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Patricia Chow-Fraser

Patricia Chow-Fraser

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
4461
World Ranking
7189
National Ranking
449

Overview

Patricia Chow-Fraser is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on several subfields and research topics.

The primary subfields of study include:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Soil Science

The main topics of work cover:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Recent papers authored by or involving Chow-Fraser include:

  • "Mapping Phragmites cover using WorldView 2/3 and Sentinel 2 images at Lake Erie Wetlands, Canada", 2021, Biological Invasions
  • "Evaluation of observed and projected extreme climate trends for decision making in Six Nations of the Grand River, Canada", 2021, Climate Services
  • "Relating pre-fire canopy species, fire season, and proximity to surface waters to burn severity of boreal wildfires in Alberta, Canada", 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Influence of water-level disturbances on the performance of ecological indices for assessing human disturbance: A case study of Georgian Bay coastal wetlands", 2021, Ecological Indicators
  • "Impacts of climate change on streamflow in the McKenzie Creek watershed in the Great Lakes region", 2023, Frontiers in Environmental Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chow-Fraser are:

  • Tariq A. Deen
  • Dawn Martin-Hill
  • Prabha Amali Rupasinghe
  • M. Altaf Arain
  • Olivier Champagne

Chow-Fraser's work has been published repeatedly in several key venues including:

  • Ecological Indicators
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Biological Invasions
  • Climate Services

Best Publications

  • Predictions on the effect of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) exclusion on water quality, zooplankton, and submergent macrophytes in a Great Lakes wetland

    Vanessa L Lougheed;Barb Crosbie;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Primary determinants of macrophyte community structure in 62 marshes across the Great Lakes basin: latitude, land use, and water quality effects

    Vanessa L. Lougheed;Barb Crosbie;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Percentage land use in the watershed determines the water and sediment quality of 22 marshes in the Great Lakes basin

    Barb Crosbie;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Development and use of a zooplankton index of wetland quality in the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin

    Vanessa L. Lougheed;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Long-term response of the biotic community to fluctuating water levels and changes in water quality in Cootes Paradise Marsh, a degraded coastal wetland of Lake Ontario

    P. Chow-Fraser;V. Lougheed;V. Le Thiec;Barb Crosbie

  • Predictions on the effect of common carp (<i>Cyprinus carpio</i>) exclusion on water quality, zooplankton, and submergent macrophytes in a Great Lakes wetland

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  • Primary determinants of macrophyte community structure in 62 marshes across the Great Lakes basin: latitude, land use, and water quality effects

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  • Use and Development of the Wetland Macrophyte Index to Detect Water Quality Impairment in Fish Habitat of Great Lakes Coastal Marshes

    Melanie V. Croft;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Use of ecological indicators to assess the quality of Great Lakes coastal wetlands

    Maja Cvetkovic;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Influence of shoreline features on fish distribution in the Laurentian Great Lakes

    A Wei;P Chow-Fraser;D Albert

  • Development of a Bi-National Great Lakes Coastal Wetland and Land Use Map Using Three-Season PALSAR and Landsat Imagery

    Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez;Sarah L. Endres;Michael Battaglia;Mary Ellen Miller

  • Daphnia need to be gut-cleared too: the effect of exposure to and ingestion of metal-contaminated sediment on the gut-clearance patterns of D. magna.

    P.L. Gillis;P. Chow-Fraser;J.F. Ranville;P.E. Ross

  • Carp Exclusion, Food-web Interactions, and the Restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh

    Vanessa L. Lougheed;Tys Theÿsmeÿer;Tyler Smith;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • A conceptual ecological model to aid restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh, a degraded coastal wetland of Lake Ontario, Canada

    P. Chow-Fraser

  • Development and use of the Wetland Fish Index to assess the quality of coastal wetlands in the Laurentian Great Lakes

    T S Seilheimer;P Chow-Fraser

  • Factors that regulate the zooplankton community structure of a turbid, hypereutrophic Great Lakes wetland

    Vanessa L. Lougheed;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Impacts of Adjacent Land Use and Isolation on Marsh Bird Communities

    Lyndsay A. Smith;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Seasonal, Interannual, and Spatial Variability in the Concentrations of Total Suspended Solids in a Degraded Coastal Wetland of Lake Ontario

    Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Ecosystem response to changes in water level of Lake Ontario marshes: lessons from the restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh

    Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Relative importance of macrophyte community versus water quality variables for predicting fish assemblages in coastal wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes

    Maja Cvetkovic;Anhua Wei;Patricia Chow-Fraser

  • Impact of urbanization on the water quality, fish habitat, and fish community of a Lake Ontario marsh, Frenchman's Bay

    Titus S. Seilheimer;Anhua Wei;Patricia Chow-Fraser;Nicholas Eyles

  • Comparative study of ecological indices for assessing human-induced disturbance in coastal wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes

    Titus S. Seilheimer;Timothy P. Mahoney;Patricia Chow-Fraser

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas Eyles
Nicholas Eyles University of Toronto
Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez
Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez Michigan Technological University
Chris M. Wood
Chris M. Wood University of British Columbia
James F. Ranville
James F. Ranville Colorado School of Mines
W. Gary Sprules
W. Gary Sprules University of Toronto
M. Altaf Arain
M. Altaf Arain McMaster University
David G. Angeler
David G. Angeler Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jacqueline D. Litzgus
Jacqueline D. Litzgus Laurentian University

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