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LRTAP Biomonitoring Database: Algoma and Muskoka Regional Long Term Monitoring
| Information Holding Overview |
| Information Holding Title: |
LRTAP Biomonitoring Database: Algoma and Muskoka Regional Long Term Monitoring |
| Description of Information Holding: |
This relational database (ORACLE format) contains georeferenced information on all aspects of the Biomonitoring program in Algoma and Muskoka. This includes physical characteristics (>15 variables) and chemical characteristics (~24 variables) for approximately 480 small lakes and wetlands which describe the aquatic habitat in these sites. Overlain on these habitat characteristics are data on waterfowl (species occurrence, breeding success, habitat use) and the types of aquatic food webs (as affected by fish and amphibian occurrence) on which they rely. Other biological data (e.g. aquatic invertebrate communities) are contained in related information holdings (e.g. Food Chain Monitoring Program) for selected lakes. Chemical and biological data are collected at intervals suitable for trend analysis. |
| Type of Information Holding: |
database |
| Location: |
Algoma (10 - 80 kilometres north and 50 kilometres east of Sault Ste Marie); Muskoka (10 kilometres south to 40 kilometres north and 20 kilometres east of Dorset) |
| Habitat Under Study: |
shoreline, open water, lake, wetland |
| Project Title: |
Long Range Transport of Air Pollutants (LRTAP) Biomonitoring |
| Description of Project: |
The project monitors habitat suitability (notably food webs), populations and breeding success of waterfowl and loons on small lakes and wetlands in central and northeastern Ontario (Algoma, Muskoka, Sudbury, Killarney) to determine if they are responding to reductions in acid precipitation. (See also LRTAP Research and Loon Surveys Projects.) In addition to each information holding, there is a separate file for weather data associated with the project, which consists of approximately 5 megabytes of SAS files. |
| Purpose of the Project: |
To determine if waterfowl and loon populations in central and northeastern Ontario are responding to reductions in acid precipitation. |
| Project Duration: |
1988 - present |
| Project Partners: |
Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Forestry Canada
ESSA Technologies Ltd.
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| Project Contact: |
Wildlife.Ontario@ec.gc.ca
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| Links: |
Acid Rain Site
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| Publications: |
- Blancher, P. J., D. K. McNicol, R. K. Ross, C. H. R. Wedeles, and P. Morrison. (1992).
Towards a model of acidification effects on waterfowl in eastern Canada. Environ. Pollut. 78: 57-63.
- Doka, S. E., M. L. Mallory, D. K. McNicol, and C. K. Minns. (1997).
Species richness and species occurrence of five taxonomic groups in relation to pH and other lake characteristics in southeastern Canada. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish Aquat. Sci. 2179. 57 pp.
- Drover, S., B. Leung, M. R. Forbes, M. L. Mallory, and D. K. McNicol. (1999).
Lake pH and aluminum concentration: consequences for developmental stability of the water strider Rheumatobates rileyi (Hemiptera: Gerridae). Can. J. Zool. 77: 157-161.
- Jeffries, D. S. (Ed.) (1997).
1997 Canadian Acid Rain Assessment. Vol. III, The effects on Canada's lakes, rivers and wetlands. Environment Canada, Downsview, Ontario. 220 pp.
- Jeffries, D. S., S. E. Doka, M. L. Mallory, F. Norouzian, A. Storey and I. Wong. (1998).
Aquatic effects of acidic deposition in Canada: present and predicted future situation. Rev. Sci. Eau special (1998) 129-143.
- Laberge, C., D. Cluis, M. L. Mallory, and D. K. McNicol. (2000).
Rationalization of a regional network designed for trend detection of lake water quality in presence of spatial correlation. Environmentrics 12: 41-56.
- Lam, D. C. L., K. J. Puckett, I. Wong, M. D. Moran, G. Fenech, D. S. Jeffries, M. P. Olson, D. M. Whelpdale, D. McNicol, Y. K. G. Mariam, and C. K. Minns. (1998).
An integrated acid rain assessment model for Canada: from source emission to ecological impact. Wat. Qual. Res. J. Can. 33(1): 1-17.
- Mallory, M. L., D. K. McNicol, D. A. Cluis, and C. Laberge. (1998).
Chemical trends and status of small lakes near Sudbury, Ontario, 1983-1995: evidence of continued chemical recovery. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 55(1): 63-75.
- Mallory, M. L., D. K. McNicol, R. A. Walton, and M. Wayland. (0).
Risk-taking by incubating Common Goldeneyes and Hooded Mergansers. Condor.
- Mallory, M. L., R. A. Walton, and D. K. McNicol. (1999).
Influence of intraspecific competition and habitat quality on diurnal activity budgets of breeding common goldeneyes. Ecoscience 6(4): 481-486
- Marmorek, D. R., R. M. MacQueen, C. H. R. Wedeles, J. Korman, P. J. Blancher, and D. K. McNicol. (1996).
Improving pH and alkalinity estimates for regional-scale acidification models: incorporation of dissolved organic carbon. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53(7): 1602-1608.
