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R. Timothy Patterson

R. Timothy Patterson

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Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
5816
World Ranking
5075
National Ranking
244

Overview

R. Timothy Patterson is affiliated with Carleton University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Pollution, and Oceanography.

Their research topics cover diverse areas such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Mine drainage and remediation techniques, Heavy metals in the environment, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Protist diversity and phylogeny, and Arsenic contamination and mitigation.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Patterson include:

  • The varved succession of Crawford Lake, Milton, Ontario, Canada as a candidate Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the Anthropocene series, 2023, The Anthropocene Review
  • Testate Amoeba Functional Traits and Their Use in Paleoecology, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Use of Arcellinida (testate lobose amoebae) arsenic tolerance limits as a novel tool for biomonitoring arsenic contamination in lakes, 2020, Ecological Indicators
  • Intra-Lake Arcellinida (Testate Lobose Amoebae) Response to Winter De-icing Contamination in an Eastern Canada Road-Side "Salt Belt" Lake, 2020, Microbial Ecology
  • A needle in a haystack: A new metabarcoding approach to survey diversity at the species level of Arcellinida (Amoebozoa: Tubulinea), 2023, Molecular Ecology Resources

Patterson frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including Nawaf A. Nasser, Jennifer M. Galloway, Carling R. Walsh, Helen Roe, and Francine M.G. McCarthy.

Their publications are commonly found in journals such as:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • The Anthropocene Review
  • PeerJ
  • Environments
  • Journal of Paleolimnology

Patterson's research involves detailed study of environmental processes, particularly those related to biotic responses to environmental contamination and stratigraphic studies pertinent to the Anthropocene epoch. The work on Arcellinida (testate lobose amoebae) reflects a focus on bioindicator species to assess pollution levels such as arsenic contamination and road salt impact in aquatic ecosystems.

The blend of expertise in atmospheric science, chemistry, paleoecology, and ecology allows for interdisciplinary approaches to complex environmental questions. Their publication record indicates consistent contributions to the understanding of both natural and anthropogenic changes within aquatic and sedimentary systems.

Best Publications

  • RE-EXAMINATION OF THE STATISTICAL METHODS USED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF POINT COUNTS NEEDED FOR MICROPALEONTOLOGICAL QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

    R. Timothy Patterson;Evan Fishbein

  • A review of current testate rhizopod (thecamoebian) research in Canada

    R.Timothy Patterson;Arun Kumar

  • Intertidal benthic foraminiferal biofacies on the Fraser River delta, British Columbia; modern distribution and paleoecological importance

    R. Timothy Patterson

  • Evidence for a Younger Dryas-like cooling event on the British Columbia coast

    Rolf W. Mathewes;Linda E. Heusser;R. Timothy Patterson

  • Arcellaceans as pollution indicators in mine tailing contaminated lakes near Cobalt, Ontario, Canada

    Eduard G. Reinhardt;Andrew P. Dalby;Arun Kumar;R. Timothy Patterson

  • Arcellaceans ("thecamoebians") in small lakes of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; modern distribution and Holocene stratigraphic changes

    R. T. Patterson;K. D. MacKinnon;D. B. Scott;F. S. Medioli

  • Thecamoebians as a tool for reconstruction of paleoenvironments in some Italian lakes in the foothills of the southern Alps (Orta, Varese and Candia)

    Alessandra Asioli;Franco S. Medioli;R. Timothy Patterson

  • ERROR-WEIGHTED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD (EWML): A NEW STATISTICALLY BASED METHOD TO CLUSTER QUANTITATIVE MICROPALEONTOLOGICAL DATA

    Evan Fishbein;R. Timothy Patterson

  • Arcellaceans (thecamoebians) as proxies of arsenic and mercury contamination in northeastern Ontario lakes

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  • Controls on the contemporary distribution of lake thecamoebians (testate amoebae) within the Greater Toronto Area and their potential as water quality indicators

    Helen M. Roe;R. Timothy Patterson;Graeme T. Swindles

  • Arcellaceans (thecamoebians) as indicators of land-use change: settlement history of the Swan Lake area, Ontario as a case study

    R. Timothy Patterson;Andrew Dalby;Arun Kumar;Lori A. Henderson

  • OXYGEN LEVEL CONTROL ON FORAMINIFERAL DISTRIBUTION IN EFFINGHAM INLET, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

    R. Timothy Patterson;Jean-Pierre Guilbault;Richard E. Thomson

  • ASSESSMENT OF ARCELLACEAN (THECAMOEBIAN) ASSEMBLAGES, SPECIES, AND STRAINS AS CONTAMINANT INDICATORS IN JAMES LAKE, NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO, CANADA

    R. Timothy Patterson;Arun Kumar

  • Late Holocene sea-level changes and isostatic crustal movements in Atlantic Canada

    W.Roland Gehrels;Glenn A. Milne;Jason R. Kirby;R.Timothy Patterson

  • Preservation potential of salt marsh foraminifera from the Fraser River delta, British Columbia

    Karina E. Jonasson;R. Timothy Patterson

  • Marsh Foraminifera from Nanaimo, British Columbia (Canada); implications of infaunal habitat and taphonomic biasing

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  • Practical guidelines and recent advances in the Itrax XRF core-scanning procedure.

    Ludvig Löwemark;Menno Bloemsma;Ian Croudace;J. Stephen Daly

  • Testate Amoeba Functional Traits and Their Use in Paleoecology

    Katarzyna Marcisz;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Anush Kosakyan;Valentyna Krashevska

  • Stratigrafia e sedimentologia della sequenza sedimentaria oligocenica-quaternaria del bacino calabro-ionico

    William Cavazza;John Blenkinsop;Peter G. de Celles;R. Timothy Patterson

  • Late Holocene sedimentary response to solar and cosmic ray activity influenced climate variability in the NE Pacific

    R. Timothy Patterson;Andreas Prokoph;Alice Chang

  • Taphonomy of tidal marsh foraminifera: implications of surface sample thickness for high-resolution sea-level studies

    R.Timothy Patterson;Jean-Pierre Guilbault;John J Clague

  • A paleolimnological record of Holocene climate and environmental change in the Temagami region, northeastern Ontario

    Robert E. A. Boudreau;Jennifer M. Galloway;R. Timothy Patterson;Arun Kumar

  • Development of an Arcellacea (testate lobose amoebae) based transfer function for sedimentary Phosphorus in lakes

    R. Timothy Patterson;Helen M. Roe;Graeme T. Swindles

  • DISTRIBUTION OF THECAMOEBIANS (TESTATE AMOEBAE) IN SMALL LAKES AND PONDS, BARBADOS, WEST INDIES

    Helen M. Roe;R. Timothy Patterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen Roe
Helen Roe Queen's University Belfast
Graeme T. Swindles
Graeme T. Swindles Queen's University Belfast
Eduard G. Reinhardt
Eduard G. Reinhardt McMaster University
Richard E. Thomson
Richard E. Thomson Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Hamed Sanei
Hamed Sanei Aarhus University
Christopher Spence
Christopher Spence Environment and Climate Change Canada
William Cavazza
William Cavazza University of Bologna
Ian D. Clark
Ian D. Clark University of Ottawa
Daniel F. Belknap
Daniel F. Belknap University of Maine
Mariusz Gałka
Mariusz Gałka Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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