Proceedings - Teaching and Learning Centre - Simon Fraser ...
Proceedings - Teaching and Learning Centre - Simon Fraser ... Proceedings - Teaching and Learning Centre - Simon Fraser ...
Development of a Citizen’s Monitoring Program for Benthic invertebrates in the Salmon River Watershed ..............................................................................169 K.J. Cash and J.M. Culp Effects of Agricultural Pollutants on Amphibians in the Lower Fraser Valley ...............................................171 K. Pettit Secondary Poisoning of Birds of Prey by Anticholinesterase Insecticides....................................................175 J.E. Elliott, L.K. Wilson, K.M. Langelier and P. Mineau PCDDs and PCDFs in Eagle and Osprey Eggs Near Kraft Pulp Mills in British Columbia, Canada ..............177 P.E. Whitehead, J.E. Elliott, J. Van Oostdam, and R.J. Norstrom Agricultural Impact on Water Quality in the Sumas River Watershed ............................................................179 H. Schreier, C. Berka and K. Hall Modeling the Impact of Non-Point Source Pollution in the Salmon River Watershed (Langley) in a Hypertext Framework.................................................................203 H. Schreier, A. Kennedy, B. Wernick, W. Thompson, S. Brown and K. Hall SESSION 5: BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS Identification of Sentinel Species, Distributions and Life-History Patterns ...................................................213 J. D. McPhail Resident Fish Condition and Contaminants Assessment...............................................................................221 B.A. Raymond and D.P. Shaw Survey of Toxaphene in Burbot from Four Fraser Basin Lakes......................................................................233 C. Gray Development of a Biomonitoring Programme for the Fraser River Catchment Basin using Reference Condition.......................................................................235 T.B. Reynoldson, K.E. Day and D.M. Rosenberg Human Impact on Aquatic and Riparian Ecosystems in Two Streams of the Thompson River Drainage ....247 R.L. Vadas SESSION 6: ESTUARY ISSUES Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................263 L. Bendell-Young Linking Sediment Geochemistry in the Fraser River Estuary to Metal Bioaccumulation in Lower Trophic Levels ...............................................265 C. Thomas and L. Bendell-Young The Use of Silver Measurements in Sediments as a Tracer of Sewage Inputs to Coastal Waters ................273 K. Gordon, T.F. Pedersen and R.W. MacDonald Recovery of a Contaminated Mudflat from Sewage Treatment Plant Effluent at Iona and Sea Islands........275 K. Yin, P.J. Harrison Intertidal Primary Productivity Following the Diversion of Sewage Effluent on Sturgeon Bank, near Iona Island ................................................................281 L. Ross and P.J. Harrison Page iii
Assessing the Relative Bio-Recovery of Select Invertebrate Fauna on an Ecologically Important Tidal Flat, Sturgeon and Roberts Banks, B.C. ......................................................287 J.L. Arvai and P.J. Harrison Changes in Fish Communities and Water Chemistry after Cessation of Municipal Sewage Discharge near the Iona Island Foreshore, Fraser River Estuary.....................................297 D.J.H. Nishimura, G.E. Piercy, C.D. Levings, K. Yin and E.R. McGreer Shorebird and Invertebrate Interactions ..........................................................................................................299 M.A. Sewell and R.W. Elner The Winter Ecology of Dunlin (Calidris alpina pacifica) in the Fraser River Delta..........................................301 P. Shepherd Summary of Pollutants and the Intertidal Sommunity Status.........................................................................303 P.J. Harrison and R.W. Elner SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Session 1: Pulp Mill Issues...............................................................................................................................309 Chair: C. Gray and J. Culp Session 2: Transport and Sedimentation.........................................................................................................311 Chair: G. Lawrence Session 3: Urban Issues ...................................................................................................................................313 Chair: K. Hall Session 4: Agricultural Issues..........................................................................................................................317 Chair: H. Schreier Session 5: Biological Indicators.......................................................................................................................321 Chair: T. Tuominen Session 6: Estuary Issues.................................................................................................................................323 Chair: P. Harrison Page iv
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Development of a Citizen’s Monitoring Program<br />
for Benthic invertebrates in the Salmon River Watershed ..............................................................................169<br />
K.J. Cash <strong>and</strong> J.M. Culp<br />
Effects of Agricultural Pollutants on Amphibians in the Lower <strong>Fraser</strong> Valley ...............................................171<br />
K. Pettit<br />
Secondary Poisoning of Birds of Prey by Anticholinesterase Insecticides....................................................175<br />
J.E. Elliott, L.K. Wilson, K.M. Langelier <strong>and</strong> P. Mineau<br />
PCDDs <strong>and</strong> PCDFs in Eagle <strong>and</strong> Osprey Eggs Near Kraft Pulp Mills in British Columbia, Canada ..............177<br />
P.E. Whitehead, J.E. Elliott, J. Van Oostdam, <strong>and</strong> R.J. Norstrom<br />
Agricultural Impact on Water Quality in the Sumas River Watershed ............................................................179<br />
H. Schreier, C. Berka <strong>and</strong> K. Hall<br />
Modeling the Impact of Non-Point Source Pollution in<br />
the Salmon River Watershed (Langley) in a Hypertext Framework.................................................................203<br />
H. Schreier, A. Kennedy, B. Wernick, W. Thompson, S. Brown <strong>and</strong> K. Hall<br />
SESSION 5: BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS<br />
Identification of Sentinel Species, Distributions <strong>and</strong> Life-History Patterns ...................................................213<br />
J. D. McPhail<br />
Resident Fish Condition <strong>and</strong> Contaminants Assessment...............................................................................221<br />
B.A. Raymond <strong>and</strong> D.P. Shaw<br />
Survey of Toxaphene in Burbot from Four <strong>Fraser</strong> Basin Lakes......................................................................233<br />
C. Gray<br />
Development of a Biomonitoring Programme for<br />
the <strong>Fraser</strong> River Catchment Basin using Reference Condition.......................................................................235<br />
T.B. Reynoldson, K.E. Day <strong>and</strong> D.M. Rosenberg<br />
Human Impact on Aquatic <strong>and</strong> Riparian Ecosystems in Two Streams of the Thompson River Drainage ....247<br />
R.L. Vadas<br />
SESSION 6: ESTUARY ISSUES<br />
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................263<br />
L. Bendell-Young<br />
Linking Sediment Geochemistry in<br />
the <strong>Fraser</strong> River Estuary to Metal Bioaccumulation in Lower Trophic Levels ...............................................265<br />
C. Thomas <strong>and</strong> L. Bendell-Young<br />
The Use of Silver Measurements in Sediments as a Tracer of Sewage Inputs to Coastal Waters ................273<br />
K. Gordon, T.F. Pedersen <strong>and</strong> R.W. MacDonald<br />
Recovery of a Contaminated Mudflat from Sewage Treatment Plant Effluent at Iona <strong>and</strong> Sea Isl<strong>and</strong>s........275<br />
K. Yin, P.J. Harrison<br />
Intertidal Primary Productivity Following the<br />
Diversion of Sewage Effluent on Sturgeon Bank, near Iona Isl<strong>and</strong> ................................................................281<br />
L. Ross <strong>and</strong> P.J. Harrison<br />
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