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Copyright Notices; Optimized for the MS Edge
A
selection among our studies/reports
Soil & Water Conservation Society of
Metro Halifax (SWCSMH)
Updated: May 16, 2019
Following are only an example selection among our as well as our
scientists' reports; several of the listed ones are available for
borrowing via the Novanet Library system;
please take note where we stated that they have been upgraded
and/or superseded, for e.g., with later regressions in the predictive models,
and the archive lake
data modules.
We have developed other advanced
research but at the present they are not widely available; the
advanced limnology is spearheaded by one or two applied
limnologists who are mostly dedicating their intellect as
volunteers, hence we no longer place emphasis on formal reports
as a result of the real squeeze in time and cost factors. But in
the future, they will be categorized and made available in
diverse synoptic electronic formats.
- Our sampling of the sublittoral lake benthic macroinvertebrates to score numerous
well published biotic and diversity indices including
multivariate correspondence analyses.
- Some of our archives are in MS Excel modules which can be
downloaded from our OneDrive's public folders as follows (due to the
HTML codes, the entire URLs are provided); these modules are
updated/added to as needed:-
https://1drv.ms/f/s!Au0xeIA-MCofgT6hH_HmNC5EW7Oe
- Soil & Water Conservation Society of
Metro Halifax. 1991. Limnological Study of twenty seven
Halifax Metro lakes, March 1991. 136 leaves: ill., maps.
- (based on our basic Stage-I protocol. Albro, Banook,
Beaverbank, Bell, Bissett, Chocolate, First, Hubley Big,
Kearney, Kinsac, Loon, Maynard, MicMac, Miller, Morris,
Nicholson [Hants], Oathill, Papermill, Portuguese Cove,
Rocky, Sandy [Bedford], Second, Settle, Springfield,
Third, Tucker, and Williams [Halifax])
- Soil & Water Conservation Society of
Metro Halifax. 1992. Theoretical phosphorus loading in 27
Halifax County lakes (Phase-A1 Limnology project), Sept. 1992.
vi, 71 leaves: ill., maps.
- Soil & Water Conservation Society of
Metro Halifax. 1992. Phytoplankton assemblages in six Halifax
County lakes (Phase-A2 Limnology project), Sept. 1992. ii, 56
leaves: ill.
- (Fish [Oakfield], Morris, Russell, Second, Settle, and
Sheldrake).
- Soil & Water Conservation Society of
Metro Halifax. 1993. Theoretical phosphorus loading to 25
Halifax Metro lakes (Phase-B2 Limnology project), Oct. 1993.
x, 125 p.: ill., maps.
........ (Note: this study is superseded by
our Lake Management modelling)
- Soil & Water Conservation Society of
Metro Halifax. 1993. Phytoplankton assemblages in 21 Halifax
Metro lakes (Phase-B3 Limnology project), Nov. 1993. x, 120
p.: ill., maps.
- (Beaverbank, Bissett, Chezzetcook, Coxs, Cranberry,
Echo, First, Five Island, Fletcher, Henry, Hubley Big,
Hubley Mill, Kinsac, Lewis, Loon, Petpeswick,
Porters-Upper & Lower, Settle, Springfield,
Stillwater, and Third)
- Soil & Water Conservation Society of
Metro Halifax. 1993. Compendium of Synopsis and Briefs, being
extracts from credible literature in Theoretical/Applied
Limnology with emphasis on Lake Restoration/Management, Nov.
1993. 135 p.: ill.
- (Note: The individual Synopsis and Briefs are
continually updated to include any further new/old peer
reviewed literature)
- Soil & Water Conservation Society of
Metro Halifax. 1993. Compendium of Briefs on 7 Halifax Metro
lakes, (Stage-IIA [1991-93] protocol), Nov. 1993. xiv, 234
p>: ill., maps.
- (based on our Advanced Stage-II protocol. Bissett,
Fish [Oakfield], Morris, Russell, Second, Settle, &
Sheldrake)
- Sherwood, Allison. 1994. The Epiphytic
Diatom Flora of Russell Lake and Settle Lake (Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia). 15 leaves, appendices.
- --(conducted for us by Alison Sherwood of Dalhousie
University)
- Sherwood, Allison. 1994. An Ecological and
Taxonomic Examination of the Epiphytic Diatom Flora of Four
Halifax County Lakes. 49 leaves, maps, appendices.
- --{conducted in fulfillment of Biol 4806.03A. Lab
chemical analysis was funded by us}
- Vokey, Joanne. 1998. Development of Unit
Urban Phosphorus Export Coefficients in the local watersheds
of 2 Mesotrophic Lakes within the Halifax Regional
Municipality (HRM), NS, Canada. Project-C. (2 Lakes: Settle
and Bissett). Soil & Water Conservation Society of Metro
Halifax. viii, 51 p.
