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Annual Report of the Cold Regions Research Centre

Submitted to the Office of Research Services 31 May, 2017

Prepared by W. Quinton and submitted on behalf of the Cold Regions Research Centre membership: J. Baltzer, A. Blay Palmer, M. English, D. Gray, K. Hewitt, M. Lafreniere*, S. Lamoureux*, A. Latta, A.

Lister, D. MacLatchy, P. Marsh, J. McGeer, J. McLaughlin*, C. Robertson, R. Slawson, S. Slocombe, S. Smith, O. Sonnentag*, K. Stevens, J. Venkiteswaran, B. Wolfe

(*Associate Members refer to non-Laurier Faculty. Updates of Associate Members are not included in this report)

Summary: The establishment of the Cold Regions Research Centre (CRRC) in 1987 by Drs. K. Hewitt and G. Young, set Wilfrid Laurier University onto a path toward international recognition for its leadership in cold regions sciences and social sciences. The origins of the CRRC are rooted in the Snow & Ice Project, a joint Pakistan-IDRC-WLU program (1984 to 1990) focussed on the Himalayas. There were early efforts to make sure that the geographic focus of the CRRC would expand beyond the Himalayas, encourage human content, and become interdisciplinary. Although the CRRC expanded year by year with an ever increasing alumni pursuing careers in cold regions science, the CRRC’s expansion in the more recent years is unprecedented. This expansion was driven by the appointments of five Research Chairs: B. Wolfe (2002), W. Quinton (2005), S. Slocombe (2008), J. Baltzer (2010), P. Marsh (2013), and directly resulted in new and substantial CRRC initiatives, notably the establishment of the Laurier Institute for Water Science (LIWS), the Laurier-GNWT Partnership Agreement, CALIBER, CANet, and Global Water Futures (GWF). Having secured back-to-back multi-million dollar CFI grants (i.e. CALIBER and CANet) was a strong endorsement by the Tri-Council and the international research community of Laurier’s growing strength in cold regions research. These successes helped give Laurier the distinction of being one of just four Canadian universities to lead the GWF, the largest research grant on water ever awarded anywhere in the world; and for Laurier to assume the leadership role on cold regions within the GWF through Northern Water Futures (NWF). This year, the CRRC proudly celebrates its thirtieth anniversary while looking forward to a bright future. The Laurier-GNWT Partnership Agreement is the flagship for the CRRC, and we continue to expand its focus beyond its original emphasis on water and the biophysical sciences, into new foci with new end-users in the areas of transportation, education, governance, food security and community health. Through the Partnership, the CRRC directly and strongly supports the Environment and Community clusters of Laurier’s SRP. As the leading research centre for the Partnership, the central focus of the CRRC over the last twelve months has been on 1) implementation of CANet, and 2) collaboration with partner universities on securing CFREF funds for Global Water Futures (GWF). CANet will provide a) new buildings and laboratories in the NWT for Laurier researchers to base their field operations, b) a suite of new field research stations (“living labs”) and improvements to existing stations; c) a range of mobile analytical laboratories; and d) community-based research infrastructure. The CRRC, in cooperation with the GNWT, currently operates a cluster of over 15 research sites/stations throughout the NWT. Presently, two of the CRRC research stations (Scotty Creek, Trail Valley Creek) are among the largest field research stations in Canada’s North in terms of person days. CANet and the Laurier-GNWT Partnership Agreement were key ingredients that led to the success of the Northern Water Futures (NWF) within GWF.

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The day to day activities of the CRRC are wide ranging and aim to facilitate cold regions research, training and awareness, and to create opportunities for cold regions knowledge mobilisation and uptake. As such, the CRRC serves both the developers and mobilisers (i.e. scientists/students) of new knowledge and products, and the end-user communities. For example, the CRRC engages local communities through outreach mechanisms including media, public lectures, short courses, workshops, and educational activities. At Laurier, the CRRC hosts an engaging speaker series featuring expert presenters in the biophysical and social sciences from across North America. The CRRC’s Early Career Researcher’s Group hosts student workshops and networks closely with other early career organisations within Canada and internationally. The CRRC’s activities over the last twelve months demonstrate continued growth in research funding and productivity, and continued expansion of engagement with northern organisations and local communities. The following is a brief update of activities by the Cold Regions Research Centre over the last year. More information can be found on the CRRC website (https://coldregions.ca) and on the websites of individual CRRC faculty members. 1. CRRC Field Sites (32):

Over the last year, the CRRC has focussed on developing its network of field study sites in the Northwest Territories and adjacent regions. This process has helped to reduce duplication of research/training effort among the sites, identify specific sites within the network where certain research foci is or will be concentrated, and helped to link specific sites to communities for outreach and engagement. As such, the new emphasis on the CRRC network of sites assists Laurier’s interactions with 1) the GNWT through the Partnership Agreement, and 2) the Global Water Futures community.

Figure 1: The study sites of the Cold Regions Research Centre. Most of these sites. These sites form the basis of Laurier’s field studies in support of the Partnership Agreement and Northern Water Futures of the GWF. Back to back infrastructure grants from the CFI have (CALIBER and CANet) has enabled development of new sites within the network and upgrades to existing sites.

https://coldregions.ca/

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2. CRRC Events:

5 August, 2016: Hydrological Modelling Workshop: 16 participants.

21 Sept., 2016: CRRC Annual Meeting. 18 Participants.

October 2016 (several dates): Meetings were held with residents of Wekweeti to discuss research

on the Bathurst caribou herd and drinking water issues with respect to chlorination and dissolved

organic matter. During the October meeting we held a community supper which attracted about

30% of Wekweeti. We met with the teachers in Arrowmaker School and presented talks to the

students in October 2016.

28 October, 2016: Scotty Hydrology Day: 22 student presentations from 5 universities.

November, 2016: CRRC Field Mission to Bhutan

18 November, 2016: CRRC Day. Guest lecture, plus 30 student talks.

15 Feb., 2017: CRRC Day. 10 student presentations, plus posters. Open discussions on extreme

events, scaling from point to distributed measurements, dependency of heterogeneity on scale,

and other field methods and challenges.

11-18 March, 2017: Dehcho High School field course on snow hydrology, hosted at Scotty Creek.

CRRC Seminars:

o 7 April, 2016: Dr. James McLaughlin, Climate Change and Peatland Research: Integration

with Far North Land Use Planning Thursday.

o 9 November, 2016: Dr. Ron Layden. Testing novel CO2 ground flux measuring equipment

and its use in monitoring anthropogenic impacts on permafrost.

o 18 November, 2016: Dr. Peter Kershaw. 70 years of natural recovery of vegetation on

CANOL Crude-Oil Spills.

o 27 March, 2017: Dr. David Hik, Evaluating and co-designing interdisciplinaty mountain

research in Canada: the Canadian Mountain Network.

o 21 April, 2017: Dr. Kevin Turner, Evaluating landscape changes and associated influences

on lakes and rivers in Old Crow Flats.

3. New Initiatives:

CRRC researchers were institutional leads on a Canada First Research Excellence Fund application

“Global Water Futures: Solutions to Water Threats in an Era of Global Change” in partnership with

the University of Saskatchewan, University of Waterloo and McMaster University. This proposal

had a total CFREF funding request of $83M and will bring the largest ever, single pot of research

operating funds to Laurier valued at approximately $15M to support the University’s strategic

research focus on Cold Regions.

WORLD BANK. CRRC researcher (Hewitt) served as Glaciology consultant, Mission adviser and

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Contributor with special responsibility for Bhutan, 2015-2017, South-Asia Sustainable

Development Division, Environment and water resource Unit (SASDN), HKH (Hindu Kush -

Karakoram- Himalaya) Glacier Monitoring Project, Washington D.C.

The CRRC continues to work with the WLU Archivist for the preservation of 56 years of

documentation (1961-2-17) for the glaciers of the Karakoram.

The CRRC negotiated a special reduced rate with the Quality Inn for CRRC researchers and

students (Mar., 2016).

The CRRC hosted the inaugural CRRC Visiting Fellow (Dr. J. McLaughlin) for the Fall Term of 2016.

Discussions with senior management of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

have led to an Agreement between MNRF and Wilfrid Laurier University for partnership and

collaboration with the CRRC for research and capacity building in Ontario’s far North.

The CRRC will be represented at the Northern Research Basins Conference in Yakutsk, Russia in

August 2017, with the CRRC Director and a CRRC student (Geoff Kershaw) being part of the

Canadian Delegation. The CRRC Director will present a bid to host the next NRB meeting (2019) in

Yellowknife, NWT.

The CRRC has contacted the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) to

begin the process of approval to host the next ACUNS conference at Laurier or in Yellowknife.

CRRC researchers are working with the GNWT toward a Wetland Ecosystem Response Strategy to

facilitate a GNWT-wide coordinated approach to off-setting the impacts of warming in the

wetland-dominated regions of the Dehcho.

The CRRC delivered a field course on Snow ecology for senior high school environmental science

students, hosted at the Scotty Creek Research Station. The course was developed in close

collaboration with the GNWT Department of Education & Culture and the Dehcho First Nation.

The course included scientific and traditional knowledge components.

CRRC researchers providing assistance to the Liidlii Kue First Nation (LKFN) in their participation in

the National Energy Board (NEB) hearing on Enbridge’s Line 21 application. This includes a review

of the Enbridge application to the NEB.

CRRC is discussing with the LKFN, participation of CRRC researchers in community-led monitoring

of the pipeline and right of way in collaboration with the Dehcho Guardians programme.

The CRRC is working with the Superintendent of Education for the Dehcho Region (Terry Jaffray)

toward implementing the “Strong Start” literacy programme in collaboration with the Dehcho

First Nation.

CRRC researchers are working with transportation officials in the GNWT on possible

implementation of a new technology developed at Scotty Creek for the protection of

infrastructure from permafrost thaw.

CRRC researchers transferred to the GNWT data archives on historical ground temperatures for

Scotty Creek and Trail Valley Creek as part of an MOU. We continue to work with our GNWT

partners on data archiving and mobilisation procedures as a precedent for the NWF.

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We developed the “Associate Member” category of membership in order to increase the exposure

of the CRRC to other cold regions (e.g. high arctic, eastern Canadian arctic), to facilitate new

collaborations, student recruitment and funding opportunities. Drs. O. Sonnentag (U. Montreal),

M. Lafreniere (Queens) and S. Lamoureux (Queens) are the first Associate Members.

4. CRRC Post-doctoral and Student Research (Total HQP = 103):

Students are central to the CRRC. As such, much of the CRRC’s activities are aimed at supporting and

promoting student research. These include:

The CRRC administers the Northern Student Training Program (NSTP), federal funding that

supports student research in the North. The program has been growing annually at Laurier and in

2015 totalled $66,700 of funding supporting 23 student research projects in the North

demonstrating the collective strength of our northern research program. This is much larger NSTP

revenue than raised by other universities of similar size. A similar level of funding was secured in

2016.

The annual Cold Regions Student Research Symposium during which undergraduate, graduate,

and postdoctoral trainees present their research – 2 CRRC Days this year.

Initiation of a part-time graduate student option for residents of the NWT to provide post-

secondary educational opportunities in the North.

CRRC members consistently provide field research opportunities for undergraduate students

interested in exploring northern communities and ecosystems.

During 2015/16 our students have been the recipients of 28 national and international

scholarships and awards.

