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Karen A. Kidd

Karen A. Kidd

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Ecology and Evolution

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56
Citations
19560
World Ranking
2782
National Ranking
183

Overview

Karen A. Kidd is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research focuses on several subfields including Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Environmental Chemistry.

The main topics of their work encompass Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Mercury impact and mitigation studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Heavy metals in environment, and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology.

Kidd has published extensively in several academic journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (12 publications)
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (10 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (6 publications)
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts (5 publications)
  • Environmental Research (4 publications)

Their recent papers include:

  • "Methylmercury biomagnification in coastal aquatic food webs from western Patagonia and western Antarctic Peninsula," published in 2020 in Chemosphere
  • "Environmental Risks of Pharmaceutical Mixtures in Aquatic Ecosystems: Reflections on a Decade of Research," published in 2023 in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • "Municipal wastewater as an ecological trap: Effects on fish communities across seasons," published in 2020 in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "The urgent need for designing greener drugs," published in 2024 in Nature Sustainability
  • "Rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) from a river impacted by municipal wastewater effluents have altered gut content microbiomes," published in 2020 in The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karen A. Kidd include:

  • Erik J. S. Emilson
  • Michelle A. Gray
  • Maitane Erdozain
  • David P. Kreutzweiser
  • Brittany G. Perrotta

Best Publications

  • Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity

    Andrea J. Reid;Andrew K. Carlson;Irena F. Creed;Erika J. Eliason

  • Collapse of a fish population after exposure to a synthetic estrogen

    Karen A. Kidd;Paul J. Blanchfield;Kenneth H. Mills;Vince P. Palace

  • State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - 2012

    Åke Bergman;Jerrold Heindel;Susan Jobling;Karen Kidd

  • Biomagnification of Mercury in Aquatic Food Webs: A Worldwide Meta-Analysis

    Raphael A. Lavoie;Timothy D. Jardine;Matthew M. Chumchal;Karen A. Kidd

  • State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 2012. Summary for Decision-Makers

    Georg Becher;Åke Bergman;Poul Bjerregaard;Riana Bornman

  • Trophic magnification factors: Considerations of ecology, ecosystems, and study design

    Katrine Borgå;Karen A Kidd;Derek C G Muir;Olof Berglund

  • Applications, considerations, and sources of uncertainty when using stable isotope analysis in ecotoxicology.

    Timothy D. Jardine;Karen A. Kidd;Aaron T. Fisk

  • Global change-driven effects on dissolved organic matter composition : Implications for food webs of northern lakes

    Irena F. Creed;Ann Kristin Bergström;Charles G. Trick;Nancy B. Grimm

  • The Impact of Endocrine Disruption: A Consensus Statement on the State of the Science

    Åke Bergman;Jerrold J. Heindel;Tim Kasten;Karen A Kidd

  • Modulators of mercury risk to wildlife and humans in the context of rapid global change

    Collin A. Eagles-Smith;Ellen K. Silbergeld;Niladri Basu;Paco Bustamante

  • The Influence of Trophic Level as Measured by δ15N on Mercury Concentrations in Freshwater Organisms

    K. A. Kidd;R. H. Hesslein;R. J. P. Fudge;K. A. Hallard

  • Biomagnification of DDT through the Benthic and Pelagic Food Webs of Lake Malawi, East Africa: Importance of Trophic Level and Carbon Source

    Karen A. Kidd;Harvey A. Bootsma;Raymond H. Hesslein;Derek C. G. Muir

  • Spatial and temporal trends of contaminants in Canadian Arctic freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems: a review.

    B Braune;D Muir;B DeMarch;M Gamberg

  • Direct and indirect responses of a freshwater food web to a potent synthetic oestrogen

    Karen A. Kidd;Michael J. Paterson;Michael D. Rennie;Cheryl L. Podemski

  • High Concentrations of Toxaphene in Fishes from a Subarctic Lake

    Karen A. Kidd;David W. Schindler;Derek C. G. Muir;W. Lyle Lockhart

  • Bioaccumulation of organochlorines through a remote freshwater food web in the Canadian Arctic

    K.A. Kidd;R.H. Hesslein;B.J. Ross;K. Koczanski

  • Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds in lake food webs from the Canadian high Arctic.

    Gretchen L. Lescord;Karen A. Kidd;Amila O. De Silva;Mary Williamson

  • Correlation between stable nitrogen isotope ratios and concentrations of organochlorines in biota from a freshwater food web.

    K.A. Kidd;D.W. Schindler;R.H. Hesslein;D.C.G. Muir

  • Trophic Magnification of Organic Chemicals: A Global Synthesis.

    David M. Walters;Tim Jardine;Brian Cade;Karen Kidd

  • Effects of trophic position and lipid on organochlorine concentrations in fishes from subarctic lakes in Yukon Territory

    Karen A. Kidd;David W. Schindler;Raymond H. Hesslein;Derek C.G. Muir

  • Elevated mercury concentrations in fish in lakes in the Mackenzie River Basin: the role of physical, chemical, and biological factors.

    M.S. Evans;W.L. Lockhart;L. Doetzel;G. Low

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Kelly R. Munkittrick
Kelly R. Munkittrick University of New Brunswick
Timothy D. Jardine
Timothy D. Jardine University of Saskatchewan
Paul J. Blanchfield
Paul J. Blanchfield Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Michael J. Paterson
Michael J. Paterson International Institute for Sustainable Development
Åke Bergman
Åke Bergman Stockholm University
Raymond H. Hesslein
Raymond H. Hesslein Upstate Freshwater Institute
David W. Schindler
David W. Schindler University of Alberta
Jorma Toppari
Jorma Toppari University of Turku
Paul K. Sibley
Paul K. Sibley University of Guelph

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