- Bishop, Pam. 1998. Phytoplankton
Assemblages and Their Ecological Preferences in 10 Lakes
within the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and the Hants
County, NS, Canada. Project-D1. (10 lakes: HRM-Eastern Region:
Lakes Charlotte, Eagle, Paces, and Winder; HRM-Central Region:
Lakes Kearney, and Paper Mill; HRM-Western Region: Lakes
Moody, and Wrights; Hants Co.: Lakes Lewis, and Pigott). Soil
& Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax. x, 83 p.
- Hynes, K.E. 1998. Benthic Macroinvertebrate
Diversity and Biotic Indices for Monitoring of 5 Urban and
Urbanizing Lakes within the Halifax Regional Municipality
(HRM), Nova Scotia, Canada. Project-D2. (Lakes Kearney
[Halifax], McGrath [Brookside], Morris [Dartmouth],
Springfield [Sackville], and Wrights [Hubley]). Soil &
Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax. xiv, 115 p.
- Mandaville, S.M. 1999. Bioassessment of
Freshwaters Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates-A Primer. First
Ed. Project
E-1, Soil & Water Conservation Society of Metro
Halifax. viii, Chapters I-XXVII, Appendices A-D. 244p.
- Gaertner, Monica J. 1999. Benthic
Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Biotic Indices for Monitoring
of Lakes Dollar, Russell, Stillwater, Papermill and Kinsac
within the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), Nova Scotia,
Canada. Project E-2, Soil & Water Conservation Society of
Metro Halifax. (includes an educational video). xiv, 6
Sections, Appendices A-I.
- Kirsch, Penelope E. 1999. Benthic
Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Biotic Indices Analysis of
Lakes Wrights, Springfield, McGrath, Kearney and Morris, and
an Upgraded Analysis of Lakes Dollar, Russell, Stillwater,
Papermill and Kinsac within the Halifax Regional Municipality
(HRM), Nova Scotia, Canada. Project E-3, Soil & Water
Conservation Society of Metro Halifax. xxvi, 50p, Appendices
A-G.
- Mandaville, S.M. 2000. Limnology-
Eutrophication and Chemistry, Carrying Capacities, Loadings,
Benthic Ecology, and Comparative Data. Project F-1, Soil &
Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax. xviii, Synopses
1, 2, 3, 13, and 14. 210p.
- Mandaville, S.M. 2000. Limnology in Nova
Scotia: Lake Data and Predictive Phosphorus Models (Archives
in Electronic Format). First Ed. Project F-2, Soil & Water
Conservation Society of Metro Halifax. xii, 74p, a-d. 90p
total, & CD media.
Cautionary Note: Significant revisions are continuously
being made to include any new or other data and/or
incorporate any upgrading of various indices. In addition,
they may undergo upgrading as needed. Hence consult the
author.
- Mandaville, S.M. 2002. Benthic
Macroinvertebrates in Freshwaters- Taxa Tolerance Values,
Metrics, and Protocols. Project H-1, Soil & Water
Conservation Society of Metro Halifax. xviii, 48p., Appendices
A-B. 120p total.
While Chapter III in this report describes our
investigations of lakes in HRM at a family level taxonomy
(RBP-II protocol), nevertheless, as and when needed under
the RBP-III protocol, we have been conducting taxonomic IDs
to generic (i.e., genus), and where possible, to specific
(i.e., species) levels, but the data has been reported only
in tabular sheets to date. We have been testing the
applicability of the mostly species level tolerance values
as reported in Appendix A of the report and to date there
has been satisfactory confirmation in lakes within HRM!
- Mandaville, S.M. 2002. Bacterial Source
Tracking (BST)- A Review. Project H-2, Soil & Water
Conservation Society of Metro Halifax. X, 46p., Appendices A
to T.
- Lake Data
Archives- Lakes within the Halifax Regional Municipality
(HRM), other counties of Nova Scotia, and Regional Parks in NS
and NFLD, Canada ----- {in electronic media}
Cautionary Note: Significant revisions are continuously
being made to include any new or other data and/or
incorporate any upgrading of various indices. In addition,
they may undergo upgrading as needed. Hence consult the
author.
- Predictive
Phosphorus
Modelling of several lakes & ponds within 4 counties
of Nova Scotia, Canada {includes electronic media of the
Predictive Models; can be used to obtain answers to `what if'}
Cautionary Note: Significant revisions are continuously
being made to include any new or other data and/or
incorporate any upgrading of various indices. In addition,
they may undergo upgrading as needed. Hence consult the
author.
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