The following table outlines the breadth of our student training and expertise and summarizes the

range of student awards received in the past year.

HQP Type Research subject or activities in support of research

Awards/Recognition

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Adams, J Remote sensing of thawing permafrost

Day, N Post-fire mycorrhizal community dynamics

NSERC PDF (2016-18)

Haynes, K. Hg methylation in peatlands with thawing permafrost

Kurylyk, B Thermal modelling of thawing permafrost

MacDonald, L Thermokarst lake water balance in subarctic North America from isotope tracers.

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Mai, J. Numerical modelling and computational analyses, parameter estimation, sensitivity analysis and uncertainty analysis.

Pappas, C Dynamic vegetation modeling of subarctic forests

Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015 –17)

Pedinotti, V Hydrological (MESH) modelling of northern wetlands

Toure, A High resolution hydrological modeling in the subarctic tundra

Research Associate

Warren, R. Contribution of overstory transpiration to landscape ET in boreal permafrost peatlands

Jan., 2016 - Nov., 2016

Hickman, J Caribou – snow studies

Technician

Gosselin, G. Eddy covariance and carbon flux specialist

Degre-Timmons, G.

GIS analysis in support of fire research program; field research coordination; support for lichen sample processing and data exploration

McManus, A. Large plot data entry and QA/QC

PhD

Amiri, E. Numerical Modelling of Permafrost in Heterogeneous Media

Balasubramaniam, A.

Assessing linkages among climate, hydrology and aquatic ecology for the development of biomonitoring protocols in the Old Crow Flats, Yukon Territory

Connon, R.

Hydrology of seasonal bog connections in permafrost terrain

NSERC (2015); OGS (2014); W. Garfield-Weston Award for Northern Research (2014); DM Gray Award for best Student Paper (CGU) (2016). Alexander Graham Bell (NSERC) Award.

Devoie, E. Numerical Modelling of ground thaw and drainage

Johnson, C. Food security in NWT communities

Kershaw, G Impacts of climate warming on alpine tundra ecosystems

OGS (2016), NSERC PGS

Kok, K. Food security in NWT communities

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MacDonald, L. Completed

Integration of paleolimnological and contemporary hydroecological analyses to decipher effects of multiple stressors on water-rich northern landscapes

WB Pearson Medal (PhD) in recognition of creative research in Biology

Mohammed, W. Development and application of periphyton-based biomonitoring methods to assess changes in hydro-limnological conditions of lakes in a water-rich northern landscape (Old Crow Flats, Yukon)

Persaud, B. Climate warming in the southern Taiga Plains Ecoregion

Remmer C. Use of water isotope tracers and periphyton for tracking hydrological and hydroecological conditions of lakes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta: A foundation for hydrological monitoring.

Sniderhan, A. Black spruce climate-growth dynamics from treeline to treeline

OGS (2014, 2015)

Spring, A. Land cover change and food security in the north

SSHRC Doctoral (2016-18); OGS (2015); NSTP Malcolm Ramsay Award (2015)

Standen, K.

Changes in plant community composition, structure and function in response to permafrost thaw

OGS-QEII (2016)

Wallace, C. Shrub patch dynamics in North American arctic tundra

OGS (2016); Laurie Consaul Northern Research Scholarship (2015); CSEE Travel Scholarship (2015)

White, H. Contemporary and paleolimnological approaches for assessing the effects of climate change on the hydrology and greenhouse gas behaviour of shallow subarctic lakes in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba

MSc/MES

Ackley, C. Impact of wildfires on runoff pathways

Bannister, J. Microbial communities in mine effluent-impacted sites in the NWT

Beatty, J. This Land is Your Land: Exploring the Sea to Sky Land and Resource Management Plan through the Lens of

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Indigenous Planning

Black, K. The influence of moisture and nutrient availability on green alder expansion across topographic gradients on the low arctic tundra of the NWT

NSERC PGSM (2015); OGS (2016); W. Garfield-Weston Award for Northern Research (2016)

Boag, M. Metal binding to peat subjected to freeze/thaw cycles

Braverman, M. New geophysical methods of seismic disturbance monitoring

Cameron, G. Lead speciation related to organic matter quality

Carpino, O. Evaluating the rate and pattern of permafrost thaw in the southern NWT

Ela Mastej, Impacts of wildfire of water quality of drainage water

Ensom, T. hydrothermal conditions in stream channels, during the fall and winter, with implications to roads built in the continuous permafrost Regions s of northerners Canada.

Faber, J. Developing baseline knowledge of water and metals supplied by the Peace River to the Peace-Athabasca Delta, northern Alberta, using paleolimnology.

Ford, J. Metabolic rate as an indicator of impacts in northern and temperate fish

Gharedaghloo, B. Free-phase and dissolved-phase hydrocarbons in boreal peatlands

Hamp, R.

Assessing revegetation efforts at the Colomac Mine, NWT

Harrison, G. completed

Reproductive characterization of lake whitefish and walleye in Tathlina Lake, NWT

Haughton, E. Soil moisture recharge from snowmelt

Hickman, J. Seasonal Evolution of Active Layer Formation in Subarctic Peat Plateaux and Implications for Dissolved Organic Matter Composition and Transfer

Jitnikovitch, A. using cosmic ray sensors to document snowcover accumulation and melt in northern Canada

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Kay, M. Paleolimnological reconstruction of past hydrological conditions and metal deposition in the Athabasca Delta, northern Alberta.

Klemt, W. Assessing the impacts of oil sands development on the Athabasca River near Fort McMurray using paleolimnological methods.

Langford, J. Development of a thermal model to simulate thaw of peat plateaus

Leonard, H. Effects of thulium and other rare earth elements on freshwater fish

Loveridge, A. Variation in response to thulium among strains of Hyalella azteca.

Maccoll, K An assessment of plant performance and mycorrhizal infectivity in soils collected from the Giant Mine watershed

Mann, P. End of winter snow cover dynamics at Trail Valley Creek, NWT

Mathieu, E. Impacts of fire on the active layer thermal regime

Mathieu, E.

Impacts of fire on the active layer thermal regime

Meyers, N. Isotope hydrology of prairie wetlands in southern Alberta

Paul, J. Relative importance of geological versus ecological conditions on permafrost ice content of fine-grained sediments in boreal forest near Yellowknife, NWT

Pike, S. Community Use of Natural Hazard Mapping in Climate Change Adaptation

ACUNS Northern Resident Scholarship

Reid, K. The role of fire severity in determining boreal forest succession in the NWT

Remmer, C. Multi-year record of isotope hydrology of lakes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta: A foundation for hydrological monitoring

NSERC PGSM (2016)

Roy, S. Developing a hydrological monitoring program for ponds in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, using water isotope tracers.

Roy, S. Developing a hydroecological monitoring program for Wapusk

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National Park, Manitoba

Stone, L. Hydraulic properties of channels fens

Telford, J. Reconstruction of past hydrological conditions and baseline metal deposition in lakes of the Marian River watershed, NWT.

ACUNS W. Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research

Trembath, K. Thesis title: Establishing Site Specific Water Quality Guidelines for Northern Ecosystems

Walker, B. Contribution of snowmelt to

streamflow at Trail Valley Creek,

NWT

NSERC USRA (2015); OGS (2015, 2016)

Warkentin, M. Successional trajectories of forests following wildfire in the southern Taiga Plains, NWT

OGS (2016)

Wegrzyn, N. Highway Traveler Tourism Experience in Yukon

White, A. Post-fire community assembly processes in southern taiga forests in the NWT

Wilcox, E. Water budget of low arctic lakes during freeze and thaw periods

Wilson, N. Assessing the role of changing snowpack structure on the Bathurst caribou herd

NSTP - ACUNS Caribou Research and Management Award 2016.

BSc Thesis Students

Bakshi, V. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Berkley, A. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Bhambrah, S. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Brar, N. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Brown, J. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Dilliot, M. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or

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experimental setup

Elmarsafy, M. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Endicott, M. laboratory and field asistance

Fairhurst, W. short-term bioaccumulation of copper within the gills of rainbow trout and the influence of temperature.

Fievoli, B. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Harrison, G. reproduction and health of walleye and lake whitefish in Kakisa and Tathlina lakes, NT

NSERC CREATE (Canadian Rivers Institute; 2014-2016)

Hewlett, M. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Hothi, P. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Hughes, E. zooplankton sample counting and taxonomy

Huynh, M. zooplankton taxonomy, assisting with resurrection ecology experiments

Lazova, T. laboratory and field asistance

Lewis, M. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Ngo, J. zooplankton sample counting and taxonomy

Owca, T. paleolimnological reconstruction of hydrology and metal deposition, Peace Delta, northern Alberta.

Padda, P. zooplankton sample counting and taxonomy

Pender, M. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Rosentreter, B. zooplankton taxonomy, assisting with resurrection ecology experiments

Tsui, M. snow accumulation and snow ablation over the Trail Valley basin

Tuck, N. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

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Tward, C. zooplankton taxonomy, assisting with resurrection ecology experiments

Watterson, C. effects of temperature and dissolved organic matter on Cu toxicity in northern and southern amphipods

Welsh, Q. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Yotis, D. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Zakarian, A. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

Zidel, B. assistance with dendro-ecology studies, sample sorting and preparation, or experimental setup

5. CRRC Funding

The following table summarises the external funding brought to Laurier by CRRC researchers.

CRRC member Funding source Amount/Time period

Brent Wolfe

Alberta Environmental Monitoring

$150,000 / 2015-18

BC Hydro $90,000 / 2015-18

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. $180,000 / 2015-18

NSERC CRD $409,056 / 2015-18

NSERC Discovery $110,000 / 2017-22

NSERC Northern Research Supp. $87,500 / 2017-22

Polar Continental Shelf Program $50,400 / 2017

Polar Continental Shelf Program $34,020 / 2017

Suncor Energy $180,000 / 2015-18

Tlicho Government $31,805 2015-16

Wood Buffalo National Park $33,040 / 2015 -18

Mike English

ArcticNet 405,000/2015-17

ArcticNet $587,470

Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program

160,000/2015-17

GNWT $7,000

NSERC Engage $25,000

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Polar Continental Shelf Project $25,000

Polar Knowledge Canada. applied: $158,786 / 2017-19

Derek Gray

NSERC Discovery $130,000 / 2017-25

Ontario Best in Science Program $53,000 / 2017-19

James McGeer

DFO National Contaminant Advisory Group

$72,000 / 2015-17

Environment Climate Change Canada

$100,000 / 2016-21

NSERC Strategic $225,000 / 2015-19

Colin Robertson

NSERC Discovery 105,000 / 2016-20

NWT ESRF $10,000 / 2017

Alex Latta

SSHRC Insight Grant $423,583

Bill Quinton

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

$3,400,000 / 2015-2022

Canada Research Chairs $500,000 / 2010-2015

Canadian Foundation for Innovation in partnership with the Government of the Northwest Territories

$6,300,000 / 2011-2018

Canadian High Arctic Research Station (Polar Knowledge Canada)

$289,737 /2015-2018

CFI - CANet $8,100,000

Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program (CIMP)

$55,000/2016-2017

GeoScience BC $45,000 / 2017-18

GeoScience BC $65,000 / 2015-2017

Mitacs $22,000 / 2016-17

Nexen Energy – match for Mitacs

$22,000 / 2016-17

Nexen Energy Research Funding $77,000 / 2016-2018

NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD)

