Joseph Rasmussen, Ph.D.
Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Ecosystems
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 2008
Rasmussen JB, Trudeau V, Morinville GR
Estimating the scale of fish feeding movements in rivers using delta C-13 signature gradients.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY: In press NOV 2008 
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Rasmussen JB, Gunn JM, Sherwood GD, et al.
Direct and indirect (foodweb mediated) effects of metal exposure on the growth of yellow perch (Perca flavescens): Implications for ecological risk assessment
HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT: 14 (2): 317-350   APR 2008
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Morinville GR, Rasmussen JB
Distinguishing between juvenile anadromous and resident brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) using morphology
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES: 81 (2): 171-184  FEB 2008
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 2007
Rasmussen JB, Trudeau V
Influence of velocity and chlorophyll standing stock on periphyton delta C-13 and delta N-15 in the Ste. Marguerite River system, Quebec
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES: 64 (10): 1370-1381 OCT 2007 
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Tewfik A, Rasmussen JB, McCann KS
Simplification of seagrass food webs across a gradient of nutrient enrichment
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES:  64 (7): 956-967  JUL 2007
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 2006
Morinville GR, Rasmussen JB
Marine feeding patterns of anadromous brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) inhabiting an estuarine river fjord
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES: 63 (9): 2011-2027 SEP 2006
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Trudel M, Rasmussen JB
Bioenergetics and mercury dynamics in fish: a modelling perspective
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES: 63 (8): 1890-1902 AUG 2006
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Hatton IA, McCann KS, Umbanhowar J, Rasmussen JB
A dynamical approach to evaluate risk in resource management
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS: 16 (3):1238-1248 JUN 2006
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Morinville GR, Rasmussen JB
Does life-history variability in salmonids affect habitat use by juveniles? A comparison among streams open and closed to anadromy
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY: 75 (3): 693-704 MAY 2006 
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 2005

Tewfik A, Rasmussen JB, McCann KS
Anthropogenic enrichment alters a marine benthic food web
ECOLOGY: 86 (10):2726-2736 OCT 2005
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Vadeboncoeur Y, McCann KS, Vander Zanden MJ, Rasmussen JB
Effects of multi-chain omnivory on the strength of trophic control in lakes
ECOSYSTEMS: 8 (6):682-693 SEPT 2005
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Gilbert M, Rasmussen JB, Kramer DL
Estimating the density and biomass of moray eels (Muraenidae) using a
modified visual census method for hole-dwelling reef fauna
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES: 73 (4): 415-426 AUG 2005
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Iles AC, Rasmussen JB
Indirect effects of metal contamination on energetics of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) resulting from food web simplification
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY 50 (6): 976-992 JUN 2005
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McCann KS, Rasmussen JB, Umbanhowar J
The dynamics of spatially coupled food webs
ECOLOGY LETTERS 8 (5): 513-523 MAY 2005
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Kovecses J, Sherwood GD, Rasmussen JB
Impacts of altered benthic invertebrate communities on the feeding ecology of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in metal-contaminated lakes
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 62 (1): 153-162 JAN 2005
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 2004

Giguere A, Campbell PGC, Hare L, McDonald DG, Rasmussen JB
Influence of lake chemistry and fish age on cadmium, copper, and zinc concentrations in various organs of indigenous yellow perch (Perca flavescens)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 61 (9): 1702-1716 SEP 2004
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Cattaneo A, Manca M, Rasmussen JB
Peculiarities in the stable isotope composition of organisms from an alpine lake
AQUATIC SCIENCES 66 (4): 440-445 NOV 2004
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deBruyn AM, McCann KS, Rasmussen JB
Migration supports uneven consumer control in a sewage-enriched river food web
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 73 (4): 737-746 JUL 2004
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Rasmussen JB, Vander Zanden MJ
The Variation of Lake Food Webs across the Landscape and Its Effect on Contaminant Dynamics
Ch. 11 in Polis, Gary A., Mary E. Power, and Gary R. Huxel, editors FOOD WEBS AT THE LANDSCAPE LEVEL. 528 p. University of Chicago Press, Chicago Ill 2004
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 2003

