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Donald J. Baird is affiliated with the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Their research primarily lies within Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, and Ecological Modeling. The scientist's work covers a wide range of topics, prominently featuring Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Recent publications by Donald J. Baird include the following papers:

  • A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research, 2021, Ecology Letters
  • Key Questions for Next-Generation Biomonitoring, 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • DNA metabarcoding reveals metacommunity dynamics in a threatened boreal wetland wilderness, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Environmental filtering of macroinvertebrate traits influences ecosystem functioning in a large river floodplain, 2022, Functional Ecology
  • Ecological effects and causal synthesis of oil sands activity impacts on river ecosystems: water synthesis review, 2021, Environmental Reviews

The scientist has worked with several frequent co-authors, including Wendy A. Monk, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Zacchaeus G. Compson, Natalie K. Rideout, and Teresita M. Porter. These collaborations have contributed to a substantial body of research output and cross-disciplinary insight.

Publication venues that often feature Donald J. Baird's work include:

  • Ecology Letters
  • Scientific Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ARPHA Conference Abstracts
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science

In addition to journal articles, Donald J. Baird has contributed to book publications. One known title is A Next-Generation of Biomonitoring to Detect Global Ecosystem Change, published in 2020 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Environmental barcoding: a next-generation sequencing approach for biomonitoring applications using river benthos.

    Mehrdad Hajibabaei;Shadi Shokralla;Xin Zhou;Gregory A. C. Singer

  • Biomonitoring 2.0: a new paradigm in ecosystem assessment made possible by next‐generation DNA sequencing

    Donald J. Baird;Mehrdad Hajibabaei

  • Beyond taxonomy: a review of macroinvertebrate trait‐based community descriptors as tools for freshwater biomonitoring

    Salomé Menezes;Donald J. Baird;Amadeu M. V. M. Soares

  • The Daphnia bioassay: a critique

    Donald J. Baird;Ian Barber;Mairead Bradley;Peter Calow

  • Toxicity of binary mixtures of metals and pyrethroid insecticides to Daphnia magna Straus. Implications for multi-substance risks assessment

    Carlos Barata;D.J. Baird;A.J.A. Nogueira;A.M.V.M. Soares

  • A comparative study of genotype sensitivity to acute toxic stress using clones of Daphnia magna Straus

    Donald J. Baird;Ian Barber;Mairead Bradley;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Clonal variation in general responses of Daphnia magna Straus to toxic stress. I. Chronic life-history effects

    D. J. Baird;I. Barber;P. Calow

  • A mechanistic model of contaminant-induced feeding inhibition in Daphnia magna

    Yvonne Allen;Peter Calow;Donald J. Baird

  • Using biological traits to predict species sensitivity to toxic substances.

    Donald J. Baird;Paul J. Van den Brink

  • Omics Advances in Ecotoxicology

    Xiaowei Zhang;Pu Xia;Pingping Wang;Jianghu Yang

  • Surface binding of contaminants by algae: Consequences for lethal toxicity and feeding to Daphnia magna straus

    Graeme Taylor;Graeme Taylor;Donald J. Baird;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research.

    Alain Maasri;Alain Maasri;Sonja C. Jähnig;Sonja C. Jähnig;Mihai C. Adamescu;Rita Adrian;Rita Adrian

  • Large-Scale Biomonitoring of Remote and Threatened Ecosystems via High-Throughput Sequencing

    Joel F. Gibson;Joel F. Gibson;Shadi Shokralla;Colin Curry;Donald J. Baird

  • Influence of genetic and environmental factors on the tolerance of Daphnia magna Straus to essential and non-essential metals.

    Carlos Barata;Donald J Baird;Scott J Markich

  • Herbivory in the tilapia Oreochromis niloticus: a comparison of feeding rates on phytoplankton and periphyton

    P. W. Dempster;M. C. M. Beveridge;D. J. Baird

  • Postexposure feeding depression: a new toxicity endpoint for use in laboratory studies with Daphnia magna.

    Ruth A. McWilliam;Donald J. Baird

  • Determining the ecotoxicological mode of action of chemicals from measurements made on individuals: results from instar-based tests with Daphnia magna Straus

    Carlos Barata;Donald J Baird

  • Use of artificial substrates to enhance production of freshwater herbivorous fish in pond culture

    P Keshavanath;B Gangadhar;T J Ramesh;J M Van Rooij

  • Fear and loathing in the benthos: Responses of aquatic insect larvae to the pesticide imidacloprid in the presence of chemical signals of predation risk.

    João L.T. Pestana;João L.T. Pestana;Susana Loureiro;Donald J. Baird;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Large-Scale Monitoring of Plants through Environmental DNA Metabarcoding of Soil: Recovery, Resolution, and Annotation of Four DNA Markers.

    Nicole A. Fahner;Shadi Shokralla;Donald J. Baird;Mehrdad Hajibabaei

  • Avoidance of copper contamination by field populations of Daphnia longispina

    Isabel Lopes;Donald J. Baird;R. U. I. Ribeiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Barata
Carlos Barata Spanish National Research Council
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
Mehrdad Hajibabaei
Mehrdad Hajibabaei University of Guelph
Joseph M. Culp
Joseph M. Culp Wilfrid Laurier University
Paul J. Van den Brink
Paul J. Van den Brink Wageningen University & Research
Isabel Lopes
Isabel Lopes University of Aveiro
Rui Ribeiro
Rui Ribeiro University of Coimbra
Lorraine Maltby
Lorraine Maltby University of Sheffield
António J.A. Nogueira
António J.A. Nogueira University of Aveiro
Roman Ashauer
Roman Ashauer University of York

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