Principal Investigator:Swanson, Heidi Licensed Year(s):20182017
2016
2016
201520142013 Summary:
The objectives of this research project are to: 1) determine why fish mercury levels vary among lakes in the Dehcho region; 2) identify best predictors of fish mercury levels; and, 3) determine which fish have the lowest levels of mercury and highest levels of micro-nutrients and fatty acids.
The methods for this project include two parts, first is the collection of food web data from each lake...
Principal Investigator:Armstrong, Terry Licensed Year(s):
2014
2013201220112010 Summary:
The objectives are to draw together multiple sources of information so that we may (1) examine change in lake area in this ecoregion, (2) assess amount of meadow habitat lost to rising water levels in core bison range, (3) investigate whether recent changes are part of a longer-term cycle and evaluate the causes of this change, (4) determine a way to document and integrate local and traditional kn...
Principal Investigator:Stern, Gary Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
The objective of this study is to collect fish from lakes and tributary rivers of lakes under fish (mercury) consumption advisories and compare with older data from government if available (DFO, Environment Canada), and to collect and analyse sediment cores from these lakes to see how lake ecosystem changes relate to fish mercury levels.
There are two main methods involved in this work. For fis...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):
2003
1998 Summary:
This study is based on earlier research conducted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans which found that fish in many lakes in the Mackenzie River Basin had high mercury concentrations. This study examines the environment in which the fish live in o...
Principal Investigator:Stephens, Glen Licensed Year(s):
1998
Summary:
The objective of the work is to characterize the water chemistry of lakes with reported elevated concentrations of mercury in fish from the Mackenzie River Valley, which were sampled as part of the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) fisheries management plan. This would help to establish if there is any relationship between basic lake water chemistry and mercury levels in fish which could be u...
Principal Investigator:Hatfield, C.T. Licensed Year(s):
1976
Summary:
To carry out a fresh water fisheries study, primarily in search for spawining areas. Some fish might be tested for parasites and mercury....