$294,478 / 2013-2018

NSERC Northern Discovery

$165,000 / 2015-2020

NSERC Northern Supplement

$100,000 / 2015-2020

NSERC-CCAR $5,000,000 / 2013-2018

OMNRF $30,000 / 2017-19

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Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC)

$181,413 / 2015-2018

Polar Knowledge Canada $250,000 / 2017-19

Phil Marsh

ArcticNet 390,000/2015-2017

Canada Research Chairs Program

1,400,000/2013-2019

CFI 500,000/2013-17

CFI Changing Arctic Network 8,200,000/2015-2019

NSERC Changing Cold Regions Network

150,000/2013-2017

NSERC Discovery 125,000/2016-2020

NSERC Res. Supplement 75,000/2016-2020

Polar Continental Shelf Project 46,000/2016

Polar Knowledge Canada 300,000/2015-2017

WLU in support of CRC 300,000/2013-17

Alison Blay-Palmer

Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program

150,000/2016-18

FLEdGE $30,000

Jennifer Baltzer

ArcticNet 450,000/2015-18

Canada Research Chairs Program

500,000/2016-21

Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program

360,000/2015-17

Laurier International Res. Grant 7,478/2016

Northern Water Futures $670,000

NSERC CCRN 150,000/2013-17

NSERC Discovery 137,500/2014-18

NSERC Res. Supplement 82,500/2014-18

Polar Continental Shelf Program 38,500/2017

Polar Knowledge Canada 252,600/2015-17

Kevin Stevens

AANDC 19,981/2015

AANDC 14,472/2015

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

50,770/2015

Flat River Consulting 6,000/2015

GNWT, Environment & Natural Resources/Fisheries and Oceans Canada

$8,000

NSERC Discovery (Team) 180,000/2014-2018

OMNRF – 3 projects 90,114/2016

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Tides Canada Foundation $7,000/2015

Scott Smith

NSERC Discovery $165,000

Vale $413,328 / 2017-2020

Jason Venkiteswaran

International Atomic Energy Agency

$4,000

International Atomic Energy Agency

12,000/2016-18

NSERC $70,402 / 2016-17

NSERC-RTI 692,475/2016-18

D. MacLatchy / A. Lister

NSERC CREATE (Canadian Rivers Institute)

44,000/ 2014-2016

NSERC Discovery 150,000/ 2013-2018

6. Publications by CRRC members (70):

Bakaic M, AS Medeiros, JF Peters and BB Wolfe. in review. Hydrologic monitoring tools for freshwater

municipal planning in the Arctic: The case of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Environmental Science and

Pollution Research.

Balasubramaniam AM, AS Medeiros, KW Turner, RI Hall and BB Wolfe. 2017. Biotic responses to

multiple aquatic and terrestrial gradients in shallow subarctic lakes (Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada).

Arctic Science (ADAPT special issue) (in press).

Bouchard F, LA MacDonald, KW Turner, JR Thienpont, AS Medeiros, BK Biskaborn, J Korosi, RI Hall, R

Pienitz and BB Wolfe. 2017. Paleolimnology of thermokarst lakes: a window into permafrost

landscape evolution. Arctic Science (ADAPT special issue) (in press).

Braverman, M., and W. Quinton, 2017. Permafrost degradation under a linear disturbance in the

discontinuous permafrost. Hydrological Processes, In press.

Connon, R.F., É Devoie, W.L. Quinton, T. Veness, M. Hayashi. The influence of shallow taliks on

permafrost thaw and active layer dynamics in subarctic Canada. Journal of Geophysical Research, In

review.

Day, NJ*, Carrière, S, Baltzer, JL (in review) Pre-fire forest type drives fine-scale temporal dynamics in

postfire boreal understory communities. Forest Ecology and Management, in review (invited

resubmission).

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Derksen, C., Xu, X., Dunbar, R. S., Colliander, A., Kim, Y., Kimball, J., P. Marsh, J. Stephens. 2017.

Retrieving landscape freeze/thaw state from Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) radar and

radiometer measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment. In press.

Drevnick PE, CA Cooke, D Barraza, JM Blais, KH Coale, BF Cumming, CJ Curtis, B Das, WF Donahue, CA

Eagles-Smith, DR Engstrom, WF Fitzgerald, CV Furl, JE Gray, RI Hall, TA Jackson, KR Laird, WL Lockhart,

RW Macdonald, MA Mast, C Mathieu, DCG Muir, PM Outridge, SA Reinemann, SE Rothenberg, AC

Ruiz-Fernández, V St Louis, RD Sanders, H Sanei, EK Skierszkan, PC Van Metre, TJ Veverica, JA Wiklund

and BB Wolfe. 2016. Spatiotemporal patterns of mercury accumulation in lake sediments of western

North America. Science of the Total Environment 568: 1157-1170.

Gharedaghloo, B., J. Price, F. Rezanezhad, W. L. Quinton. Development of a pore network model to

evaluate the hydraulic and transport properties of peat. Advances in Water Resources. In review.

Gordon, J., W. Quinton, B. Branfireun, D. Olefeltd, 2016. Mercury and methylmercury

biogeochemistry in a thawing permafrost wetland complex, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10911.

Hadley K, AM Paterson, KM Ruhland, H White, BB Wolfe, W Keller and JP Smol. in review. Warming

climate drives biological and geochemical changes in shallow lakes of the Hudson Bay Lowlands.

Journal of Paleolimnology.

Hamp R and Stevens K. 2017. Assessing Revegetation of the Colomac Mine, NWT - Three-Year Report.

29 pp.

Hamp R, Stevens K, MacColl K, Erenfellner W and Hewitt M. 2016. Summary Report of “Assessing

Revegetation of the Colomac Mine, NWT”, Submitted to Contaminants and Remediation Directorate,

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 4923-52nd Street, P.O. Box 1500, Yellowknife,

NT X1A 2R3.

Helbig M, Wischnewski K, Kljun N, Chasmer L, Quinton W, Detto M, Sonnentag, O., 2016. Regional

atmospheric cooling and wetting effect of permafrost thaw-induced boreal forest loss. Global Change

Biology, doi:10.1111/gcb.13348.

Helbig M., Chasmer L., Desai, A., Kljun N., Quinton W., Sonnentag O., In press. Direct and indirect

climate change effects on carbon dioxide fluxes in a thawing boreal forest-wetland landscape. Global

Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13638.

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Helbig, M., K. Wischnewski, G. Gosselin, S. Biraud, I. Bogoev, W. Chan, E. Euskirchen, A. Glenn, P.

Marsh, W. Quinton, O. Sonnentag, 2016. Addressing a systematic bias in carbon dioxide flux

measurementswith the EC150 and the IRGASON open-path gas analyzers. Agricultural and Forest

Meteorology 228, 349–359.

Helbig, M., L. Chasmer, N. Kljun, W. Quinton, C Treat, O. Sonnentag, 2016. The positive net radiative

greenhouse gas forcing of increasing methane emissions from a thawing boreal forest-wetland

landscape. Global Change Biology.10.1111/gcb.13520.

Helbig, M., W. Quinton and O. Sonnentag, in review. Warmer spring increases annual methane

emissions from a boreal peat landscape with sporadic permafrost. Environmental Research Letters, In

review.

Helbig, M., Wischnewski, K., Gosselin, G. H., Biraud, S. C., Bogoev, I., Chan, W. S., P. Marsh, Sonnentag,

O. 2016. Addressing a systematic bias in carbon dioxide flux measurements with the EC150 and the

IRGASON open-path gas analyzers. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 228–229, 349–359.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.07.018.

Hewitt, K. Technical report: “Resilience in a Changing Climate, Cryosphere Monitoring and

Management in Bhutan”: Prepared in Collaboration between the Royal Government of Bhutan and

the World Bank, Glacier Monitoring Project, Washington D.C.

Hewitt, K., 2016. Human Ecology of Disaster Risk in Cold Mountainous regions, In: Cutter, S. (Ed.),

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Disaster Science, Oxford University Press, 66p. DOI:

10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.56.

Hewitt, K., 2017. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the era of ‘homeland security’; the struggle for

preventive, non-violent, and transformative approaches. In: Jaboyedoff, M. et al. (Eds,) Emerging

Issues. In Disaster Risk Reduction, Migration, Climate Change And Sustainable Development, Springer

International, Heidelberg, Chapter 3, 35-52.

Hickman, J., M. English, P. Marsh, and R. Layden. 2017. Towards an understanding of the relationships

between precipitation and surface discharge in unregulated basins of the Snare River Watershed.

Report to the Aurora Research Institute, Yellowknife, NWT. 32 pp.

Hickman, J.L. and English, M.C. 2017. Mine source pollution from dust and diesel combustion

byproducts and potential impacts on barren ground caribou. Report to Environment and Wildlife

Division, Environment and Natural Resources, GNWT. 82 p.

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Hickman, J.L., English, M.C., Marsh, P., Layden, R., 2017. Towards an understanding of the

relationships between precipitation and surface discharge in unregulated basins of the Snare River

watershed. NSERC Engage Grant report. 31 p.

Jacques O, F Bouchard, LA MacDonald, RI Hall, BB Wolfe and R Pienitz. 2016. Distribution and diversity

of diatom assemblages in surficial sediments of shallow lakes in Wapusk National Park (Manitoba,

Canada) region of the Hudson Bay Lowlands. Ecology and Evolution 6: 4526-4540.

Krogh, S. A., Pomeroy, J. W., & Marsh, P. 2017. Diagnosis of the Hydrology of a Small Arctic Basin at

the Tundra-Taiga Transition using a Physically Based Hydrological Model. Journal of Hydrology, 1–35.

In press.

Kurylyk, B.L., M. Hayashi, W.L. Quinton, J.M. McKenzie and C.I. Voss, 2016. Influence of vertical and

lateral heat transfer on permafrost thaw, peatland landscape transition, and groundwater flow, Water

Resour. Res., 52, doi:10.1002/2015WR018057.

Lamhonwah D, MJ Lafreniere, SF Lamoureux and BB Wolfe. 2017. Evaluating the hydrological and

hydrochemical responses of a High Arctic catchment during an exceptionally warm summer.

Hydrological Processes (in press).

Lamhonwah D, MJ Lafreniere, SF Lamoureux and BB Wolfe. 2017. Multi-year impacts of permafrost

disturbance and thermal perturbation on High Arctic stream chemistry. Arctic Science (ADAPT special

issue) (in press).

Long, J. and Robertson, Colinstampr: Spatial Temporal Analysis of Moving Polygons." R package

version 0.1 (2017).

Long, J., Robertson, C., & Nelson, T. 2017. stampr: Spatial-temporal analysis of moving polygons.

Journal of Statistical Software. In Press.

MacDonald LA, BB Wolfe, KW Turner, L Anderson, CD Arp, SJ Birks, F Bouchard, TWD Edwards, N

Farquharson, RI Hall, I McDonald, B Narancic, C Ouimet, R Pienitz, J Tondu and H White. 2017. A

synthesis of thermokarst lake water balance in high-latitude regions of North America from isotope

tracers. Arctic Science (ADAPT special issue) (in press).

Marx, S., Anders, K., Beck, I., Boike, J., Höfle, B., & Marsh, P. 2017. Terrestrial laser scanning for

quantifying small-scale vertical movements in Artic permafrost regions, The Cryosphere. Submitted.

