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Skip to Search Results- 2Schindler, David (Biological Sciences)
- 2Vinebrooke, Rolf (Biological Sciences)
- 1Anthony Anyia (National Research Council Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada)
- 1Lewis, Mark (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
- 1Proctor, Heather (Biological Sciences)
- 1Scott X. Chang (Renewable resources)
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Biochar for Saline-Sodic Soil Reclamation, Phosphorus Retention, and Crop Growth Improvement
DownloadSpring 2018
Biochar incorporation into soils influences many of the soilâs physical/chemical properties. The potential of using biochar for reclamation of saline-sodic soils is not well evaluated. Furthermore, how salinity would influence Phosphorus (P) sorption capacity of biochar is not clear. The main...
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Modelling phytoplankton across many scales: transient dynamics, human interactions, and niche differentiation in the light spectrum
DownloadFall 2021
In recent decades freshwater lakes have seen an increase in human presence. A common byproduct of this human presence is anthropogenic nutrient pollution resulting in eutrophication, a term that is becoming all too synonymous with harmful algal blooms. It is well known that phytoplankton...
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Nutrient limitation of periphyton in agricultural streams: Implications for watershed management
DownloadSpring 2021
Freshwater streams are ecologically important as sources of habitat, unique biodiversity, and valued ecosystem services. Yet, stream health can be threatened by intensified nutrient loading derived from adjacent anthropogenic land-uses such as agricultural and municipal developments. Since algal...
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Responses of aquatic invertebrate assemblages to an iron treatment aimed at reducing internal phosphorus loading
DownloadSpring 2013
This mesocosm study investigates changes in aquatic invertebrate assemblages in response to iron application, a remediation treatment that inhibits internal phosphorus loading in culturally-eutrophied freshwaters. To determine the effects of ferric chloride application on aquatic invertebrates, I...
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The role of fine sediment in phosphorus dynamics and stream productivity in Rocky Mountain headwater streams: Possible long-term effects of logging
DownloadSpring 2014
Headwater streams in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains are important in regulating aquatic ecosystem function and a range of downstream water resources but are vulnerable to stresses imposed by disturbances including those exerted by logging. The objectives of this research were to determine if the...
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The Role of Iron in Suppressing Internal Phosphorus Loading and Toxic Cyanobacterial Blooms in Freshwater Lakes
DownloadFall 2013
Harmful algal blooms occur in nutrient-rich lakes around the world, diminishing the value of these ecosystems for wildlife and humans. Management of algal blooms is an on-going challenge for lake managers and policy makers. The overarching goal of this research was to advance our understanding of...