227-3_19
32. Changes in depth occupied by Great Lakes Lake Whitefish populations and the influence of survey design
Rennie, M.D., Weidel, B.C., Claramunt, R.M. and Dunlop, E.S. 2015. Journal of Great Lakes Research 41(4): 1150–1161. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2015.09.014
31. Cross-basin analysis of long-term trends in the growth of Lake Whitefish in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Fera, S.A., Rennie, M.D. and Dunlop, E.S. 2015*. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 41(4): 1138–1149. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2015.08.010.
*Chandler Misner award for most notable paper in the Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2015.
29. Apparent extirpation of prey fish communities in lakes following northern pike (Esox lucius) introduction
Nicholson, M.E., Rennie, M.D. and Mills, K.H. 2015. Canadian Field Naturalist, 129(2): 165– 173. corrigendum
27. Fish diversity and biomass in northern Canadian lakes: northern lakes are more diverse and have greater biomass than expected based on species–energy theory
Samarasin, P., Minns, C.K., Shuter, B.J., Tonn, W.M., and Rennie, M.D. 2015. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 72: 226–234. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2014-0104 corrigendum
28. Censoring government scientists and the role of consensus in science advice
de Kerckhove, D.T., Rennie, M.D. and Cormier, R. 2015. Censoring government scientists and the role of consensus in science advice. EMBO reports, 16: 263–266. doi: 10.15252/embr.201439680.
26. Responses of a freshwater food web to a potent synthetic oestrogen
Kidd, K.A, Paterson, M.J, Rennie, M.D., Podemski, C.L., Findlay, D.L., Blanchfield, P.J. and Liber, K. 2014. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series B. 369: 20130578. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0578
25. Evaluating the relationship between catch per unit effort and abundance for littoral cyprinids in small boreal shield lakes
Guzzo, M.M., Rennie, M.D. and Blanchfield, P.J. 2014. Fisheries Research 150: 100–108. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2013.10.019
Evaluation of eutrophication and water level drawdown on Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) productivity; Fish habitat assessment (Technical report).
Havens, S., Rennie, M., Blanchfield, P., Paterson, M. and Higgins, S. 2014. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3110: vi + 40 p.
24. Context-dependent changes in lake whitefish populations associated with dreissenid invasion (book chapter)
Rennie, M.D. 2013. In: Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control. 2nd Edition. Tom Nalepa and Don Schosser, Editors. CRC press. pp. 661– 680.
23. Increased dependence on nearshore benthic resources in the Lake Simcoe ecosystem after dreissenid invasion
Rennie, M.D. Evans D.O. and Young, J.D. 2013. Inland Waters 3: 297–310. doi: 10.5268/IW-3.2.540
20. The state of Lake Simcoe (Ontario, Canada): the effects of multiple stressors on phosphorus and oxygen dynamics
North, R.L., D. Barton, A.S. Crowe, P.J. Dillon, R.M.L. Dolson, D.O. Evans, B.K. Ginn, J. Hawryshyn, H. Jarjanazi, J.W. King, J.K.L. La Rose, L. Leon, C.F.M. Lewis, G.E. Liddle, Z.H. Lin, F.J. Longstaffe, R.A. Macdonald, L. Molot, T. Ozersky, M. Palmer, R. Quinlan, M.D. Rennie, M.M. Robillard, D. Rode, K.M. Ruhland, A. Schwalb, J.P. Smol, E. Stainsby, J.J. Trumpickas, J.G. Winter, J.D.Young. 2013. Inland Waters 3: 51-74. doi: 10.5268/IW-3.1.529
21. Preface: Towards a better understanding of Lake Simcoe through integrative and collaborative monitoring and research
Palmer, M.E., Hiriart-Baer, V.P., North, N.L. and Rennie, M.D. 2013. Inland Waters 3: 47–50. doi: 10.5268/IW-3.1.589
22. Summary of Lake Simcoe’s past, present and future
Palmer, M.E., Hiriart-Baer, V.P., North, N.L. and Rennie, M.D. 2013. Inland waters 3: 119–124. doi: 10.5268/IW-3.2.622
15. Energy acquisition and allocation patterns of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) are modified when dressenids are present
Rennie, M.D., Johnson, T.B., and Sprules, W.G. 2012. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69: 41–59. doi: 10.1139/F2011-126.
