[HTML][HTML] The dynamics of seagrass ecosystems: history, past accomplishments, and future prospects

RJ Orth, KL Heck Jr - Estuaries and Coasts, 2023 - Springer
The goal of this perspective is to review how seagrass research has evolved over the past
half century to our current state of knowledge. We review how our knowledge of seagrass …

Hunting and seagrass affect fall stopover Canada goose distribution in eastern Canada

ML Leblanc, A Hanson, B Leblon… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Canada geese (Branta canadensis) migrating along coastal flyways are reliant on natural
coastal ecosystems. Within these stopover sites, eelgrass (Zostera marina), the most …

[HTML][HTML] The “Turning Point” for the Fall Goose Hunt in Eeyou Istchee: A Social-Ecological Regime Shift from an Indigenous Knowledge Perspective

CJ Idrobo, ML Leblanc, MI O'Connor - Human Ecology, 2024 - Springer
We present a perspective on how the Eeyou (James Bay Cree) from Eeyou Istchee (Eastern
James Bay, Québec) understand the transformation of their traditional fall goose hunt system …

Variation in genomic vulnerability to climate change across temperate populations of eelgrass (Zostera marina)

NW Jeffery, B Vercaemer, RRE Stanley… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A global decline in seagrass populations has led to renewed calls for their conservation as
important providers of biogenic and foraging habitat, shoreline stabilization and carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Use of Landsat Imagery Time-Series and Random Forests Classifier to Reconstruct Eelgrass Bed Distribution Maps in Eeyou Istchee

K Clyne, A LaRocque, B Leblon, M Costa - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The eastern coastline of James Bay is known to have been home to sizeable eelgrass beds
(Zostera marina L.) which thrived in the bay's shallow, subarctic waters. The region was …

Migration patterns and habitat use by molt migrant temperate‐breeding Canada geese in James Bay, Canada

M Sorais, M Patenaude‐Monette, C Sharp… - Wildlife …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Numbers of temperate‐breeding Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway Canada geese have
greatly increased since the 1980s. Consequently, numbers of yearlings, sub‐adults and …

Effects of light and water column nutrient availability on eelgrass Zostera marina productivity in Eeyou Istchee, eastern James Bay, Quebec

KE Davis, F Noisette, JK Ehn, ZZA Kuzyk… - Marine Ecology …, 2024 - int-res.com
Eelgrass Zostera marina meadows provide valuable ecosystem services to coastal
communities. These shallow-water ecosystems in Eeyou Istchee (eastern James Bay …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and Temporal Variation of C, N, and S Stable Isotopes and Seagrass Coverage Related to Eutrophication Stress in Zostera marina

JM Waddell, CC Pater, MRS Coffin, RF Gilmour Jr… - Coasts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Zostera marina is an ecologically valuable species that has been declining due to
anthropogenic environmental stressors. In this study, spatial and temporal indicators of …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging Cree knowledge and Western science to understand the decline in hunting success of migratory Canada geese

JF Giroux, CJ Idrobo, M Sorais - Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 2024 - Springer
Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is one of the main waterfowl species harvested by Cree
hunters in James Bay, Canada. Land users who hunt geese along coastal Eeyou Istchee …

[HTML][HTML] Predicted shifts in suitable habitat of interacting benthic species in a warmer and invaded Canadian Arctic

J Goldsmit, CW McKindsey, RW Schlegel… - Elementa: Science of …, 2024 - online.ucpress.edu
Climate change and related expanding shipping activity are predicted to increase the risk of
aquatic invasive species arriving in the Arctic. The goal of this study was to predict the …