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Open AccessHost species and habitat shape fish-associated bacterial communities: phylosymbiosis between fish and their microbiome
While many studies have reported that the structure of the gut and skin microbiota is driven by both species-specific and habitat-specific factors, the relative importance of host-specific versus environmental...
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Open AccessWatercraft decontamination practices to reduce the viability of aquatic invasive species implicated in overland transport
Recreational boating activities enable aquatic invasive species (AIS) dispersal among disconnected lakes, as invertebrates and plants caught on or contained within watercraft and equipment used in invaded wate...
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Open AccessStrong thermal stratification reduces detection efficiency and range of acoustic telemetry in a large freshwater lake
The successful use of acoustic telemetry to detect fish hinges on understanding the factors that control the acoustic range. The speed-of-sound in water is primarily a function of density, and in freshwater la...
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Open AccessThe influence of dynamic environmental interactions on detection efficiency of acoustic transmitters in a large, deep, freshwater lake
Acoustic telemetry is an increasingly common method used to address ecological questions about the movement, behaviour, and survival of freshwater and marine organisms. The variable performance of acoustic tel...
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Open AccessModeling potential impacts of three benthic invasive species on the Lake Erie food web
Assessing the potential for aquatic invasive species (AIS) to impact ecosystem function and services is an important component of ecological risk assessment. This study focuses on quantifying changes in biomas...
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Validation of Rapid Assimilation of PCBs Following IP Dosing in the Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus)
The assimilation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) after intraperitoneal (IP) injection was compared to PCBs bioaccumulated by the same fish through natural exposure (“n...
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Resource switching in fish following a major food web disruption
Dreissenid mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and D. bugensis) have re-engineered Great Lakes ecosystems since their introduction in the late 1980s. Dreissenids can have major indirect impacts on profundal habitats by...
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Sustainability of the Lake Superior Fish Community: Interactions in a Food Web Context
The restoration and rehabilitation of the native fish communities is a long-term goal for the Laurentian Great Lakes. In Lake Superior, the ongoing restoration of the native lake trout populations is now regar...
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Bacillus thuringiensis
Worldwide sales of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) dwarf those of any other biopesticide product. Annual sales in the early 1990s were estimated at $100 million, accountmg for l-2% of the global insecticide market (1
