AEHM – Volume 19, Issue 2

State of Hamilton Harbour ecosystem: Health, remediation and restoration

Editorial
Mohiuddin Munawar

Preface
John Hall & Kristin M. O’Connor

Introduction

Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan process: Connecting science to management decisions
John D. Hall & Kristin M. O’Connor

Physical-chemical regime

Physical processes affecting water quality in Hamilton Harbour
Ram R. Yerubandi, Leon Boegman, Hadiseh Bolkhari & Veronique Hiriart-Baer

Hamilton Harbour over the last 25 years: Insights from a long-term comprehensive water quality monitoring program
V. P. Hiriart-Baer, D. Boyd, T. Long, M. N. Charlton & J. E. Milne

Evaluation of the Remedial Action Plan goal for dissolved oxygen in Hamilton Harbour: A goal based on habitat requirements for Cisco
J. N. Bowlby, V. P. Hiriart-Baer, E. A. Blukacz-Richards, R. R. Yerubandi, S. E. Doka, T. L. Long & K. M. O’Connor

Toxic contaminant dynamics

Trends in Hamilton Harbour suspended sediment quality
Debbie A. Burniston, Julia Jia, Murray N. Charlton, Lina Thiessen, Brian E. McCarry & Chris H. Marvin

Prioritization of sites for sediment remedial action at Randle Reef, Hamilton Harbour
D. Milani & L. C. Grapentine

Improvements in fish polychlorinated biphenyl and other contaminant levels in response to remedial actions in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario, Canada
Margaret R. Neff, Samantha Stefanoff & Satyendra P. Bhavsar

Long-term trends in legacy contaminants in aquatic wildlife in the Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern
K. D. Hughes, S. R. de Solla, D. V. C. Weseloh & P. A. Martin

Contaminant concentrations and biomarkers in 21-day old Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) and Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) from eastern Lake Ontario, and from Hamilton Harbour in western Lake Ontario in 1989 and 1990
Christine A. Bishop, Suzanne Trudeau, David Janz & Kimberley D. Hughes

Biotic community dynamics

Population trends of colonial waterbirds nesting in Hamilton Harbour in relation to changes in habitat and management
Carolyn V. Zanchetta, David J. Moore, D. V. Chip Weseloh & James S. Quinn

The fish community of Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario: Status, stressors, and remediation over 25 years
C. M. Boston, R. G. Randall, J. A. Hoyle, J. L. Mossman & J. N. Bowlby

Aquatic vegetation trends from 1992 to 2012 in Hamilton Harbour and Cootes Paradise, Lake Ontario
K. E. Leisti, T. Theÿsmeÿer, S. E. Doka & A. Court