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McNickle GG*, Lamb EG, Lavender M, Cahill JF, Schamp BS, Siciliano SC, Condit R, Hubbell SP, Baltzer

JL (in review) Unusually large scales of plant community structure revealed by checkerboard score-

area relationships. Oikos, in review.

McNickle, GG*, Gonzalez-Meler, MA, Lynch, DJ, Baltzer, JL, and Brown, JS (2016) The world’s biomes

and primary production as a foraging game played by plants. Proceedings of the Royal Society of

London B, 283: 20161993.

McNickle, GG*, Wallace CA*, Baltzer, JL (2016) Why do mosses have height? Moss growth as an

evolutionary arms race. Evolutionary Ecology Research 17: 75-93.

Mediouni S, Hewitt M and Stevens K. 2016. Summary Report: Tundra Mine Remediation Project -

Vegetation Studies. Submitted to Contaminants and Remediation Directorate, Aboriginal Affairs and

Northern Development Canada, 4923-52nd Street, P.O. Box 1500, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R3.

Merchant, M.A., Adams, J.R., Berg, A.A., Baltzer, J.L., Quinton, W.L., Chasmer, L.E., In Review. The

contributions of C-band SAR multipolarization data and polarimetric decompositions to subarctic

boreal peatland mapping. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observation and Remote

Sensing, 10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2621043.

Merchant, MA*, Adams, JR, Berg, AA, Baltzer, JL, Quinton, WL, Chasmer, LE (2016) The contribution of

Cband SAR multi-polarization and polarimetric decompositions to subarctic boreal peatland mapping.

IEEE. Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote

Sensing,10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2621043.

Mohammed, A., R.A. Schincariol, W.L. Quinton, R.M. Nagare, and Flerchinger, G.N., 2015. On the use

of mulching to mitigate permafrost thaw due to linear disturbances in sub-arctic peatlands. Ecological

Engineering, 102 (2017) 207–223.

Narancic B, BB Wolfe, R Pienitz, H Meyer and D Lamhonwah. 2017. Landscape-gradient assessment of

thermokarst lake hydrology using water isotope tracers. Journal of Hydrology 545: 327-338.

Nwaishia, F., R. Petrone, M. Macraeb, J. Priceb, M. Strackb, R. Slawsonc, R. Andersend. Above and

below-ground nutrient cycling: a criteria for assessing the biogeochemical functioning of a

constructed fen, Applied Soil Ecology 98 (2016) 177–194.

Pan, X., Yang, D., Li, Y., Barr, A., Helgason, W., Hayashi, M., Li, Y., P. Marsh. 2016. Bias Corrections of

Precipitation Measurements across Experimental Sites in Different Ecoclimatic Regions of Western

Canada. The Cyrosphere, 10, 2347–2360. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2347-2016.

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Pappas, C*, Matheny, AM, Maillet, J, Sonnentag, O, Baltzer, J, Stephens, J, Barr, A, Black, A (in review).

Boreal tree hydrodynamics: asynchronous, diverging, yet complementary. New Phytologist, in review.

Pelletier, N., J. Talbot, D. Olefeldt, M. Turetsky, C. Blodau, O.Sonnentag and W.L. Quinton. Permafrost

aggradation, degradation and apparent carbon accumulation in a permafrost peatland (Northwest

Territories, Canada). Holocene. In press.

Quinton, W.L., Adams, J.R., Baltzer, J.L., Berg, A.A., Craig, J.R. and Johnson, E. (2017): Permafrost

ecosystems in transition: understanding and predicting hydrological and ecological change in the

southern Taiga Plains, northeastern British Columbia and southwestern Northwest Territories; in

Geoscience BC Summary of Activities 2016, Geoscience BC, Report 2017-1, p. 79-86.

Robertson, C. (2016). Space-Time Topological Graphs. International Conference on GIScience Short

Paper Proceedings, 1(1):256-259.

Schiff SL, Tsuji J, Wu L, Venkiteswaran JJ, Molot LA, Elgood RJ, Paterson MJ, Neufeld JD. 2017. Millions

of Boreal Shield Lakes can be used to Probe Archaean Ocean Biogeochemistry. Scientific Reports 7:

46708, doi: 10.1038/srep46708.

Shi, X, S. Dery, D. Lettenmaier, D. Yang, P. Marsh, and P. G. 2017. Spring snow cover extent reduction

over the pan-Arctic. WIREs Water, 1–35. In press.

Smith, D. S., C. A. Cooper*, and C. M. Wood. Measuring biotic ligand model (BLM) parameters

in vitro: Copper and silver binding to rainbow trout gill cells as cultured epithelia or in suspension.

Environ. Sci. Technol., 51(3):1733–1741, 2016. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.

Sniderhan, AE, Baltzer, JL (2016) Growth dynamics of black spruce (Picea mariana) in a rapidly-

thawing discontinuous permafrost peatland. Journal Geophysical Research Biogeosciences,

10.1002/2016JG003528.

Sniderhan, AE, Baltzer, JL (in preparation) Black spruce growth dynamics in northwestern Canada:

contrasting trends and climatic drivers from treeline to treeline. Forest Ecology and Management, in

press.

Sniderhan, AE, McNickle, GG*, Baltzer, JL (in review) Trait plasticity in seedlings of black spruce (Picea

mariana) from across western Canada in a common garden experiment. Annals of Forest Science, in

review.

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Spring, A., and Blay-Palmer, A. (2016). Food Security, Climate Change and Community Capitals: A Case

Study from a Northern Canadian Aboriginal Community. Advancing Food Insecurity Research in

Canada. Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. November 17-18, 2016.

Spring, A., and Simmons D. (2016). Dene Ne ne Gulu gha Darade - Our Land is Changing: Climate

Change, Food Security and Health in Delı ne. Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program for

Northern First Nations and Inuit Communities Report. Delı ne, NT.

Stevens K, Mediouni S, and Hewitt M. 2017. Tundra Mine, NT: Revegetation Options Draft Interim

Report. 108 pp.

Taylor, N.S., J.A. Kirwan, C. Johnson*, M.R. Viant, N.D. Yan, J.M. Gunn and J.C. McGeer. 2016.

Predicting chronic copper and nickel reproductive toxicity to Daphnia pulex-pulicaria from whole-

animal metabolic profiles. Environmental Pollution 212: 325-329. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.01.074.

Tondu JME, KW Turner, JA Wiklund, BB Wolfe, RI Hall and I McDonald. 2017. Limnological evolution of

Zelma Lake, a recently drained thermokarst lake in Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada. Arctic Science

(ADAPT special issue) (in press).

Turetsky, MR, Baltzer, JL, Johnstone, JF, Mack, MM, McCann, K, Schurr, T (2016) Loss of legacies,

filling empty niches, and embracing transient responses: Key challenges for the future of northern

ecosystem science. Ecosystems, 20: 23-30.

Venkiteswaran JJ, Schiff SL, Paterson MJ, Flinn NAP, Shao H, Elgood RJ. Changing Nitrogen Deposition

with Low δ15N-NH4+ and δ15N-NO3- Values at the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario,

Canada. FACETS 2: 249-266, doi: 10.1139/facets-2016-0060.

Verschoor M, Powe C, McQuay E, Schiff SL, Venkiteswaran JJ, Li J, Molot LA. Internal iron loading and

warm temperatures are pre-conditions for cyanobacterial dominance in embayments along Georgian

Bay, Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. doi: 10.1139/cjfas-2016-0377.

Walker, XJ*, Baltzer, JL, Cummings, SR, Day, NJ*, Johnstone, JF, Rogers, BM, Turetsky, MR, Mack, MC

(in review) Estimating depth of burn in boreal black spruce and jack pine stands of the NWT, Canada.

Wallin MB. Giesler R, Löfgren S, Mörth C-M, Schiff SL, Venkiteswaran JJ, Bishop K. Multiple sources

and sinks of dissolved inorganic carbon across Swedish streams, refocusing the lens of stable C

isotopes, In review at the journal Scientific Reports SREP-17-18324-T. 36 pp.

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Warren, R.K, P. Christoforos, M. Helbig, L. Chasmer, R. Patankar, A. Berg, J. Baltzer, W. L. Quinton, and

O. Sonnentag. Minor contribution of black spruce transpiration to evapotranspiration in boreal

permafrost peatlands, Journal, In review.

Warren, RK*, Pappas, C*, Helbig, M, Chasmer, L, Patankar, R*, Berg, A, Baltzer, J, Quinton, WL,

Sonnentag, O (in review) Minor contribution of black spruce transpiration to evapotranspiration in

boreal permafrost peatlands. Ecohydrology, in review.

White H and B Wolfe. 2017. 2016 Wapusk National Park Pond Hydrology Monitoring Report. Prepared

for Wapusk National Park.

Woo, Mk and P. Marsh. 2017. Snow distribution and snowpack characteristics. Chapter 40 in:

Singh/Chow’s Handbook of Applied Hydrology, Second Edition. McGraw Hill. 40-1 – 40-5.

Wrona, E., Rowlandson, T. L., Nambiar, M., Berg, A. A., & Marsh, P. 2017. Validation of the Soil

Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Satellite Soil Moisture Retrieval in an Arctic Tundra Environment.

Geophysical Research Letters, 1–11. In press.

7. Presentations by CRRC members (158):

Ackley, C. and W.L. Quinton. Eco-hydrological impacts of wildfires on a permafrost plateau, Scotty

Creek, NWT. Changing Cold Regions Network, 4th Annual General Meeting, University of Guelph, 2 - 4

November, 2016.

Ackley, C., S. Tank, F. Rezanezhad, W. Quinton, C. McCarter, 2017. Hydro-ecological impacts of

wildfire on a permafrost plateau, Scotty Creek, NWT. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical

Union, Vancouver, Canada. 28-31 May, 2017.

Ackley, C., W. Quinton, S. Tank. Ecohydrological impacts of wildfire on a peat plateau, Scotty Creek,

NWT. CGU - Biogeosciences, Earth Surface Processes, & Hydrology Sections Student Meeting, 4

February, 2017, Dept. of Geography, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.

Adams, J. & W. Quinton. Remote sensing of forest-wetland changes over the discontinuous

permafrost region. Guest lecture, Ducks Unlimited Canada Boreal Office. 21 October, 2016.

Edmonton, Canada.

Adams, J. and W. Quinton. Research advances of the Consortium for Permafrost Ecosystems in

Transition (CPET). Environmental Services Association of Alberta, 2017 Water Technology Symposium,

5 April, 2017, Calgary, Canada.

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Adams, J. and W.L. Quinton. Remote sensing of land cover change over Canada’s sub-Arctic

discontinuous permafrost region. Changing Cold Regions Network, 4th Annual General Meeting,

University of Guelph, 2 - 4 November, 2016.

Adams, J., W. Quinton, A. Berg, O. Carpino. Identifying the amount and rate of forest-wetland cover

change over the southern Taiga Plains discontinuous permafrost region in Canada using remote

sensing. International Conference on Permafrost, 20 - 24 June 2016, Potsdam, Germany.

Adams, J.R. & W.L. Quinton, 2017. On the similarity of land-cover among lowland peatland complexes

in southern Taiga Plains discontinuous permafrost region, NWT. Annual Meeting of the Canadian

Geophysical Union, Vancouver, Canada. 28-31 May, 2017.