deBruyn AMH, Marcogliese DJ, Rasmussen JB
The role of sewage in a large river food web
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 60 (11): 1332-1344 NOV 2003
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Trudeau V, Rasmussen JB
The effect of water velocity on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope signatures of periphyton
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 48 (6): 2194-2199 NOV 2003
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Campbell PGC, Hontela A, Rasmussen JB, Giguere A, Gravel A, Kraemer L, Kovesces J, Lacroix A, Levesque H, Sherwood G
Differentiating between direct (physiological) and food-chain mediated (bioenergetic) effects on fish in metal-impacted lakes
HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT 9 (4): 847-866 JUN 2003
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Morinville GR, Rasmussen JB
Early juvenile bioenergetic differences between anadromous and resident brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 60 (4): 401-410 APR 2003
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Vander Zanden MJ, Rasmussen JB
Food web perspectives on the study of bass populations in North-Temperate lakes
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM 31: 173-184 2003
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 2002

Pazzia I, Trudel M, Ridgway M, Rasmussen JB
Influence of food web structure on the growth and bioenergetics of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 59 (10): 1593-1605 OCT 2002
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deBruyn AMH, Marcogliese DJ, Rasmussen JB
Altered body size distributions in a large river fish community enriched by sewage
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 59 (5): 819-828 MAY 2002
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deBruyn AMH, Rasmussen JB
Quantifying assimilation of sewage-derived organic matter by riverine benthos
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 12 (2): 511-520 APR 2002
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Sherwood GD, Pazzia I, Moeser A, Hontela A, Rasmussen JB
Shifting gears: enzymatic evidence for the energetic advantage of switching diet in wild-living fish
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 59 (2): 229-241 FEB 2002
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Sherwood GD, Kovecses J, Hontela A, Rasmussen JB
Simplified food webs lead to energetic bottlenecks in polluted lakes
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 59 (1): 1-5 JAN 2002
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 2001

Vander Zanden MJ, Rasmussen JB
Variation in delta N-15 and delta C-13 trophic fractionation: Implications for aquatic food web studies
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 46 (8): 2061-2066 DEC 2001
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deBruyn AMH, Rasmussen JB
Freeze concentration of ambient waters for toxicity testing
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 20 (8): 1733-1739 AUG 2001

Trudel M, Rasmussen JB
Predicting mercury concentration in fish using mass balance models
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 11 (2): 517-529 APR 2001
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Trudel M, Tremblay A, Schetagne R, Rasmussen JB
Why are dwarf fish so small? An energetic analysis of polymorphism in lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 58 (2): 394-405 FEB 2001
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 2000

Vander Zanden MJ, Shuter BJ, Lester NP, Rasmussen JB
Within- and among-population variation in the trophic position of a pelagic predator, lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 57 (4): 725-731 APR 2000
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Trudel M, Tremblay A, Schetagne R, Rasmussen JB
Estimating food consumption rates of fish using a mercury mass balance model (vol 57, pg 414, 2000)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 57 (4): 871-871 APR 2000

Branstrator DK, Cabana G, Mazumder A, Rasmussen JB
Measuring life-history omnivory in the opossum shrimp, Mysis relicta, with stable nitrogen isotopes
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 45 (2): 463-467 MAR 2000

Trudel M, Tremblay A, Schetagne R, Rasmussen JB
Estimating food consumption rates of fish using a mercury mass balance model
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 57 (2): 414-428 FEB 2000
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Sherwood GD, Rasmussen JB, Rowan DJ, Brodeur J, Hontela A
Bioenergetic costs of heavy metal exposure in yellow perch (Perca flavescens): in situ estimates with a radiotracer (Cs-137) technique
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 57 (2): 441-450 FEB 2000
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Sarakinos HC, Bermingham N, White PA, Rasmussen JB
Correspondence between whole effluent toxicity and the presence of priority substances in complex industrial effluents
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 19 (1): 63-71 JAN 2000

