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Trophic Magnification of Organic Chemicals: A Global Synthesis by Walters, D.M, Jardine, T.D, Cade, B.S, Kidd, K.A, Muir, D.C.G, Leipzig-Scott, P

“…Production of organic chemicals (OCs) is increasing exponentially, and some OCs biomagnify through food webs to potentially toxic levels. Biomagnification…”
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Natural enemies of the Coccinellidae: Parasites, pathogens, and parasitoids by Riddick, E.W., Cottrell, T.E., Kidd, K.A.

“…We review aspects of the life histories of representative enemies of coccinellids (both entomophagous and phytophagous species) and expose both potential and…”
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Use of the Atlantic nut clam (Nucula proxima) and catworm (Nephtys incisa) in a sentinel species approach for monitoring the health of Bay of Fundy estuaries by Pippy, B.A., Kidd, K.A., Munkittrick, K.R., Mercer, A., Hunt, H.

“…Designing an effective environmental monitoring system for population responses requires knowledge of the biology of appropriate sentinel species and baseline…”
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Comparing responses in the performance of sentinel populations of stoneflies (Plecoptera) and slimy sculpin ( Cottus cognatus) exposed to enriching effluents by Arciszewski, T.J., Kidd, K.A., Munkittrick, K.R.

“…Programs in Canada that assess the effects of wastewater discharges on organisms, such as Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM), primarily focus on fish…”
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Correlation between stable nitrogen isotope ratios and concentrations of organochlorines in biota from a freshwater food web by Kidd, K A, Schindler, D W, Hesslein, R H, Muir, D C

“…The relationship between total concentrations of hexachlorocyclohexane (sigma HCH), sigma DDT, and chlorinated bornanes (toxaphene, sigma CHB) and the trophic…”
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Increasing spruce budworm defoliation increases catchment discharge in conifer forests by Sidhu, H.K., Kidd, K.A., Emilson, E.J.S., Stastny, M., Venier, L., Kielstra, B.W., McCarter, C.P.R.

“…Forest insect outbreaks cause significant reductions in the forest canopy through defoliation and tree mortality that modify the storage and flow of water,…”
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Practical advice for selecting or determining trophic magnification factors for application under the European Union Water Framework Directive by Kidd, Karen A, Burkhard, Lawrence P, Babut, Marc, Borgå, Katrine, Muir, Derek CG, Perceval, Olivier, Ruedel, Heinz, Woodburn, Kent, Embry, Michelle R

“…ABSTRACT European Union Directive 2013/39/EU, which amended and updated the Water Framework Directive (WFD; 2000/60/EC) and its daughter directive…”
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Toxicity of two pyrethroid-based anti-sea lice pesticides, AlphaMax® and Excis®, to a marine amphipod in aqueous and sediment exposures by Van Geest, J.L., Burridge, L.E., Kidd, K.A.

“…Pyrethroid pesticides used to control ectoparasitic sea lice in salmon aquaculture are released in effluent plumes from cage sites and have the potential to…”
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The toxicity of the anti-sea lice pesticide AlphaMax® to the polychaete worm Nereis virens by Van Geest, J.L., Burridge, L.E., Kidd, K.A.

“…Polychaete worms have been suggested as a commercially valuable, extractive species to use in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) to remove organic…”
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Biotic interactions in temporal trends (1992–2010) of organochlorine contaminants in the aquatic food web of Lake Laberge, Yukon Territory by Ryan, M.J., Stern, G.A., Kidd, K.A., Croft, M.V., Gewurtz, S., Diamond, M., Kinnear, L., Roach, P.

“…Declines in 6 organochlorine (OC) contaminant groups; chlordane (CHL), DDT, HCH, toxaphene (CHB), PCB and chlorinated benzenes (CBz) were measured in biota of…”
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Factors affecting water strider (Hemiptera: Gerridae) mercury concentrations in lotic systems by Jardine, Timothy D, Kidd, Karen A, Cunjak, Richard A, Arp, Paul A

“…Water striders (Hemiptera: Gerridae) have been considered as a potential sentinel for mercury (Hg) contamination of freshwater ecosystems, yet little is known…”
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A sediment bioassay to assess the effects of aquaculture waste on growth, reproduction, and survival of Sphaerium simile (Say) (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae) by Kullman, Marilynn A., Podemski, Cheryl L., Kidd, Karen A.

“…Increasing concerns regarding the environmental sustainability of freshwater cage aquaculture have encouraged new research on the potential impacts of this…”
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Comparative Feeding and Development of Pseudoplusia includens (Lepidoptera Noctuidae) on Kudzu and Soybean Foliage by Kidd, K.A., Orr, D.B.

“…Kudzu is a close relative of soybean and is a widely distributed exotic weed in the southern U.S. The biology of the soybean looper was studied to better…”
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Bioaccumulation of organochlorines through a remote freshwater food web in the Canadian Arctic by Kidd, K.A., Hesslein, R.H., Ross, B.J., Koczanski, K., Stephens, G.R., Muir, D.C.G.

“…Persistent organochlorines (OCs) were measured in water, sediment and biota from a remote lake in the Canadian Arctic to examine the bioaccumulation of…”
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Mercury and other contaminants in fish from Lake Chad, Africa by Kidd, K.A, Stern, G, Lemoalle, J

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High concentrations of toxaphene in fishes from a subarctic lake by Kidd, K.A. (University of Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.), Schindler, D.W, Muir, D.C.G, Lockhart, W.L, Hesslein, R.H

“…Concentrations of toxaphene and other organochlorine compounds are high in fishes from subarctic Lake Laberge, Yukon Territory, Canada. Nitrogen isotope…”
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Biology of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in winter aggregations by Nalepa, C.A. (North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, NC.), Kidd, K.A, Ahlstrom, K.R

“…Adults of the introduced coccinellid Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) were collected at aggregation sites in the autumn of 1993 and 1994 and described in terms of…”
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Recruitment of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, to soybean oil baits by Kidd, K.A, Apperson, C.S, Nelson, L.A

“…A field investigation was conducted to compare the diel periodicity and rates of recruitment of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, to soybean…”
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