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Lake Ontario; Ontario, etc ; Cladophora; lakes; mathematical models; phosphorus; research; rivers; uncertainty; Lake Erie; Niagara River; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Elevated phosphorus and nuisance algae such as Cladophora have been persistent environmental concerns in the coastal areas of Lake Ontario. Phosphorus is regarded as one of the drivers of nearshore Cladophora and the most likely mitigation that can be used to control levels of this nuisance algae in the lakes. The Niagara River, carrying the Lake Erie interbasin load, is the major contributor of t ...
Ontario, etc ; lakes; land policy; land tenure; uncertainty; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Curve Lake First Nation (CLFN) in Ontario has a mainland Reserve area of 649 ha and a Reserve population of 1368; 768 of whom are CLFN members and 600 of whom are seasonal or permanent non-members. Land management is an amalgam - there is much formal land tenure through Certificates of Possession (CPs) and leases but little formal land use planning. A desire by CLFN (Chief and Council, Lands Commi ...
Ontario, etc ; alluvium; bedrock; geomorphology; gravel; rivers; streams; Show all 7 Subjects
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... We describe the first detailed reach-scale study of an incisional till-bed river. Our analysis focusses on boundary till characteristics, bare till patch features, annual erosion rates, bedform dimensions and spacing, and grain size distributions of bedforms. Results show that till exposures constitute a relatively small portion of the bed and that till erosion rates are relatively high compared t ...
Ontario, etc ; Bacillariophyceae; climate; lakes; morphometry; sediments; spring; temperature; watersheds; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Increased relative abundances and accumulation rates of the small, centric diatom Discostella have been recorded in numerous paleolimnological investigations of north temperate lakes that span the last century. Yet, conflicting observations in the seasonal succession of small Discostella from monitoring studies, and opposite patterns in their abundance in sediment cores from some nearby lakes have ...
Ontario, etc ; basins; infrastructure; land use change; stormwater; streams; urbanization; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Urban streams are frequently the focus of channel enhancement efforts due to extensive degradation, failing infrastructure and land use change caused by urban development. Following construction, short-term monitoring is a standard step in evaluating channel stability and amelioration success. However, monitoring activities rarely fully capture adjustment mechanisms, as geomorphic adjustment can t ...
Ontario, etc ; air temperature; bioclimatology; climate; forestry; urban agriculture; vegetation; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The application of green infrastructure presents an opportunity to mitigate rising temperatures using a multi-faceted ecosystems-based approach. A controlled field study in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, evaluates the impact of nature-based solutions on near surface air temperature regulation focusing on different applications of green infrastructure. A field campaign was undertaken over the course of ...
Ontario, etc ; air; anthracenes; environmental science; guidelines; technology; toxicity; urban areas; Show all 8 Subjects
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... 22 alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (alk-PAHs) were characterized in ambient air individually for the first time in urban and semi-urban locations in Toronto, Canada. Five unsubstituted PAHs were included for comparison. Results from the measurements were used to estimate benzo[a]pyrene equivalent toxicity (BaPeq) of individual compounds in order to investigate the significance of a sing ...
Ontario, etc ; adults; eggs; fledglings; juveniles; migratory birds; nests; radio waves; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Factors that influence the development of migration timing in juvenile songbirds have implications for the ability of individuals to respond positively to rapid environmental changes. We investigated the impacts of nest timing on the post‐breeding movement timing of juveniles and adults of a migratory songbird. We tested whether first egg date and environmental factors predicted the initiation of ...
Ontario, etc ; biogeochemical cycles; fractionation; hydrolysis; phosphates; phospholipids; soil organic phosphorus; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Soil organic phosphorus (Pₒ) that is hydrolyzed by phosphatases into inorganic phosphate is a source of phosphorus (P) for agricultural crops. However, the hydrolysis of Pₒ compounds is contingent on their chemical form and stabilization in the soil matrix. We quantified three hydrolyzable Pₒ pools (simple phosphomonoesters, phospholipids, and nucleic acids) by adding substrate-specific phosphatas ...
Lake Ontario, etc ; databases; information management; lakes; metadata; research; stakeholders; water quality; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) instituted under the Science Annex of the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) provides an international framework to coordinate science and monitoring activities in one of the five Great Lakes. On a five-year cycle: (Y1) CSMI priorities are developed under GLWQA Annex 2 Lake Partnerships with input from managers, researchers, an ...