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1999

Tucker S, Pazzia I, Rowan D, Rasmussen JB
Detecting pan-Atlantic migration in salmon (Salmo salar) using Cs-137
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 56 (12): 2235-2239 DEC 1999
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Vander Zanden MJ, Shuter BJ, Lester N, Rasmussen JB
Patterns of food chain length in lakes: A stable isotope study
AMERICAN NATURALIST 154 (4): 406-416 OCT 1999
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Vander Zanden MJ, Casselman JM, Rasmussen JB
Stable isotope evidence for the food web consequences of species invasions in lakes
NATURE 401 (6752): 464-467 SEP 30 1999
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Ricciardi A, Rasmussen JB
Extinction rates of North American freshwater fauna
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 13 (5): 1220-1222 OCT 1999
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deBruyn AMH, Rasmussen JB
Applicability of Tedlar (TM) bags to aqueous sampling for ambient toxicity testing: Adsorption of trace metals
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 18 (9): 1932-1933 SEP 1999

White PA, Robitaille S, Rasmussen JB
Heritable reproductive effects of benzo[a]pyrene on the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 18 (8): 1843-1847 AUG 1999
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Vander Zanden MJ, Rasmussen JB
Primary consumer delta C-13 and delta N-15 and the trophic position of aquatic consumers
ECOLOGY 80 (4): 1395-1404 JUN 1999
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Tucker S, Rasmussen JB
Using Cs-137 to measure and compare bioenergetic budgets of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the field
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 56 (5): 875-887 MAY 1999
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Kiriluk RM, Whittle DM, Russell RW, Cabana G, Rasmussen JB
Stable isotopic compositions of archived walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) tissues as a measure of historical changes in the food web dynamics of the western basin of Lake Erie
IN M.MUNAWAR (ED) STATE OF LAKE ERIE (SOLE): PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, PP. 469-479, ECOVISION WORLD MONOGRAPH SERIES 1999

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1998

Vander Zanden MJ, Hulshof M, Ridgway MS, Rasmussen JB
Application of stable isotope techniques to trophic studies of age-0 smallmouth bass
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY 127 (5): 729-739 SEP 1998
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Meeuwig JJ, Rasmussen JB, Peters RH
Turbid waters and clarifying mussels: their moderation of empirical chl : nutrient relations in estuaries in Prince Edward Island, Canada
MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES 171: 139-150 1998
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Ricciardi A, Rasmussen JB
Predicting the identity and impact of future biological invaders: a priority for aquatic resource management
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 55 (7): 1759-1765 JUL 1998
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Ricciardi A, Neves RJ, Rasmussen JB
Impending extinctions of North American freshwater mussels (Unionoida) following the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 67 (4): 613-619 JUL 1998
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White PA, Rasmussen JB
The genotoxic hazards of domestic wastes in surface waters
MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 410 (3): 223-236 JUN 1998
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Rowan DJ, Chant LA, Rasmussen JB
The fate of radiocesium in freshwater communities - Why is biomagnification variable both within and between species?
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 40 (1): 15-36 1998

Sarakinos HC, Rasmussen JB
Use of bioassay-based whole effluent toxicity (WET) tests to predict benthic community response to a complex industrial effluent
JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM STRESS AND RECOVERY 6: 141-157 1998
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White PA, Rasmussen JB, Blaise C
Genotoxic substances in the St. Lawrence system I: Industrial genotoxins sorbed to particulate matter in the St. Lawrence, St. Maurice, and Saguenay Rivers, Canada
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 17 (2): 286-303 FEB 1998

White PA, Rasmussen JB, Blaise C
Genotoxic substances in the St. Lawrence system II: Extracts of fish and macroinvertebrates from the St. Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers, Canada
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 17 (2): 304-316 FEB 1998

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1997

Brodeur JC, Sherwood G, Rasmussen JB, Hontela A
Impaired cortisol secretion in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from lakes contaminated by heavy metals: in vivo and in vitro assessment
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 54 (12): 2752-2758 DEC 1997
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Ricciardi A, Whoriskey FG, Rasmussen JB
The role of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in structuring macroinvertebrate communities on hard substrata
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 54 (11): 2596-2608 NOV 1997
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Rowan DJ, Rasmussen JB
Measuring the bioenergetic cost of fish activity in situ using a globally dispersed radiotracer (Cs-137) - Reply
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 54 (8): 1955-1956 AUG 1997
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Rasmussen JB, Rowan DJ
Wave velocity thresholds for fine sediment accumulation in lakes, and their effect on zoobenthic biomass and composition
JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 16 (3): 449-465 SEP 1997
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White PA, Blaise C, Rasmussen JB
Detection of genotoxic substances in bivalve molluscs from the Saguenay Fjord (Canada), using the SOS chromotest
MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 392 (3): 277-300 AUG 14 1997

