Using Phosphorus-Ferrous Eutrophication Model to Identify Cyanobacteria Bloom Formation Risk in Georgian Bay Embayments

Georgian Bay Forever The project aimed to provide Georgian Bay Forever and government agencies with a sounder scientific understanding of risk factors of cyanobacteria blooms in the embayments of Eastern Giorgian Bay, especially those factors that influenced oxygen depletion of surface sediments. Researcher: Co-PIs: Lewis Molot, Sue Watson (Environment Canada's National Water Research Institute )

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Community-Based Monitoring of Ice-Breeding Seals and Polar Bear Feeding in the Gulf of Boothia

The study investigated the health and ecology of seal populations in the Gulf of Boothia and collected information on seals to allow monitoring of the foraging habits of polar bears. A collaborative partnership with the community of Kugaaruk was done to carry out a community-based monitoring program to collect biological information and samples from seals

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York-MOE Partnership on Lake Simcoe

Ontario Ministry of Environment (ENE) The project aimed to develop and enhance understanding of the ecological issues pertaining to Lake Simcoe to protect, improve or restore the elements that contribute to the ecological health of its watershed, including water quality, hydrology, heritage, and hydrologic features and functions. Researcher: PI: Lewis Molot Project Theme: Resource Management

Tracking Polar Bear Foraging Success in the Canadian Arctic

Kenneth Molson Foundation/York University Foundation The project monitored trends in foraging as well as nutritional conditions of polar bears in the Canadian Arctic. Researcher: PI: Greg Thiemann Project Theme: Resource Management

Exurbia and its impact on environment and politics in the Lake Simcoe Watershed

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) The study explored the impact of exurbia within the Lake Simcoe watershed. A comprehensive look at the process of exurbanization and its impact on environment and politics in the area was taken. Drawing on traditions from urban and regional planning, cultural geography, landscape ecology and political ecology, the

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