Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "River sediments"
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Factors controlling dissolved oxygen in spawning gravels: Evaluation of the Sediment Intrusion and Dissolved Oxygen model (SIDO) for fisheries management
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-01)Natural and anthropogenic landscape disturbance pressures have accelerated the transfer of fine sediment to streams in forested headwater regions of the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The accumulation of fine ... -
Fine Sediment Contributions to Cyanobacterial Growth: Potential Threats to Drinking Water Reservoirs
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-14)In the drinking water industry, the transport and release of nutrients such as phosphorus (P) to the water column is largely overlooked in reservoir management. Phosphorus is considered the key limiting nutrient for algal ... -
Quantitative modeling of nitrogen cycling along the river continuum: streambed sediments, reservoirs, and isotopes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)The vast release of anthropogenically produced reactive nitrogen (N) into the environment, by agricultural activities, energy production and municipal wastewater, has led to a variety of consequences for atmospheric, ...