Browsing University of Waterloo by Supervisor "Yates, Adam"
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Algal priming mediates the effects of light and nutrients on organic matter processing: insights from artificial and natural streams
(University of Waterloo, 2023-10-31)Environmental factors such as light and nutrients may play important roles in determining detrital decomposition through their effects on primary production. Thus, human activities that alter the availabilities of light ... -
Application of Environmental Metabolomics for Assessment of Aquatic Invertebrate Sensitivity to Naphthenic Acids
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-14)Naphthenic acids (NAs) are a class of chemicals found in oil sands process waters (OSPW) from the extraction of bitumen from surface mined oil sand. In Alberta, Canada, OSPW is currently stored indefinitely in tailing ponds ... -
Indications of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage recovery following wastewater treatment upgrades in the central Grand River
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-28)Treated effluent from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can be a source of substantial nutrient and contaminant loading, altering water chemistry and ecological conditions in receiving waters. To meet new regulations and ... -
Patterns in stream biofilm communities and organic matter processing in an agricultural stream network: A multi-scale assessment of the influence of groundwater
(University of Waterloo, 2024-06-03)Benthic stream biofilm communities support stream ecosystem structure and function by mediating nutrient and carbon cycling. Understanding how environmental factors shape biofilm communities in stream ecosystems is therefore ... -
Phosphorus cycling by stream biofilms exposed to continuous and episodic loading patterns
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-25)Anthropogenic activities have led to nutrient enrichment of streams, causing eutrophication of water bodies on a global scale. Eutrophication is frequently tied to an excessive influx of phosphorus (P); a crucial nutrient ...