16. Decadal changes in benthic invertebrate communities following dreissenid establishment in Lake Simcoe
Rennie, M.D. and Evans, D.O. 2012. Freshwater Science 31: 733–749. doi:10.1899/11-079.1
17. Interpreting stable isotope patterns with depth: a comment on Riley et al. (2011)
Rennie, M.D. 2012. Journal of Great Lakes Research 38: 580–581. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2012.06.003
18. Assessing length-related biases in standard weigh equations (Gerow 2011): Reply to Comment
Rennie, M.D. and Verdon, R. 2012. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 32: 953–955 doi:10.1080/02755947.2012.678967
19. Effects of formalin preservation on freshwater benthic invertebrate isotopic values over decadal time scales
Rennie, M.D., Ozersky, T. and Evans, D.O. 2012. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 90: 1320–1327. doi: 10.1139/z2012-101
12. Changes in the benthic invertebrate community in Lake Simcoe 1983–2008
Jimenez, A., Rennie, M.D., Sprules, W.G. and La Rose, J. 2011. Journal of Great Lakes Research 37 Suppl. 3: 103–112. doi: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.07.002
13. Bythotrephes invasion elevates trophic position of zooplankton and fish: implications for contaminant biomagnification
Rennie, M.D., Strecker, A.L. and Palmer, M. 2011. Biological Invasions 13: 2621–2634. doi: 10.1007/s10530-011-0081-0
10. Changes in fish condition and mercury vary by region, not Bythotrephes invasion: A result of climate change?
Rennie, M.D., Sprules, W.G., Vaillancourt, A. 2010. Ecography, 33: 471–482. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.06160.x
11. Prey life history and bioenergetic responses across a predation gradient
Rennie, M.D., Purchase, C.F., Shuter, B.J., Collins, N.C., Abrams, P.A. and Morgan, G.E. 2010. Journal of Fish Biology 77: 1230–1251. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02735.x
7. Resource switching in fish following a major food web disruption
Rennie, M.D., Sprules, W.G. and Johnson, T. 2009. Oecologia, 159: 789–802. doi: 10.1007/s00442-008-1271-z
8. Changes in nearshore zooplankton communities associated with species invasions and potential effects on larval lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis)
Fernandez, R., Rennie, M.D. and Sprules, W.G. 2009. International Review of Hydrobiology, 94: 226–243. doi: 10.1002/iroh.200811126
9. Factors affecting the growth and condition of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis)
Rennie, M.D., Sprules, W.G. and Johnson, T.B. 2009. Canadian Journal of Fisheries Sciences, 66: 2096–2108. doi: 10.1139/F09-139
5. Lazy males? Bioenergetic differences in energy acquisition and metabolism explain sexual size dimorphism in percids
Rennie, M.D., Purchase, C.F., Lester, N., Collins, N.C., Shuter, B.J. and Abrams,
P.A. 2008. Journal of Animal Ecology, 77: 916–926. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01412.x
6. Development and evaluation of condition indices for the Lake whitefish
Rennie, M.D. and Verdon, R. 2008. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 28: 1270–1293. doi: 10.1577/M06-258.1
4. Potential effects of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion on benthic invertebrate communities and lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in South Bay, Lake Huron
McNickle, G.G., Rennie, M.D. and Sprules, W.G. 2006*. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 32: 180–193. doi: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[180:CIBICO]2.0.CO;2
*Received “Highly Cited Author Award”, Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2006-2008; Top-20 most cited articles 2005-2009.
1. A comparison of methods for estimating activity costs of wild fish populations: more active fish observed to grow slower
Rennie, M.D., Collins, N.C., Shuter, B.J., Rajotte, J.W. and Couture, P. 2005. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 62: 767–780. doi:10.1139/f05-052
2. The influence of habitat complexity on littoral invertebrate distributions: patterns differ in shallow prairie lakes with and without fish
Rennie, M.D. and Jackson, L.J. 2005. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 62: 2088–2099. doi:10.1139/f05-123
3. Predictive models of benthic invertebrate methylmercury in Ontario and Québec lakes
Rennie, M.D., Collins, N.C., Purchase, C.F. and Tremblay, A. 2005. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 62: 2770–2783. doi:10.1139/f05-181