Publications 2009

Carrias, J.F., Marty, J. and Pinel-Alloul, B. Structure of communities of ciliates and phytoplankton in contrasted freshwater food webs. Journal of Plankton Research. (in revisions). 

Delongchamp, T.A., J.J Ridal, D.R.S. Lean, L. Poissant, J.M Blais. Mercury Transport between Sediments and the Overlying Water of the St. Lawrence River Area of Concern near Cornwall, Ontario. Accepted for publication in Environmental Pollution. 

Delongchamp, D.R.S. Lean, J.J. Ridal, J.M. Blais. 2009. Sediment mercury dynamics and historical trends of mercury deposition in the St. Lawrence River area of concern near Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Science of the Total Environment 407 (2009) 40954104. 

Marty, J., Twiss, M., Le feon, S., Veenstra, C., Ridal, J. and Critoph, C.  2009. Evaluation of the impacts of tributaries on the water quality and eutrophication status in the nearshore area of the St Lawrence River. Annual report prepared for the Ministry of the Environment (MOE)

 Marty, J., Smokorowski, K. and Power, M. 2009. The influence of fluctuating ramping rates on the food web of boreal rivers. River Research and Applications: 25: 962-974, DOI: 10.1002/rra.1194.

 Marty, J., Bowen, K., Koops, M. and Power, M. 2009. Distribution and ecological characteristics of Hemimysis anomala, the latest invader of the Great Lakes Basin. Hydrobiologia in press

Milan, I.M., M.B.C. Hickey, A. Boydell.  Can mercury levels in bat species along the St. Lawrence River in Ontario be used as an effective biomarker in assessing ecosystem health?  Royal Roads University M.Sc. Thesis, 2009.  

Ridal, J.J., E. Yanch, A. Fowlie, N.R. Razavi, T. Delongchamp, E. Choy, M. Fathi, P. Hodson, L.M. Campbell, J.M. Blais, M.B.C. Hickey, E. Yumvihoze and D.R.S. Lean. 2009. Potential Causes of Enhanced Transfer of Mercury to St. Lawrence River Biota: Implications for Sediment Management Strategies at Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Hydrobiologia. Published on line at DOI 10.1007/s10750-009-9951-1.

 Smokorowski, K., Metcalfe, R., Jones, N., Marty, J., Niu, S. and Pyrce, R. 2009. Studying ramping rate restrictions. Hydro Review: 28/5:68-88

Technical Reports:

Ridal, J.J., C. Veenstra, D.R.S. Lean and E. Yumvihoze. 2009. Assessment of Mercury Loadings from Tributaries to the St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) Area of Concern. Report prepared for the Raisin Region Conservation Authority, Cornwall, ON, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Eastern Region, Kingston, ON, and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Kemptville, ON in support of the St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) Remedial Action Plan and the Canada-Ontario Agreement.  

Ridal, J.J., C. Veenstra and C. Critoph. 2009. Bacteria Contamination Assessment and Remediation Program 2008: Contributions of Tributaries.  Report prepared for the Raisin Region Conservation Authority, Cornwall, ON, and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Eastern Region, Kingston, ON in support of the St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) Remedial Action Plan and the Canada-Ontario Agreement. 45 pp.

 (Ridal, J.J. et.al.) Contributing author to the Work Group Report on Beaches and Recreational Water Quality prepared for the 2009 Biennial Meeting of the International Joint Commission.  Available online at http://meeting.ijc.org/

(Ridal, J.J. et.al.) Contributing author to the Work Group Report on Chemicals of Emerging Concern prepared for the 2009 Biennial Meeting of the International Joint Commission. Available online at http://meeting.ijc.org/

 Ridal, J.J. and M.B.C. Hickey. 2009. Sampling Program in Support of the Assessment of Fish Consumption Restrictions (Beneficial Use Impairment #1) for the Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan. Report prepared for the Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan. 20 pp.