- McNicol, D. K. (2002).
Relation of lake acidification and recovery to fish, common loon and common merganser occurrence in Algoma Lakes. Water Air Soil Pollut. Focus 00: 1-18 (in press).
- McNicol, D. K. (1999).
The Canadian Wildlife Service Acid Rain Biomonitoring Program - Monitoring and Modelling the Effects of Acid Rain on Birds in Eastern Canada. Chapter 12. International Cooperative Programs on Assessment and Monitoring of Rivers and Lakes (ICP - Waters) Report 50/99: 80-88.
- McNicol, D. K., B. E. Bendell, and M. L. Mallory. (1995).
Evaluating macroinvertebrate responses to recovery from acidification in small lakes in Ontario, Canada. Water Air Soil Pollut. 85(1): 451-456.
- McNicol, D. K., P.J. Blancher, and B. E. Bendell. (1987).
Waterfowl as indicators of wetland acidification in Ontario. Pages 149-166. In Diamond, A. W. and Filion, F. L. (Eds.). The Value of Birds. I.C.B. P. Tech. Pub. No. 6. Cambridge/Princeton.
- McNicol, D. K., J. J. Kerekes, M. L. Mallory, R. K. Ross, and A. M. Scheuhammer. (1995).
The Canadian Wildlife Service LRTAP Biomonitoring Program, Part 1. A Strategy to Monitor the Biological Recovery of Aquatic Ecosystems in Eastern Canada from the Effects of Acid Rain. Can. Wildl. Serv. Tech. Rep. 245. 28 pp.
- McNicol, D. K. and M. L. Mallory. (1994).
Trends in small lake water chemistry near Sudbury, Canada, 1983-1991. Water Air Soil Pollut. 73: 105-120.
- McNicol, D. K., M. L. Mallory, and B. E. Bendell. (1996).
The Canadian Wildlife Service LRTAP Biomonitoring Program, Part 2. Food Chain Monitoring in Ontario Lakes: Taxonomic Codes and Collections. Can. Wildl. Serv. Tech. Rep. 246. 32 pp.
- McNicol, D. K., M. L. Mallory, and J. J. Kerekes. (1996).
The Canadian Wildlife Service LRTAP Biomonitoring Program, Part 3. Site Locations, Physical, Chemical and Biological Characteristics. Can. Wildl. Serv. Tech. Rep. 248. 215 pp.
- McNicol, D. K., M. L. Mallory, C. Laberge, and D. A. Cluis. (1998).
Recent temporal patterns in the chemistry of small, acid-sensitive lakes in central Ontario, Canada. Water Air Soil Pollut. 105: 343-351.
- McNicol, D. K., M. L. Mallory, and J. Sechley. (1998).
Acid rain and wildlife: an annotated bibliography of Canadian Wildlife Service (Ontario Region) LRTAP Program Publications (1980-1997). Can. Wildl. Serv. Tech. Rep. 305. 16 pp. plus appendices.
- McNicol, D. K., M. L. Mallory, and H. S. Vogel. (1995).
Using volunteers to monitor the effects of acid precipitation on Common Loon (Gavia immer) reproduction in Canada: the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey. Water Air Soil Pollut. 85(1): 463-468.
- McNicol, D. K., M. L. Mallory, and C. H. R. Wedeles. (1995).
Assessing biological recovery of acid-sensitive lakes in Ontario, Canada. Water Air Soil Pollut. 85(1): 457-462.
- McNicol, D. K., R. K. Ross, and P. J. Blancher. (1990).
Waterfowl as indicators of acidification in Ontario, Canada. Trans. Int. Union Game Biol. 19: 251-258.
- McNicol, D. K., R. K. Ross, M. L. Mallory and L. A. Brisebois. (1995).
Trends in waterfowl populations: evidence of recovery from acidification. Chapter 16. In Gunn, J. (Ed.) Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region. Springer-Verlag, New York. pp. 205-217.
- McNicol, D. K., R. A. Walton, and M. L. Mallory. (1997).
Monitoring nest-box use by cavity-nesting ducks on acid-stressed lakes in Ontario, Canada. Wildl. Biol. 3:1-13.
- Shalk, G., D. K. McNicol, and M. L. Mallory. (2001).
Leeches in acidified lakes of central Ontario, Canada: status and trends. Ecoscience 8(4): 421-429.
- Wayland, M. and D. K. McNicol. (1990).
Status report on the effects of acid precipitation on Common Loon reproduction in Ontario: the Ontario Lakes Loon Survey. Can. Wildl. Serv. Tech. Rep. 92. 26 pp.
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| Data Collection Period: |
1988 - present |
| Status: |
ongoing |
| Number and Type of Stations: |
~ 480 lakes |
| Unit of Data Collected: |
indicated pairs; broods; number of nests; number of organisms |
| Frequency of Data Collection: |
annually (during breeding season for waterfowl); intermittently (for fish and amphibians) |
| Sampling Time: |
late May to late July |
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