Meeting updated phosphorus reduction goals by applying best management practices in the Grand River watershed, southern Ontario
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.02.007
Abstract: Abstract Continued re-eutrophication of Lake Erie has led to the updated 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (fully enacted in 2016) that established new binational phosphorus load reduction of 40% from 2008 baseline loading rates.… read more here.
Keywords: grand river; southern ontario; phosphorus; water ... See more keywords
Speciation and bioavailability of particulate phosphorus in forested karst watersheds of southern Ontario during rain events
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2020.05.001
Abstract: Abstract Understanding riverine phosphorus (P) dynamics, its transport, and transformation mechanisms from sources in the watersheds to receiving water bodies are essential for the development of effective strategies to decrease excess P loading and reduce… read more here.
Keywords: bioavailability particulate; karst watersheds; particulate phosphorus; speciation bioavailability ... See more keywords
Disrupting an imposed racial identity or performing the model minority? The pursuit of postsecondary education by young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario, Canada
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DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2018.1497965
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines how young African immigrant men in Southern Ontario cope with the dominant racial identity at school in an effort to improve their academic performance and access postsecondary education (PSE). Critical race… read more here.
Keywords: african immigrant; young african; men southern; education ... See more keywords
New Distribution Records of Biting Midges of the Genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Latreille, Culicoides bergi and Culicoides baueri, in Southern Ontario, Canada.
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac047
Abstract: Some species of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) can be pests as well as pathogen vectors, but data on their distribution in Ontario, Canada, are sparse. Collecting this baseline data is important given ongoing, accelerated alterations… read more here.
Keywords: southern ontario; diptera ceratopogonidae; culicoides spp; distribution ... See more keywords
Measurements of Natural Radioactivity in Soil Samples from Southern Ontario and Estimation of the Activity Concentration Index in Building Material of Local Origin.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncab164
Abstract: This paper reports on the measurement of natural radionuclides in soil samples collected from southern Ontario, Canada. The mean activity concentrations in soil are 28, 28 and 641 Bq/kg for 226Ra, 232Th and 40K, respectively. Assuming… read more here.
Keywords: soil samples; origin; activity concentration; activity ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in dogs that visit off‐leash dog parks in southern Ontario, Canada
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DOI: 10.1111/zph.12792
Abstract: Prior to 2012, Echinococcus multilocularis was not known to occur in any host in Ontario, Canada. However, since that year, five cases of alveolar echinococcosis have been diagnosed in dogs that resided at the western… read more here.
Keywords: echinococcus multilocularis; ontario canada; leash dog; dog parks ... See more keywords
Exploring the geographical distribution of human cryptosporidiosis in Southern Ontario from 2011 to 2014
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DOI: 10.1111/zph.12931
Abstract: Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite of increasing global public health concern because of its ability to cause disease in both humans and animals through contaminated food and water supplies. In Canada, most human cryptosporidiosis cases… read more here.
Keywords: cryptosporidiosis; human cryptosporidiosis; incidence; southern ontario ... See more keywords
The effects of bark quality on corticolous lichen community composition in urban parks of southern Ontario
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DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2017-0113
Abstract: Tree bark characteristics influence lichen colonization. To better understand how urban parks can be managed to maximize lichen biodiversity, we examined trees in seven parks throughout the City of Guelph in southern Ontario. We measured… read more here.
Keywords: bark; urban parks; lichen community; community composition ... See more keywords