A5102757885- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
University of Waterloo
2023-2024
The Peace-Athabasca Delta, northeastern Alberta, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. To explore the cause change in water isotope composition at an 'index lake' (δSSL; 'PAD 18'), terminal basin where inflow equals evaporation, and consequences for characterizing lake balance across region subject to same atmospheric conditions. For two decades, PAD 18 provided relatively constant, reliable estimate δSSL, but experienced pronounced shift 2020–2021 when average flux-weighted ice-free...
Systematic and sustainable monitoring approaches capable of tracking the status trends keystone characteristics are critical for detecting aquatic ecosystem degradation, identifying influence multiple potential stressors, informing environmental protection policy anticipating future change. At remote lake-rich landscapes, ability to implement maintain long-term is often challenged by logistical financial constraints. Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD; northeastern Alberta, Canada), an...
In a multistressor world, evidence-based stewardship of aquatic ecosystems requires long-term monitoring data to understand the timing and magnitude environmental change potential causes. At Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD; northeastern Alberta, Canada), concern for ecosystem degradation has triggered renewed urgent calls by Indigenous, national, international governance bodies implementation lake program capable tracking changes in hydrological conditions contaminant deposition attributable...