Ahmed A, Leathers J, Nugent K, Prentice T, Sauer M, Baulch H, Casson N, North R, Venkiteswaran JJ,

The effect of freeze-thaw cycles on nutrient release from wetland macrophytes in North America.

Canadian Geophysical Union. June-2017. Vancouver BC Canada.

Aukes, P., D. Hambly, S. Schiff, M. English, M. Palmer and R. Staples. Geochemical trends over 30

years in the three rivers near Yellowknife, NWT ArcticNet Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB,

December 2016.

Baltzer J, Cumming S, Day, N*, Johnstone J, Mack, M, McIntire E, Schmiegelow F, Spring A, Turetsky,

M, Walker, X*, and White A* (2017) Impacts of wildfire extent and severity on caribou habitat: from

woodland to barren ground. Invited presentation, Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program Tlicho

Regional Results Workshop. Behchoko, NWT.

Baltzer J, Cumming S, Johnstone J, McIntire E, Schmiegelow F, and Spring A (2016) Impacts of wildfire

extent and severity on caribou habitat: from woodland to barren ground. Invited presentation,

Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program Dehcho Regional Results Workshop. Fort Simpson, NT.

Baltzer, J, Quinton, W, Patankar, R, Chasmer, L, Hayashi, M, Berg, A, Sonnentag, O, Sniderhan, A,

Veness, T and Warren, R (2016) Forests on uncertain ground: impacts of permafrost thaw on water

use and productivity in black spruce. Ecohydrology Seminar Series, University of Waterloo.

https://uwaterloo.ca/ecohydrology/events/seminar-baltzer.

Baltzer, J, Quinton, W., Patankar, R, Day, N, White, A, Carriere, S, Sniderhan, A and McNickle, G (2016)

Landcover changes in high latitude ecosystems. School of Environmental Science Sciences Seminar

Series, University of Guelph. https://www.uoguelph.ca/ses/events/jennifer-baltzer-guest-ses-

seminar-series.

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Baltzer, J, Quinton, W., Patankar, R, Day, N, White, A, Carriere, S, Sniderhan, A and McNickle, G (2016)

Landcover changes in high latitude ecosystems. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

Seminar Series, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Baltzer, JL (2017) Latitudinal gradients in boreal form and function. Invited Seminar. Department of

Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto, Scarborough.

Baltzer, JL, Day, N*, Walker, X*, White, A*, Turetsky, M, Mack, M, Carriere, S, Johnstone, J (2016) The

role of fire severity in post-fire successional dynamics in the southern Northwest Territories. Canadian

Society for Ecology and Evolution Annual General Meeting. St. John’s, NL.

Baltzer, JL, McManus, A*, Quinton, WL (2016) Galling mites contribute to ecosystem protection of

permafrost in a boreal peatland. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Annual General Meeting.

St. John’s, NL.

Baltzer, JL, McManus, A, Quinton, WL (2016). Galing mites contribute to ecosystem protection of

permafrost in a boreal peatland. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Annual General Meeting.

St. John’s, NL.

Braverman, M. and W. Quinton, 2016. Modelling permafrost degradation under a linear disturbance

in the discontinuous permafrost zone. 50th CMOS Congress & joint CGU Annual Meeting, May 29 -

June 2, 2016.

Braverman, M., and W. L. Quinton. Permafrost degradation under linear disturbances in the regions of

discontinuous permafrost. Changing Cold Regions Network, 4th Annual General Meeting, University of

Guelph, 2 - 4 November, 2016.

Braverman, M., W. Quinton, J. Adams, J. Baltzer, R. Connon, 2016. Examining the ecosystem impacts

of seismic lines in discontinuous permafrost from field and remotely sensed measurements.

International Conference on Permafrost, 20 - 24 June 2016, Potsdam, Germany.

Braverman, M., W.L. Quinton. An experimental study of permafrost restoration under seismic line in

wetland-dominated zone of discontinuous permafrost, Northwest Territories, Canada. GEO Ottawa

2017. Ottawa, Canada, 1-4 October, 2017.

Brazeau, C. 2017. Accountability, conservation and community: measuring the local economic impact

of protected areas. Canadian Parks Conference, Banff Centre, March 8-11. [Awarded 2nd prize in

Poster competition].

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Carpino, O. A. Berg, J. Adams and W. Quinton, 2016. Determining permafrost-thaw-induced forest

loss in the boreal peatlands of the Canadian subarctic. 50th CMOS Congress & joint CGU Annual

Meeting, Fredericton, Canada, May 29 - June 2, 2016.

Carpino, O., A. Berg, J. Adams & W. Quinton, 2017. Permafrost-thaw-induced forest loss across boreal

peatland environments in the Canadian subarctic. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical


Carpino, O., A. Berg, J. Adams, W.L. Quinton. Permafrost thaw-induced forest losses in boreal

peatlands. Changing Cold Regions Network, 4th Annual General Meeting, University of Guelph, 2 - 4

November, 2016.

Connon, R., B. Persaud, N. Wilson, É. Devoie, W. Quinton. Trend analysis of historical solid

precipitation data at Fort Simpson, NWT. Changing Cold Regions Network, 4th Annual General

Meeting, University of Guelph, 2 - 4 November, 2016.

Connon, R., É. Devoie, W. Quinton, O. Sonnentag, M. Hayashi, T. Veness. Changing runoff pathways

due to permafrost thaw in discontinuous permafrost terrains. International Conference on

Permafrost, 20 - 24 June 2016, Potsdam, Germany.

Connon, R., É. Devoie, W. Quinton. The influence of taliks on hydrologic connectivity in discontinuous

permafrost terrains. 50th CMOS Congress & joint CGU Annual Meeting, Frederickton, Canada, May 29

- June 2, 2016.

Connon, R., W. Quinton, E. Devoie & M. Hayashi, 2017. the influence of shallow taliks on permafrost

thaw and active layer thickenss in subartic Canada. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical


Connon, R., W. Quinton, E. Devoie. The Influence of Taliks on Hydrologic Connectivity in Thawing

Discontinuous Permafrost. American Water Resources Association, Spring Specialty Conference.

Connecting the dots: the emerging science of aquatic system connectivity, 30 April - 3 May, 2017,

Snowbird, Utah, USA.

Connon, R., W.L. Quinton. The influence of taliks on hydrological connectivity in thawing,

discontinuous permafrost. GEO Ottawa 2017. Ottawa, Canada, 1-4 October, 2017.

Coyotzi S, Sonthiphand P, Hall MW, Venkiteswaran JJ, Cejudo E, Elgood RJ, Schiff SL, Neufeld JD.

Microbial biogeography of the Grand River reveals strong spatial gradients and flow-dependent

allochthonous microorganisms. Canadian Society of Microbiologists. June-2017. Waterloo ON Canada.

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Dainard, P., S. Schiff, P. Aukes, M. English, V. St. Louis, I. Lehnherr, R. Elgood and K. St. Pierre. Cycling

of dissolved organic matter in permafrost and glacial meltwater impacted freshwater systems of the

Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB, December 2016.

Day NJ, Dunfield K, Walker X*, Cumming S, Johnstone J, Mack M, Turetsky M, Baltzer J* (2017) Post-

fire soil fungal communities and ecosystem function in Canada’s boreal forest. 33rd Great Lakes

Mycology Meeting, 22-23 April, Queen’s University Biological Field Station, Ontario, Canada.

Day, ND*, Dunfield, KE, Baltzer, JL (2016) Heat-resistant fungi in post-fire boreal forests. 32nd Annual

Great Lakes Mycology Meeting.

Devoie, É, J. Craig, R. Connon, W.L. Quinton. A hole in the bucket: closing the water balance in fill and

spill bog cascades. Changing Cold Regions Network, 4th Annual General Meeting, University of

Guelph, 2 - 4 November, 2016.

Devoie, É., J. Craig, R. Connon and W. Quinton. Modelling the sensitivity of plateau-bog complexes to

changes induced by permafrost thaw in the discontinuous permafrost zone. CGU - Biogeosciences,

Earth Surface Processes, & Hydrology Sections Student Meeting, 4 February, 2017, Dept. of

Geography, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.

Drukis, S. & S. Slocombe. 2017. Considering wildlife in CEA. Int’l Assoc. for Impact Assessment,

Montreal, PQ. April 7.

English, M.C., N. Wilson, C. Robertson, J. Adamczewski, J. Hickman and R. Judas, Invited Declining

caribou herds in the circumpolar northern hemisphere and relationships to changing climate. National

Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research research talks. Hamilton New Zealand 21 February

2017.

English, M.C., N.Wilson, C. Robertson, J. Adamczewski, R. Judas, J. Hickman. Shifting winter home

ranges of the Bathurst caribou herd and influences from the Arctic Oscillation. Cumulative Impacts

Monitoring Program Meeting, Behchoko, NWT. February 2017.

Faber J, T Owca, BB Wolfe and RI Hall. 2017. Developing baseline knowledge of hydrological

conditions and sediment metal concentrations for Peace River floodplain lakes using paleolimnology.

Canadian Geophysical Union - Hydrology Section Ontario Student Conference, University of Guelph,

Guelph.

Faber J, T Owca, RI Hall and BB Wolfe. 2016. A paleolimnological assessment examining baseline

hydrologic conditions and metals supplied by the Peace River to the Peace-Athabasca Delta, northern

Alberta. Cold Regions Research Centre Day, Wilfrid Laurier University.

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Faber J, T Owca, RI Hall and BB Wolfe. 2016. Developing baseline knowledge of water and metals

supplied by the Peace River to the Peace-Athabasca Delta, northern Alberta, using paleolimnology.

Canadian Association of Geographers – Ontario Division Annual Meeting, University of Waterloo,

Waterloo.

Farwell AJ, J Thienpont, C Lu, I M’Hiri, X Chen, C Remmer, J Blais, B Wolfe, R Hall and DG Dixon. 2016.

Evaluation of toxicity and chemical composition and concentration of lake sediments from the Peace-

Athabasca Delta, downstream of oil sands deposits. 7th SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicity and

Chemistry) World Congress, Orlando.

Ford, J., J. Bailey, D.S. Smith and J.C. McGeer. 2017. Comparison of metal toxicity and metabolic rate

between northern and temperate fish species. Gananoque Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Conference. Feb 3-5. 2017. Gananoque ON.

Gosselin, G., Connon, R., Helbig, M., Haughton, E., Wischnewski, K., Hanisch, J., Moore, T., Quinton,

W., Sonnentag, O. Characterising the impact of thaw-induced wetland expansion on the water

balance of a boreal forest-wetland landscape in the sporadic permafrost zone, ArcticNet, Winnipeg,

Canada, Dec., 2016.

Gosselin, Gabriel, Ryan Connon, Manuel Helbig, Emily Haughton, Karoline Wischnewski, Jessica

Hanisch, Tim Moore, William Quinton, Oliver Sonnentag. Characterising the impact of thaw-induced

wetland expansion on the water balance of a boreal forest-wetland landscape in the sporadic

permafrost zone. ArcticNet, Winnipeg, 5-9 December, 2016.

Gray, D.K. Public presentation at the Legislative Assembly of the NWT, November 10, 2016. The

impacts of climate change on lakes.

Gray, D.K. Rapid and highly variable warming of lakes around the globe. Youghiogheny River

Symposium at Penn State Fayette. Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania. June 2016.

