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Frederick J. Wrona

Frederick J. Wrona

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Ecology and Evolution

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43
Citations
6688
World Ranking
5343
National Ranking
344

Overview

Frederick J. Wrona is a researcher affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada, with a primary focus on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work prominently addresses various aspects of aquatic ecosystems, pollution impact, and environmental monitoring.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broad domains, the subfields of study they concentrate on are:

  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography

The key topics of their research encompass:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

They have published multiple papers in several venues, contributing to journals such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Review
  • Water Quality Research Journal
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Limnology and Oceanography

Some recent publications include:

  • "A roadmap for multiple stressors assessment and management in freshwater ecosystems" (2023) in Environmental Impact Assessment Review
  • "Assessing the acute and chronic toxicity of exposure to naturally occurring oil sands deposits to aquatic organisms using Daphnia magna" (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Utility of a multi-tracer approach as a component of adaptive monitoring for municipal wastewater impacts" (2020) in Water Quality Research Journal
  • "Ecotoxicological effects of fluvial eroded bitumen sediments from the Alberta oil sands to model aquatic species" (2022) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Antecedent snow conditions affect water levels and plant biomass of a fen in the southern boreal forest: results from an experiment using mesocosms" (2024) in Helda (University of Helsinki)

Frederick J. Wrona collaborates frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
  • Diogo N. Cardoso
  • Susana Loureiro
  • Kelly R. Munkittrick
  • David C. Barrett

Best Publications

  • Climate Change Effects on Aquatic Biota, Ecosystem Structure and Function

    Frederick J. Wrona;Terry D. Prowse;James D. Reist;John E. Hobbie

  • Climate Change Effects on Hydroecology of Arctic Freshwater Ecosystems

    Terry D. Prowse;Frederick J. Wrona;James D. Reist;John J. Gibson

  • General effects of climate change on Arctic fishes and fish populations.

    James D. Reist;Frederick J. Wrona;Terry D. Prowse;Michael Power

  • Transitions in Arctic ecosystems: Ecological implications of a changing hydrological regime

    Frederick J. Wrona;Margareta Johansson;Joseph M. Culp;Alan Jenkins

  • Resource Utilization Indices: An Assessment

    L. R. Linton;Ronald W. Davies;F. J. Wrona

  • Group Size and Predation Risk: A Field Analysis of Encounter and Dilution Effects

    Frederick J. Wrona;R. W. Jamieson Dixon

  • Response of stream benthos and drift to fine sediment deposition versus transport

    Joseph M. Culp;Frederick J. Wrona;Ronald W. Davies

  • An overview of effects of climate change on selected arctic freshwater and anadromous fishes.

    James D. Reist;Frederick J. Wrona;Terry D. Prowse;Michael Power

  • Atmospheric Deposition of Mercury and Methylmercury to Landscapes and Waterbodies of the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

    Jane L. Kirk;Derek C. G. Muir;Amber Gleason;Xiaowa Wang

  • Chemical fingerprinting of naphthenic acids and oil sands process waters—A review of analytical methods for environmental samples

    J. V. Headley;K. M. Peru;M. H. Mohamed;R. A. Frank

  • The influence of temperature and food chain length on plankton predatorprey dynamics

    Beatrix E. Beisner;Edward McCauley;Frederick J. Wrona

  • Climate change: the potential for latitudinal effects on algal biomass in aquatic ecosystems

    Kyla M Flanagan;Edward McCauley;Frederick Wrona;Terry Prowse

  • Effects of seawater acidification and salinity alterations on metabolic, osmoregulation and oxidative stress markers in Mytilus galloprovincialis

    Rosa Freitas;Lucia De Marchi;Miguel Bastos;Anthony Moreira

  • Caffeine impacts in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum: Alterations on energy reserves, metabolic activity and oxidative stress biomarkers.

    Diogo Cruz;Ângela Almeida;Vânia Calisto;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Arctic Freshwater Synthesis : Summary of key emerging issues

    T. Prowse;Arvid Bring;Arvid Bring;Johanna Mård;E. Carmack

  • Implications of Climate Change for Northern Canada: Freshwater, Marine, and Terrestrial Ecosystems

    Terry D Prowse;Chris Furgal;Fred J Wrona;James D Reist

  • Climate Impacts on Arctic Freshwater Ecosystems and Fisheries: Background, Rationale and Approach of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA)

    Frederick J. Wrona;Terry D. Prowse;James D. Reist;John E. Hobbie

  • General features of the arctic relevant to climate change in freshwater ecosystems.

    Terry D. Prowse;Frederick J. Wrona;James D. Reist;John E. Hobbie

  • Stimulation of increased short‐term growth and development of mayflies by pulp mill effluent

    Richard B. Lowell;Joseph M. Culp;Frederick J. Wrona

  • Freshwater ecosystems and fisheries

    Frederick J Wrona;Terry D Prowse;James D Reist;Richard Beamish

  • The impacts of pharmaceutical drugs under ocean acidification: New data on single and combined long-term effects of carbamazepine on Scrobicularia plana.

    Rosa Freitas;Ângela Almeida;Vânia Calisto;Cátia Velez

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry D. Prowse
Terry D. Prowse University of Victoria
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
James D. Reist
James D. Reist Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Etelvina Figueira
Etelvina Figueira University of Aveiro
Rosa Freitas
Rosa Freitas University of Aveiro
Joseph M. Culp
Joseph M. Culp Wilfrid Laurier University
Warwick F. Vincent
Warwick F. Vincent Université Laval
Edward McCauley
Edward McCauley University of Calgary
Valdemar I. Esteves
Valdemar I. Esteves University of Aveiro
John E. Hobbie
John E. Hobbie Marine Biological Laboratory

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