Vander Zanden MJ, Cabana G, Rasmussen JB
Comparing trophic position of freshwater fish calculated using stable nitrogen isotope ratios (delta N-15) and literature dietary data
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 54 (5): 1142-1158 MAY 1997
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Trudel M, Rasmussen JB
Modeling the elimination of mercury by fish
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 31 (6): 1716-1722 JUN 1997
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Hontela A, Daniel C, Rasmussen JB
Structural and functional impairment of the hypothalamo-pituitary-interrenal axis in fish exposed to bleached kraft mill effluent in the St Maurice River, Quebec
ECOTOXICOLOGY 6 (1): 1-12 FEB 1997
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1996

Boisclair D, Rasmussen JB
Empirical analysis of the influence of environmental variables associated with lake eutrophication on perch growth, consumption, and activity rates
ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI 33 (3-4): 507-515 1996
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Lonergan SP, Rasmussen JB
A multi-taxonomic indicator of acidification: Isolating the effects of pH from other water-chemistry variables
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 53 (8): 1778-1787 AUG 1996
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Pierce CL, Rasmussen JB, Leggett WC
Back-calculation of fish length from scales: Empirical comparison of proportional methods
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY 125 (6): 889-898 NOV 1996

Ricciardi A, Whoriskey FG, Rasmussen JB
Impact of the Dreissena invasion on native unionid bivalves in the upper St Lawrence River
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 53 (6): 1434-1444 JUN 1996
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Vander Zanden MJ, Rasmussen JB
Impact of the Dreissena invasion on native unionid bivalves in the upper St Lawrence River
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 53 (6): 1434-1444 JUN 1996
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Cabana G, Rasmussen JB
Comparison of aquatic food chains using nitrogen isotopes
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 93 (20): 10844-10847 OCT 1 1996
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Rowan DJ, Rasmussen JB
Measuring the bioenergetic cost of fish activity in situ using a globally dispersed radiotracer (Cs-137)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 53 (4): 734-745 APR 1996
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White PA, Rasmussen JB
SOS Chromotest results in a broader context: Empirical relationships between genotoxic potency, mutagenic potency, and carcinogenic potency
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 27 (4): 270-305 1996

White PA, Rasmussen JB, Blaise C
A semi-automated, microplate version of the SOS Chromotest for the analysis of complex environmental extracts
MUTATION RESEARCH-ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS AND RELATED SUBJECTS 360 (1): 51-74 MAY 17 1996
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White PA, Rasmussen JB, Blaise C
Comparing the presence, potency, and potential hazard of genotoxins extracted from a broad range of industrial effluents
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 27 (2): 116-139 1996

White PA, Rasmussen JB, Blaise C
Sorption of organic genotoxins to particulate matter in industrial effluents
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 27 (2): 140-151 1996

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1995

Mellina E, Rasmussen JB, Mills EL
Impact of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on phosphorus cycling and chlorophyll in lakes
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 52 (12): 2553-2573 DEC 1995
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Kiriluk RM, Servos MR, Whittle DM, Cabana G, Rasmussen JB
Using ratios of stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes to characterize the biomagnification of DDE, mirex, and PCB in a Lake Ontario pelagic food web
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 52 (12): 2660-2674 DEC 1995

Rowan DJ, Rasmussen JB, Kalff J
Optimal allocation of sampling effort in lake sediment studies
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 52 (10): 2146-2158 OCT 1995
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Rowan DJ, Rasmussen JB
The elimination of radiocaesium from fish
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY 32 (4): 739-744 NOV 1995
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Ricciardi A, Whoriskey FG, Rasmussen JB
Predicting the intensity and impact of Dreissena infestation on native unionid bivalves from Dreissena field density
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 52 (7): 1449-1461 JUL 1995
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White PA, Rasmussen JB, Blaise C
Genotoxicity of snow in the Montreal Metropolitain-Area
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION 83 (3-4): 315-334 AUG 1995

Liao HS, Pierce CL, Wahl DH, Rasmussen JB
Relative weight (W-R) as a field assesment-tool - Relationships with growth, prey biomass, and environmental conditions
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY 124 (3): 387-400 MAY 1995