Gray, D.K. The world’s changing lakes: documenting environmental changes and understanding

biological responses. Department of Biology, York University. Toronto, Ontario. February 2017.

Gray, D.K., Santmyer, C.*, and Browne, M.A. Rapid accumulation of plastic debris on southern Lake

Erie beaches. 59th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. Guelph, Ontario. June 2016.

Hall RI and BB Wolfe. 2016. Establishing an aquatic ecosystem monitoring program for lakes of the

Peace-Athabasca Delta. Presentation to UNESCO delegation, Wood Buffalo National Park, Fort

Chipewyan.

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Hall RI and BB Wolfe. 2016. Use of lake sediments to establish baseline and evaluate for pollution at

the Peace-Athabasca Delta. 2016 Oil Sands Symposium, Calgary.

Hamp R and Stevens K. A Functional Assessment of the Mycorrhizal Community at Steeves Lake

Shoreline, Colomac Mine NWT. 33rd Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Mycology Meeting Queen’s

University Biology Station. April 2016.

Hamp R, Stevens K, MacColl K, Hewitt M, Richardson A. 2016. Assessing mycorrhizal inoculum

potential of soils obtained from Steeves Lake shoreline: a remediation site at the Colomac Mine,

NWT. 32rd Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Mycology Meeting Queen’s University Biology Station. April

2016.

Hamp R, Stevens K, MacColl K, Hewitt M, Richardson A. Assessing mycorrhizal spore density and

inoculum potential of soils obtained from Steeves Lake shoreline: a remediation site at the Colomac

Mine, NWT. Canadian Botanical Association 52 Annual Meeting, Victoria, Canada. May 2016.

Haughton, E.R., W.L. Quinton and O. Sonnentag, 2016. Snowmelt Energy Balance at Scotty Creek,

NWT. 50th CMOS Congress & joint CGU Annual Meeting, May 29 - June 2, 2016.

Hayashi, M. and W. Quinton, 2016. Water-Energy Feedback on Permafrost Thawing and Water

Resources in the Mackenzie Valley. Canol Shale Play – Groundwater/ permafrost research needs.

Calgary, 5 April, 2016.

Helbig M., Chasmer L., Desai A.R., Kljun N., Pappas C., Quinton W.L., Treat C.C., Sonnentag O. Carbon

dioxide and methane fluxes of thawing organic-rich boreal forest-wetland landscapes in northwestern

Canada. Joint NACP and Ameriflux Principal Investigators Meeting. March 27-30, 2017, North

Bethesda, MD, USA.

Helbig M., L. Chasmer, A. Desai, W. Quinton, N. Kljun, O. Sonnentag, 2016. Net CO2 exchange of a

boreal forest-wetland landscape are more affected by direct climate warming effects than by thaw-

induced wetland expansion. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 12-16

Dec., 2016.

Helbig, M. and others, including W.L. Quinton & O. Sonnentag, 2017. Thawing boreal forest-wetland

landscapes as components of regional and global climate systems. Annual Meeting of the Canadian


Helbig, M., L. Chasmer, A.R. deseai, W. Quinton, N Kljun, O. Sonnentag. Direct climate warming effects

exceed indirect impacts of permafrost thaw on boreal landscape net CO2 exchange. Annual Meeting

of the American Geophysical Union. 12-16 December, 2016.

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Helbig, M., M. Detto, K. Wischnewski, L. Chasmer, W. Quinton, N. Kljun, M. Detto, O. Sonnentag.

Impacts of permafrost thaw on methane fluxes across a heterogeneous boreal landscape. Third

Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences Salt Lake City, UT, 10 May 2016.

Helbig, M., N. Kljun, L. Chasmer, A. Desai, W.L. Quinton and O. Sonnentag. Climate warming impacts

on boreal landscape net CO2 exchange. European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna,

Austria, 23–28 April, 2017.

Helbig, M., N. Kljun, L. Chasmer, K. Wischnewski, W. Quinton, M. Detto and O.

Hewitt, K. CRRC Symposium Friday, March 11 2016 Karakoram Anomaly revisited: the role of surge-

type glaciers and related conditions in High Asian cryosphere change.

Jacques O, F Bouchard, LA MacDonald, RI Hall, BB Wolfe and R Pienitz. 2016. Distribution and diversity

of diatom assemblages in surficial sediments of shallow lakes in Wapusk National Park (Manitoba,

Canada) region of the Hudson Bay Lowlands. International Diatom Symposium, Université Laval,

Québec City.

Kay ML, C Remmer, E MacDonald, K Wesenberg, K Brown, K Thomson, J Vucic, L Neary, JA Wiklund, RI

Hall and BB Wolfe. 2017. Discerning the effects of major energy projects, climate change and

distributary flow on lakes of the Athabasca Delta using paleolimnology. World Water Day, Wilfrid

Laurier University, Waterloo.

Kay ML, C Remmer, E MacDonald, K Wesenberg, K Brown, K Thomson, J Vucic, L Neary, JA Wiklund, RI

Hall and BB Wolfe. 2017. Discerning the effects of major energy projects, climate change and

distributary flow on lakes of the Athabasca Delta using paleolimnology. Canadian Geophysical Union -

Hydrology Section Ontario Student Conference, University of Guelph, Guelph.

Kay ML, E MacDonald, K Wesenberg, K Brown, K Thomson, J Vucic, L Neary, JA Wiklund, RI Hall and BB

Wolfe. 2016. Discerning effects of multiple stressors on lakes of the Athabasca Delta using

paleolimnology. Cold Regions Research Centre Day, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Kay ML, E MacDonald, K Wesenberg, K Brown, K Thomson, J Vucic, L Neary, JA Wiklund, RI Hall and BB

Wolfe. 2016. Discerning effects of multiple stressors on lakes of the Athabasca Delta using

paleolimnology. Canadian Association of Geographers – Ontario Division Annual Meeting, University

of Waterloo, Waterloo.

Kershaw, G., W. Quinton, S. Mamet, G. Kershaw. Alpine permafrost loss in the Mackenzie and Selwyn

Mountains, Canada: A remote assessment of thaw rates from 1944-2013. 21st International Northern

Research Basins Symposium and Workshop, Yakutsk, Russia, 5-12 August, 2017.

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Klemt W, RI Hall and BB Wolfe. 2016. Is the Athabasca River being polluted from Alberta Oil Sands

development? Canadian Association of Geographers – Ontario Division Annual Meeting, University of

Waterloo, Waterloo.

Klemt W, RI Hall and BB Wolfe. 2016. Using paleolimnology to assess and quantify Alberta oil sands

pollution in the Athabasca River. Cold Regions Research Centre Day, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Klemt W, RI Hall and BB Wolfe. 2017. Developing a pre-industrial baseline to evaluate pollution of the

Athabasca River in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta. Canadian Geophysical Union - Hydrology

Section Ontario Student Conference, University of Guelph, Guelph.

Klemt W, RI Hall and BB Wolfe. 2017. Is the Athabasca River being polluted from Alberta oil sands

development: a paleolimnological study. World Water Day, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo.

Klemt W, RI Hall and BB Wolfe. 2017. Is the Athabasca River being polluted from Alberta Oil Sands

development? World Wetlands Day, University of Waterloo, Waterloo.

Kok, K., Spring, A., and Blay-Palmer, A. (2016). The Ka’a’gee Tu Atlas: Community-based monitoring of

landscape change in Kakisa, NT. Canadian Association of Geographers of Ontario Conference.

University of Waterloo. Waterloo, ON. Oct 28-29, 2016.

Kurylyk, Barret L. Masaki Hayashi, William L. Quinton, and Clifford I. Voss. Simulated thaw evolution of

a peat plateau-bog complex in a discontinuous permafrost region, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Yukon Geoscience Forum, Whitehorse, 19-22 November, 2016.

Latta, A. Decolonizing Water Stewardship in the Northwest Territories. April 9, 2017. American

Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Boston, USA.

Latta, A., M. English, J. McGeer, W. Quinton, M. Wilkie. Update on Wilfrid Laurier University Water

Research in the NWT. NWT Water Stewardship Strategy Implementation Workshop, Nov. 8-9, 2016.

Leathers JG, Casson NJ, Baulch HM, Nugent K, Venkiteswaran JJ. Effect of Freeze/Thaw Cycles on the

Release of Phosphorus From Riparian Vegetation in Southern Manitoba. Prairie Division of the

Canadian Association of Geographers. September-2016. Winnipeg MB Canada.

MacColl K, Stevens K. An assessment of plant performance and mycorrhizal infectivity in soils

collected from Baker Creek: A watershed impacted by Giant Mine. Canadian Botanical Association 52

Annual Meeting, Victoria, Canada. May 2016.

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Mann, P., P. Marsh, B. Walker, and T. de Jong. 2016. High resolution spatial variability of snow depth

and SWE across patchy tundra, forest and shrub landscape. Arctic Net Annual Conference. Winnipeg,

MB. December 2016.

Marsh, P. 2016. Arctic Hydrology: Challenges and Opportunities. Invited talk to the Canadian Young

Hdrologists Society at the Canadian Geophysical Union. Fredericton, NB. June, 2016.

Marsh, P. 2016. Distributed hydrological modelling: need for improved snow data across a range of

scales. Canadian Space Agency Workshop on Snow Remote Sensing. Montreal, QC.

Marsh, P., A. Toure, J. Baltzer, S. Sonnetag, A. Berg, C. Derksen, B. Walker, P. Mann, and E. Wilcox.

2016. Integration of new observation techniques, remote sensing, and high resolution modeling for

improved quantification of rapid environmental change at a Canadian arctic watershed. American

Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. December 2016.

Marsh, P., B. Walker, and T. de Jong. 2016. Changing temperature and precipitation in the western

Canada Arctic: Hydrological Implications. Canadian Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. Fredericton,

NB. June, 2016.

Marsh, P., B. Walker, P. Mann, E. Walker, M. Tsui, and A. Toure. 2016. Hydrological studies at Trail

Valley and Havikpak Creeks, NWT: SOAP and Next Steps. Changing Cold Regions Network Annual

Workshop. Guelph, ON. November 2016.

Marsh, P., D. Keim, E. Wilcox, W. Quinton, A. Toure, T. de Jong, A. Ireson, S. Endrizzi, O. Sonnentag.

The spatial and temporal variability of the frost table, and its hydrological importance, in the western

Canadian Arctic. International Conference on Permafrost, 20 - 24 June 2016, Potsdam, Germany.

Marsh, P., D. Keim, E. Wilcox, W. Quinton, A. Toure, T. de Jong, A. Ireson, S. Endrizzi, and O.

Sonnentag. 2016. International Conference on Permafrost, Potsdam, Germany. July 2016.

Marsh, P., P. Mann, B. Walker, A. Toure, E. Wilcox, O. Sonnentag, and C. Derksen. 2016. Integrating

high resolution field observations and modelling to improve our understanding of climate change

induced hydrological change. Arctic Net Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. December 2016.

