58. - Cities on the Shore: Urbanization as a Growing Threat to Nearshore Ecosystem Health

Date: Wednesday, Jun 20, 2018
Time: 8:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Location: SW143

Chair(s): Andrea Kirkwood, Claire Oswald

Monitoring Winter Salt use in Commercial Parking Lots to Understand the Source and Find Solutions
David Lembcke, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority; Chandler Eves, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Effects of Multiple Anthropogenic Stressors on Lake Erie and Associate Streams� Algal Assemblages
Sarah Whorley, Daemen College; Abigail Laflair, Daemen College; Mopati Kuswani, Daemen College; Cole Beale, Daemen College

Comparing Herbicide Behaviour and Exports in Contrasting Toronto Watersheds
Abha Parajulee, University of Toronto Scarborough; Ying Duan Lei, University of Toronto Scarborough; Xiaoshu Cao, University of Toronto Scarborough; David McLagan, University of Toronto Scarborough; Leo Yeung, University of Toronto; Carl Mitchell, University of Toronto Scarborough; Frank Wania, University of Toronto Scarborough

Cumulative Effects of Headwater Degradation on Downstream Ecosystems in Urbanizing Landscapes
Brian Kielstra, University of British Columbia; Lenka Kuglerova, University of British Columbia; Les Stanfield, Ecohealth Solutions; John Richardson, University of British Columbia

Impacts of wastewater discharges on freshwater mussels in a tributary of the Grand River, Ontario
Erin Hayward, Trent University; Patricia Gillis, Environment and Climate Change Canada; James Bennet, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Chris Metcalfe, Trent University; Ryan Prosser, University of Guelph

Real-Time Chloride in the Credit River and Impacts on Nearshore Lake Ontario
Lorna Murison, Credit Valley Conservation; Amanjot Singh, Credit Valley Conservation; Jan Siwierski, Credit Valley Conservation

Identifying Seasonal Road Salt Hotspots in Three Urban to Urbanizing Tributaries
Colin Ash, Ryerson University; Stephanie Melles, Ryerson University; Claire Oswald, Ryerson University

The Influence of Channel Complexity on Trace Metal Distribution in Salt Impacted Urban Streams
Aime Kayembe, University of Toronto; Carl Mitchell, University of Toronto Scarborough