Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Lakehead University
$100,000.00
Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries
FY 2020-21
Summary
The restoration of lakes impacted by human activities has been ongoing for decades, but biological recovery has often been slow and difficult to gauge due to a lack of pre-impact information. Dr. Rennies research group will examine the impacts of emerging contaminants on aquatic ecosystems, and develop paleo-eDNA methods for determining pre-impact communities in altered ecosystems, thus enhancing lake ecosystem recovery efforts through re-establishment of native species. This will be tested using a whole-lake re-establishment experiment. Additionally, research documenting fish behaviour and movement will be used to help inform more effective restoration strategies applied to recovering Great Lakes fish populations.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000232254
Name nom
Rennie, Michael
Department département
Biology
Organization id
25
Institution établissement
Lakehead University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
100000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
4700
Research subject group en
Evolution and ecology
Research subject group fr
Évolution et écologie
Research subject en
Evolution and ecology
Research subject fr
Évolution et écologie
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The restoration of lakes impacted by human activities has been ongoing for decades, but biological recovery has often been slow and difficult to gauge due to a lack of pre-impact information. Dr. Rennies research group will examine the impacts of emerging contaminants on aquatic ecosystems, and develop paleo-eDNA methods for determining pre-impact communities in altered ecosystems, thus enhancing lake ecosystem recovery efforts through re-establishment of native species. This will be tested using a whole-lake re-establishment experiment. Additionally, research documenting fish behaviour and movement will be used to help inform more effective restoration strategies applied to recovering Great Lakes fish populations.