Matheiu, E., W. Quinton & O Sonnetag, 2017. The effects of wildfire on snowmelt and ground thaw on

a permafrost plateau, Scotty Creek, Northwest Territories. Annual Meeting of the Canadian


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Mathieu, E., O. Sonnentag and W.L. Quinton. Wildfire Impacts on Snowmelt and Ground Thaw on a

Peat Plateau, Scotty Creek, NWT. Changing Cold Regions Network, 4th Annual General Meeting,


Mathieu, E., W. Quinton and O. Sonnentag, 2016. Wildfire Impacts on Snow Accumulation, Snow Melt

and Ground Thaw on a Peat Plateau. 50th CMOS Congress & joint CGU Annual Meeting, May 29 - June

2, 2016.

McGeer, J.C. 2016. Development of water quality assessment methods and toxicity reference values

for northern biota in northern environments. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Expert Support

Team for the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) Workshop. Invited Oral Presentation.

McGeer, J.C. 2016. Understanding the potential for environmental impacts (speciation and toxicity of

REEs). Critical Materials Institute Annual Meeting, August 16-18, Oak Ridges National Laboratory, Oak

Ridge TN. Invited Oral Presentation.

McGeer, J.C. 2017. Toxicology of data poor elements in northern environments. Environment and

Climate Change Canada Metals in the Environment Workshop. Gatineau. April 26-27, 2017. Oral

presentation.

McGeer, J.C., A. Loveridge*, J. Ford*, O. Vukov*, C. Lu* and D.S. Smith. 2016. Rare earth elements in

the aquatic environment, a cause for concern? 55th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of

Zoologists. May 9-13, 2016. London. ON.

Mehler E, C Remmer, RI Hall, BB Wolfe, J Thienpont and J Blais. 2017. Use of photosynthetic pigments

to assess hydroecological conditions of lakes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta. World Water Day, Wilfrid



to assess hydroecological conditions of lakes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta, a floodplain downstream

of major energy projects. Canadian Geophysical Union - Hydrology Section Ontario Student

Conference, University of Guelph, Guelph.


to track hydroecological conditions of lakes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta, a floodplain downstream of

major energy projects. Cold Regions Research Centre Day, Wilfrid Laurier University.


to track hydroecological conditions of lakes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta, a floodplain downstream of

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major energy projects. Canadian Association of Geographers – Ontario Division Annual Meeting,

University of Waterloo, Waterloo.

Mengistu, S., S. Tank, D. Olefeldt, C. Spence, W. Quinton and N. Dion, 2016. Evaluating the effects of

fire and landscape characteristics on the export of carbon, nutrients and ions from watersheds of the

Taiga Plains and Taiga Shield ecoregions of the NWT. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting,

San Francisco, USA, 12-16 Dec., 2016.

Mengistu, S.G., S.E. Tank, D. Olefeldt, C. Spence, W.L. Quinton and N. Dion. Evaluating the effects of

fire and landscape on stream water concentrations of carbon, nutrients and ions in watersheds of the

Taiga Plains and Taiga Shield, NWT. Annual Meeting of the Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program,

Yellowknife, Canada, 31 Jan.-1 Feb., 2017.

Mengistu, S.G., S.E. Tank, D. Olefeldt, C. Spence, W.L. Quinton and N. Dion. Evaluating the effects of

fire and landscape characteristics on the export of carbon, nutrients and ions from watersheds of the

Taiga Plains and Taiga Shield ecoregions of the NWT. Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical

Union. 12-16 December, 2016.

Natali, S., H. Genet, P. Sullivan, M. Lara, M. Loranty, S. Ludwig, M. Lupasco, A. Malhotra, A. Selbmann,

B. Abbott, K. Arndt, G. Celis, C. Christiansen, E. Cooper, S. Davydov, J. Egan, B. Elberling, E. Euskirchen,

T. Friborg, M. Goeckede, J. Goodrich, P. Grogan, E. Jafarov, J. Jastrow, A. Kalhori, K. Larsen, J.

McFarland, A. Michelsen, W. Oechel, D. Olefeldt, H. Rezanezhad, D. Risk, T. Sachs, K. Schaefer, N.

Schmidt, E. Schuur, P. Semenchuk, C. Treat, M. Waldrop, D. Zona, Y. Kim, R. Commane, M. Björkman,

P. Crill, C. Czimczik, M. Helbig, L. Kutzbach, W. Quinton, J. Schimel, G. Shaver, O. Sonnentag, G. Starr, J.

Welker, C. Wille, X. Xu, Q. Zhuang, Y. Wang, M. Aurela, T. Laurila, M. Lund. A Pan-Arctic Synthesis of

Cold Season Carbon Emissions. Joint NACP and Ameriflux Principal Investigators Meeting. March 27-

30, 2017, North Bethesda, MD, USA.

Narancic B, BB Wolfe, R Pienitz, H Meyer and D Lamhonwah. 2016. Landscape-gradient assessment of

thermokarst lake hydrology in Nunavik (Quebec, Canada) using water isotope tracers. International

Conference on Permafrost, Potsdam, Germany.

Neary L, ML Kay, JA Wiklund, RI Hall and BB Wolfe. 2017. Determining past hydroecological conditions

of a floodprone lake to assess potential contamination by Alberta oil sands. World Water Day, Wilfrid


North RL, Venkiteswaran JJ, Pernica P, Kehoe MJ , Silsbe GM, Guildford SJ, Sereda JM, Hudson JJ,

Baulch HM. 2016. Relevance of primary production and respiration under ice in prairie reservoirs.

Advancing the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. June-2016. Santa Fe NM USA.

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North RL, Venkiteswaran JJ, Pernica P, Silsbe GM, Armstrong J, Cavaliere E, Guildford SJ, Hudson JJ,

Smith REH, Dillon PJ, Baulch HM. What happens in lakes when nobody’s looking? North American

Lake management Society. November–2016. Banff AB Canada.

Orihel DM, Baulch HM, Casson NJ, North RL, Parsons CT, Seckar DCM, Venkiteswaran JJ. A wicked

problem: Internal phosphorus loading in Canadian freshwaters. Canadian Conference for Fisheries

Research – Society of Canadian Limnologists. January-2017. Ottawa ON Canada.

Ouimet C, H White, L MacDonald, S Roy, B Wolfe, R Hall, M-A Belcourt, D Sinclair and J Lankshear.

2016. Creating sustainable monitoring protocols for non-specialists: Weaving hydro-ecological expert

research methods and park monitoring needs into reliable long-term park monitoring and research in

remote Wapusk National Park, Northern Manitoba. 12th ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting,

Winnipeg.

Pappas C*, Mathen AM, Maillet J, Baltzer J, Stephens J, Barr A, Black TA, Sonnentag O (2016) Plant

hydraulic strategies and their variability at high latitudes: insights from a southern Canadian boreal

forest site. American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Persaud, B., P. Whitfield, W. L. Quinton. Assessing the reliability of gridded temperature and

precipitation across continental NWT. Changing Cold Regions Network, 4th Annual General Meeting,


Persaud, B., P. Whitfield, W. Quinton. Assessing the consistency of gridded temperature and

precipitation across southern NWT. CGU - Biogeosciences, Earth Surface Processes, & Hydrology

Sections Student Meeting, 4 February, 2017, Dept. of Geography, University of Guelph, Guelph,

Canada.

Persaud, B.D., W.L. Quinton and P.H. Whitfield, 2016.Variation of daily precipitation and temperature

extremes over southern discontinuous permafrost terrain in the Northwest Territory. 50th CMOS

Congress & joint CGU Annual Meeting, May 29 - June 2, 2016.

Qazi, S. & S. Slocombe. 2017. Climate Scenarios and Cumulative Effects Assessment: A Case Study of

Southwest Yukon. Int’l Assoc. for Impact Assessment, Montreal, PQ. April 5.

Quinton, W., R. Connon, É. Devoie, M. Braverman. The influence of shallow taliks on permafrost thaw

and active layer thickness in subarctic Canada. 21st International Northern Research Basins

Symposium and Workshop, Yakutsk, Russia, 5-12 August, 2017.

Quinton, W.L. and 22 others. Hydrological studies at Scotty Creek, NWT, Canada. Changing Cold

Regions Network, 4th Annual General Meeting, University of Guelph, 2 - 4 November, 2016.

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Remmer C, BB Wolfe and RI Hall. 2016. Widespread drying of the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Alberta,

Canada. Cold Regions Research Centre Day, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Remmer C, BB Wolfe and RI Hall. 2016. Widespread drying of the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Alberta,

Canada. Canadian Association of Geographers – Ontario Division Annual Meeting, University of

Waterloo, Waterloo.

Remmer C, WH Klemt, BB Wolfe and RI Hall. 2017. Widespread drying of the Peace-Athabasca Delta,

Alberta, Canada. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research / Society of Canadian Limnologists

Annual Meeting, Montreal.

Rezanezhad, F., J. Price, W. Quinton, B. Lennartz, T. Milojevic, P. VanCappellen, 2016. Structure of

peat soils and implications for water storage, flow and solute transport: A review update for

geochemists. 5th International Ecosummit. Ecological Sustainability. 29 August - 1 September, 2016,

Montpellier, France.

Rezanezhad, F., J.S. Price, W.L. Quinton, B. Lennartz, T. Milojevic and P. Van Cappellen. Structure of

peat soils and implications for water storage, flow and solute transport. World Wetlands Day 2017, 2

February, 2017, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.

Roy SJ, H White, J Telford, LA MacDonald, BB Wolfe, RI Hall and C Ouimet. 2016. Developing a

hydroecological monitoring program using water isotope tracers for ponds in Wapusk National Park,

northern Manitoba. Cold Regions Research Centre Day, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Schiff, Sherry, P. Aukes, P. Dainard (2), M. English (3), R. Elgood (2), X. Zheng (2), V. St. Louis (4), I.

Lehnherr (5) and K. St.Pierre . Lake Hazen watersheds in the high arctic: using tritium and natural

abundance stable isotopes of sulfate to partition changing inputs from glacial rivers. ArcticNet Annual

Conference. Winnipeg, MB December. 2016.

English, M., N. Wilson, C. Robertson, J. Adamczewski, J. Hickman and R. Judas. Shifting winter home

ranges of the Bathurst caribou herd. ArcticNet Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB, December 2016.

Slocombe, D.S. & Drukis, S. 2017. Challenges and opportunities in monitoring and research for

northern/mountain protected areas. Pan-Canadian Parks Conference, Banff Centre, Banff, AB. March

2017.

Sonnentag O, Helbig M, Payette F, Wischnewski K, Kljun N, Chasmer L, Pappas C, Detto M, Baltzer J,

Quinton WL, Marsh P (2016) Permafrost thaw and fire history: implications of boreal tree cover

changes on land surface characteristics and turbulent energy fluxes in the Taiga Plains, Canada.

European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria.

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Sonnentag, O., M. Helbig, R. Connon, G. Gosselin, E. Haughton, K. Wischnewski, J. Hanisch, T. Moore,

and W. Quinton, 2017. The subcatchment- and catchment-scale hydrology of a boreal headwater

peatland complex with sporadic permafrost at subcatchment and catchment scales. Annual Meeting

of the Canadian Geophysical Union, Vancouver, Canada. 28-31 May, 2017.

Sonnentag. Characterising the impact of permafrost thaw on methane fluxes across a heterogeneous

boreal landscape. 32nd Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 22nd Symposium on

Boundary Layers and Turbulence, and Third Conference on Biogeosciences. 20 – 24 June 2016 Salt

Lake City, UT.

Spring, A. (invited panelist) (2016). Climate Commons Roundtable: Food Politics. Carleton University,

March 17, 2016.

