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Aquatic ecosystem health assessment of the Athabasca River mainstem and tributaries using fish health and fish and invertebrate toxicological testing

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Results from the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring plan presented here address the need to develop a comprehensive and robust biomonitoring program for fish and toxicity in fish and invertebrates. Fish... More ≫

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Results from the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring plan presented here address the need to develop a comprehensive and robust biomonitoring program for fish and toxicity in fish and invertebrates. Fish health monitoring was conducted along the mainstem of the lower Athabasca River and its primary tributaries to assess spatial and temporal change in ecological condition within these aquatic habitats.

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Assessing ecosystem health in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of the Athabasca River main stem, tributaries and Peace-Athabasca delta

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Results from the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring plan presented here address the need to develop a comprehensive and robust invertebrate biomonitoring program for oil sands development in the lower... More ≫

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Results from the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring plan presented here address the need to develop a comprehensive and robust invertebrate biomonitoring program for oil sands development in the lower Athabasca River and area. Benthic macroinvertebrate biomonitoring was conducted along the main stem of the lower Athabasca River, its primary tributaries and in the Peace-Athabasca delta to assess spatial and temporal change in ecological condition within these aquatic habitats. The study focused on macroinvertebrates because they are relatively sedentary, can be sensitive to multiple stressors, are critical components of fish habitat, and are the most common group used for aquatic bioassessments globally.

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