Ontario, etc ; Chaetococcus; Lasioptera; Phragmites australis; Rhizedra lutosa; biological control; genotype; parasitoids; surveys; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Introduced Phragmites (Phragmites australis ssp. australis) forms part of an invasion assemblage in North America that includes non-native insect herbivores and parasitoids, some of which are now found on both the introduced and native subspecies of Phragmites (P. australis ssp. americanus). This insect assemblage is key to understanding the impact of P. australis invasion and interpreting the eff ...
Ontario, etc ; Nigella sativa; herbal medicines; oils; osteoarthritis; pain; placebos; questionnaires; topical application; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The objective of this trial was to determine the efficacy and safety of topical and oral application of Nigella sativa (N.Sativa) oil compared to the placebo in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients. Patients with mild to moderate KOA were enrolled in this double-blind randomized controlled trial and randomly assigned to receive oral (2.5 ml of N. Sativa oil twice a day) or topical N.Sativa oil (2.5 ...
Ontario, etc ; case studies; ecotypes; environmental management; fish; fish communities; habitats; lakes; natural capital; Show all 9 Subjects
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... A key aspect of contemporary fish habitat management is the need to account for losses and gains associated with development and offsetting measures while protecting high quality features. We propose an ecological accounting framework for aquatic ecosystems using habitat equivalents scaled to aquatic productivity, and using fish-to-habitat associations by life stage, based on local fish community ...
Ontario, etc ; Nematoda; algorithms; disease transmission; laparotomy; omentum; parasitology; prepatent period; puppies; spaying; Manitoba; Show all 11 Subjects
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... In this article, we present 2 case reports of puppies less than 4 mo of age at the time of infection with the nematode known as giant red kidney worm (Diotophyma renale). The first puppy was prepared for an ovariohysterectomy that evolved into an exploratory laparotomy. An inflamed omentum was observed, and D. renale infection was suspected due to the puppies' place of origin. The algorithm develo ...
Lake Ontario; Ontario, etc ; case studies; coasts; geographic information systems; spatial data; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Environmental and climatic changes are disproportionately felt in coastal communities, where drivers of coastline change are complicated with continued development. This study analyzed the coastline change of Lake Ontario in the Town of Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, using a mixed-methods two-phased approach that is novel to the study area. The first phase of the methodology included a coastline change ...
Lake Ontario; Ontario, etc ; agricultural runoff; corn; crop production; environment; eutrophication; exports; forage; intensive farming; land cover; livestock; nitrates; nitrogen; pastures; phosphorus; reduced tillage; rowcrops; soybeans; storms; tile drainage; total dissolved phosphorus; water quality; wheat; Show all 24 Subjects
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... Eutrophication remains the most widespread water quality impairment globally and is commonly associated with excess nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs to surface waters from agricultural runoff. In southern Ontario, Canada, increases in nitrate (NO₃-N) concentrations as well as declines in total phosphorus (TP) concentration have been observed over the past four decades at predominantly agricu ...
Ontario, etc ; 2,4-D; Conyza canadensis; agronomy; bromoxynil; dicamba; glyphosate; glyphosate resistance; metribuzin; saflufenacil; soybeans; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Glyphosate + dicamba has provided variable glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane (GRCF) control in glyphosate/dicamba-resistant (GDR) soybean. Previous research has indicated improved GRCF control when a third herbicide was added to glyphosate + dicamba, though research is limited. The objective of this research was to ascertain if the level and consistency of GRCF control can be improved when addi ...
Lake Ontario; Ontario, etc ; basins; chlorides; cold; groundwater; lakes; research; surface water; urbanization; Show all 10 Subjects
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... In Ontario, there is limited comprehensive research regarding the contribution of chloride in groundwater to surface water systems. The delivery of chloride via groundwater can contribute to the degradation of the Great Lakes and their tributaries. Thus, this review intends to fill or identify knowledge gaps regarding assessing groundwater as a potential source of road salt, the single largest use ...
... To develop new barley cultivars, promising genotypes are evaluated for their performance each year at several test locations representing the target region. In this study, we analyzed the Ontario barley registration trial data from 2015 to 2020 to understand the barley mega-environment in Ontario and to evaluate the suitability of the test locations. The analysis showed that the barley test locati ...
Lake Ontario; Ontario, etc ; anthropogenic activities; geography; georeferencing; tile drainage; wetlands; Lake Erie; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Following the establishment of European settlers, wetlands in southern Ontario have experienced an estimated loss of more than 68% due to development, agriculture, and other anthropogenic factors. Using georeferenced historic maps, historic and present-day wetland data, present-day anthropogenic activity, agricultural and population data, this study has explored the spatial and temporal relationsh ...