Spring, A., Flora, CB, and Blay-Palmer, A. (2016). Building resilient food systems in northern Aboriginal

communities using the Community Capitals Framework. XIV World Congress of Rural Sociology.

Ryerson University, Toronto, ON. August 11-12, 2016.

Stone, L., W. Quinton, O. Sonnentag, 2016. Primary water transport pathways of channel fens in the

peatland-dominated zone of discontinuous permafrost. 50th CMOS Congress & joint CGU Annual

Meeting, May 29 - June 2, 2016.

Stone, L.E., X. Fang, J.W. Pomeroy, O. Sonnentag, & W.L. Quinton, 2017. Modelling the effects of

permafrost loss on discharge from wetland dominated basins in the discontinuous permafrost zone.

Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union, Vancouver, Canada. 28-31 May, 2017.

Talbot, J., N. Pelletier, D. Olefeldt, M. Turetsky, C. Blodau, O. Sonnentag, W. Quinton. The

paleoecology, peat chemistry and carbon storage of a discontinuous permafrost peatland. European

Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23–28 April, 2017.

Telford J, BB Wolfe, RI Hall and S van der Wielen 2017. Establishing a metals and hydroecological

baseline to support the Marian Watershed Stewardship Program. NWT Environmental Research and

Monitoring Results Workshop: Wek’èezhìı Region. Behchokǫ, NWT.

Telford J, BB Wolfe, RI Hall and S Van der Wielen. 2016. Adventures on Tłı chǫ Lands: Stories of

friendship, fish and time travel from a paleolimnologist. Cold Regions Research Centre Day, Wilfrid

Laurier University.

Telford J, BB Wolfe, RI Hall and S Van der Wielen. 2017. Using paleolimnology to establish baseline

metal concentrations and to reconstruct hydroecological conditions for a community-based

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monitoring program, Marian River Watershed, NWT. Canadian Geophysical Union - Hydrology Section

Ontario Student Conference, University of Guelph, Guelph.

Telford J, BB Wolfe, RI Hall and S Van der Wielen. 2017. Using paleolimnology to establish baseline

metal concentrations and to reconstruct hydroecological conditions for a community-based

monitoring program, Marian River Watershed, NWT. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research /

Society of Canadian Limnologists Annual Meeting, Montreal.

Telford J, LA MacDonald, BB Wolfe and RI Hall. 2017. Legacy of Giant Mine emissions stored in

sediments of lakes, NWT. Skype presentation to Manager of NWT Cumulative Impact Monitoring

Program and GNWT Department of Health.

Toure, A., P. Marsh, P. Mann, B. Walker, E. Wilcox, C. Derksen, P. Toose, G. Liston, and H. Lu. 2016.

High resolution modeling for improved quantification of snow accumulation across an Arctic shrub-

tundra landscape. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. December 2016.

Toure, A., P. Marsh, P. Mann, B. Walker, E. Wilcox, C. Derksen, P. Toose, G. Liston, and H. Lu. 2016.

Distributed snow simulations for quantification of snow accumulation across an Arctic shrub-tundra

landscape. Arctic Net Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. December 2016.

Tsuji JM, Schiff SL, Wu L, Venkiteswaran JJ, Molot LA, Elgood RJ, Paterson MJ, Neufeld JD. Millions of

boreal shield lakes can be used to probe Archaean ocean biogeochemistry. International Symposium

on Microbial Ecology 2016. August-2016. Montréal QC Canada.

Tsuji JM, Schiff SL, Wu L, Venkiteswaran JJ, Molot LA, Elgood RJ, Paterson MJ, Neufeld JD. Millions of

boreal shield lakes may be used to explore the microbial ecology of the Archaean Eon ocean.

Canadian Society of Microbiologists. June-2016. Toronto ON Canada.

Walker, B., P. Mann, P. Marsh, and E. Wilcox. 2016. High resolution changes in basin SWE storage

using unmanned aerial systems in a tundra environment. Arctic Net Annual Conference. Winnipeg,

MB. December 2016.

Warren RK*, Pappas C*, Helbig M, Berg A, Sonnentag O, Baltzer J, Quinton WL, Chasmer L, Patankar R

(2016) Contribution of black spruce (Picea mariana) transpiration to growing season

evapotranspiration in a subarctic discontinuous permafrost peatland complex. American Geophysical

Union Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Warren, R, Sonnentag, O, Berg, A, Quinton, W, and Baltzer, J (2016). Partitioning evapotranspiration in

a subarctic peatland based on ecosystem-level eddy covariance and sap flow measurements. McGill

University Peatland Meeting, Montreal, QC.

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Warren, R., C. Pappas, M. Helbig, A. Berg, O. Sonnentag, J. Baltzer, W. Quinton, L. Chasmer, R.

Patankar, 2016. Contribution of black spruce (Picea mariana) transpiration to growing season

evapotranspiration in a subarctic discontinuous permafrost peatland complex. American Geophysical

Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 12-16 Dec., 2016.

White HE, C Ouimet, LA MacDonald, S Roy, BB Wolfe, J Venkiteswaran and RI Hall. 2016. Development

and application of an isotope-based hydrological monitoring program for shallow subarctic ponds,

Wapusk National Park, Manitoba. Wapusk National Park Research and Monitoring Symposium,

Winnipeg.

White HE, LA MacDonald, C Ouimet, S Roy, A Frey, BB Wolfe, J Venkiteswaran and RI Hall. 2016.

Applying monitoring techniques to characterize the degree of Lesser Snow Goose disturbance on the

aquatic environments of Wapusk National Park, Manitoba. Wapusk National Park Research and

Monitoring Symposium, Winnipeg.

White HE, Ouimet C, MacDonald LA, Roy S, Frey A, Wolfe BB, Venkiteswaran JJ, Hall RI. 2016. Applying

monitoring techniques to characterize the degree of Lesser Snow Goose disturbance on the aquatic

environments of Wapusk National Park, Manitoba. Wapusk National Park Research and Monitoring

Symposium. December–2016. Winnipeg MB Canada.

White HE, Ouimet C, MacDonald LA, Roy S, Wolfe BB, Venkiteswaran JJ, Hall RI. 2016. Development

and application of an isotope-based hydrological monitoring program for shallow subarctic ponds,

Wapusk National Park, Manitoba. Wapusk National Park Research and Monitoring Symposium.

December–2016. Winnipeg MB Canada.

Wilcox, E., P. Marsh, B. Walker, and P. Mann. 2016. Development of an intensive hydrological

monitoring program to evaluate vulnerability of western Arctic lakes to climate change. Arctic Net

Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. December 2016.

Wilson, Nick, Michael English, Colin Robertson, Jan Adamczewski and Roy Judas 2017. Studying

annual range changes of the Bathurst Caribou Herd. Canadian Association of Geographers

Conference. York University 2017.

Wolfe BB. 2016. Environmental change and traditional use of the Old Crow Flats in northern Canada:

from university-based research (2007-2011) to multi-partner monitoring (2012-…). Wapusk National

Park Research and Monitoring Symposium, Winnipeg.

Wolfe BB. 2017. Isotope paleohydrology of lakes using aquatic cellulose in sediment cores. McClelland

Lake Paleoenvironmental Workshop, InnoTech Alberta, Calgary.

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Zamperoni A, JW Johnston, BB Wolfe, RI Hall, K Lepper, H Jol, A Endres and C Duguay. 2017.

Characterizing relict shorelines to establish the most detailed account of lake-levels in the Peace

Athabasca Delta: a key hydrologic node of the Mackenzie River Basin, northwestern Canada.

Northeast/North-Central Geological Society of America Joint Section Meeting, Pittsburgh.

8. Media interviews by CRRC members (12):

April, 2017: CBC News. Boreal Shield lakes resemble prehistoric oceans, researchers say.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/boreal-shield-lakes-bacteria-oxygen-

waterloo-1.4088638

April, 2017: Astrobiology Magazine (NASA-sponsored magazine). Discovery in Northern Lakes

May Be Key to Understanding Early Life on Earth. http://www.astrobio.net/also-in-

news/discovery-northern-lakes-may-key-understanding-early-life-earth/

April, 2017: Motherboard. Millions of Canadian Lakes Could Hold Clues About Ancient Life.

(Written by Lisa Cumming.) https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/millions-of-canadian-lakes-

could-hold-clues-about-ancient-life-motherboard

March 2017: Laurier graduate student helping Northern First Nation monitor pollution and

climatic changes (WLU Headline.

March, 2017: News Article, Dehcho Drum. Scientists reach out to youth: Thursday, March 9,

2017, p. 9. http://nnsl.com/archive/pdf-archives/de030917.pdf

March, 2017: Interview on CKLB Radio, 101.9 FM, Yellowknife. Interview with Ashley Anthony

on Denedeh Sunrise: https://soundcloud.com/cklbradio/bill-quinton-live-on-denendeh-

sunrise-10th-of-march-2017.

March, 2017: The influence of taliks on permafrost thaw in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Changing Cold Regions Network, Spotlight on Student Research. http://www.ccrnetwork.ca/

March, 2017: Laurier Press Release: Laurier field course gives Northwest Territories high

school students experience combatting climate change. https://wlu.ca/news/news-

releases/2017/march/laurier-field-course-gives-northern-high-school-students-experience-

combatting-climate-change.html.

January, 2017: Extreme Camping, Ducks Unlimited publication:

http://www.ducks.ca/stories/boreal-forest/extreme-camping/

September, 2016: Canadian Water Network WatKAN Plain Language Report.

http://www.scottycreek.com/media/documents/CWN-EN-Quinton_WEPGN-2016-5Pager-

Web.pdf

August, 2016: CKLB Radio, 101.9 FM. Interview with Josh Campbell, News Reporter / Host.

Discussion on how climate change is affecting the Dehcho region of the NWT.

https://soundcloud.com/cklbradio/deh-cho-perma-frost-research

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/boreal-shield-lakes-bacteria-oxygen-waterloo-1.4088638

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/boreal-shield-lakes-bacteria-oxygen-waterloo-1.4088638

http://www.astrobio.net/also-in-news/discovery-northern-lakes-may-key-understanding-early-life-earth/

http://www.astrobio.net/also-in-news/discovery-northern-lakes-may-key-understanding-early-life-earth/

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/millions-of-canadian-lakes-could-hold-clues-about-ancient-life-motherboard

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/millions-of-canadian-lakes-could-hold-clues-about-ancient-life-motherboard

http://nnsl.com/archive/pdf-archives/de030917.pdf

https://soundcloud.com/cklbradio/bill-quinton-live-on-denendeh-sunrise-10th-of-march-2017

https://soundcloud.com/cklbradio/bill-quinton-live-on-denendeh-sunrise-10th-of-march-2017

http://www.ccrnetwork.ca/

https://wlu.ca/news/news-releases/2017/march/laurier-field-course-gives-northern-high-school-students-experience-combatting-climate-change.html



http://www.ducks.ca/stories/boreal-forest/extreme-camping/

http://www.scottycreek.com/media/documents/CWN-EN-Quinton_WEPGN-2016-5Pager-Web.pdf

http://www.scottycreek.com/media/documents/CWN-EN-Quinton_WEPGN-2016-5Pager-Web.pdf

https://soundcloud.com/cklbradio/deh-cho-perma-frost-research

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August 2016: Laurier graduate students recognized for northern research (WLU Headline).

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