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1994

ROWAN DJ, RASMUSSEN JB
BIOACCUMULATION OF RADIOCESIUM BY FISH - THE INFLUENCE OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL FACTORS AND TROPHIC STRUCTURE
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 51 (11): 2388-2410 NOV 1994
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CABANA G, RASMUSSEN JB
MODELING FOOD-CHAIN STRUCTURE AND CONTAMINANT BIOACCUMULATION USING STABLE NITROGEN ISOTOPES
NATURE 372 (6503): 255-257 NOV 17 1994
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MELLINA E, RASMUSSEN JB
OCCURRENCE OF ZEBRA MUSSEL (DREISSENA-POLYMORPHA) IN THE INTERTIDAL REGION OF THE ST-LAWRENCE ESTUARY
JOURNAL OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY 9 (1): 81-84 MAR 1994

MELLINA E, RASMUSSEN JB
PATTERNS IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF ZEBRA MUSSEL (DREISSENA-POLYMORPHA) IN RIVERS AND LAKES IN RELATION TO SUBSTRATE AND OTHER PHYSICOCHEMICAL FACTORS
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 51 (5): 1024-1036 MAY 1994
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PIERCE CL, RASMUSSEN JB, LEGGETT WC
LITTORAL FISH COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN QUEBEC LAKES - RELATIONSHIPS WITH LIMNOLOGICAL AND PREY RESOURCE VARIABLES
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 51 (5): 1128-1138 MAY 1994
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JACKSON LJ, RASMUSSEN JB, KALFF J
A MASS-BALANCE ANALYSIS OF TRACE-METALS IN 2 WEEDBEDS
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION 75 (1-2): 107-119 MAY 1994

CABANA G, TREMBLAY A, KALFF J, RASMUSSEN JB
PELAGIC FOOD-CHAIN STRUCTURE IN ONTARIO LAKES - A DETERMINANT OF MERCURY LEVELS IN LAKE TROUT (SALVELINUS-NAMAYCUSH)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 51 (2): 381-389 FEB 1994
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1993

RASMUSSEN JB
PATTERNS IN THE SIZE STRUCTURE OF LITTORAL-ZONE MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 50 (10): 2192-2207 OCT 1993
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HONTELA A, RASMUSSEN JB, LEDERIS K, TRA HV, CHEVALIER G
ELEVATED LEVELS OF ARGININE VASOTOCIN IN THE BRAIN OF BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS-FONTINALIS) FROM ACID LAKES - A FIELD-TEST OF A POTENTIAL BIOMARKER FOR ACID STRESS
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 50 (8): 1717-1727 AUG 1993

JACKSON LJ, KALFF J, RASMUSSEN JB
SEDIMENT PH AND REDOX POTENTIAL AFFECT THE BIOAVAILABILITY OF AL, CU, FE, MN, AND ZN TO ROOTED AQUATIC MACROPHYTES
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 50 (1): 143-148 JAN 1993

LAMONTAGNE S, RASMUSSEN JB
ESTIMATING CRAYFISH DENSITY IN LAKES USING QUADRATS - MAXIMIZING PRECISION AND EFFICIENCY
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 50 (3): 623-626 MAR 1993

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1992

ROWAN DJ, KALFF J, RASMUSSEN JB
ESTIMATING THE MUD DEPOSITION BOUNDARY DEPTH IN LAKES FROM WAVE THEORY
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 49 (12): 2490-2497 DEC 1992
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ROWAN DJ, RASMUSSEN JB
WHY DONT GREAT-LAKES FISH REFLECT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS - AN ANALYSIS OF BETWEEN-LAKE VARIABILITY IN THE ECOLOGICAL PARTITIONING OF PCBS AND DDT
JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH 18 (4): 724-741 1992
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ROWAN DJ, KALFF J, RASMUSSEN JB
PROFUNDAL SEDIMENT ORGANIC CONTENT AND PHYSICAL CHARACTER DO NOT REFLECT LAKE TROPHIC STATUS, BUT RATHER REFLECT INORGANIC SEDIMENTATION AND EXPOSURE
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 49 (7): 1431-1438 JUL 1992

LANGEVIN R, RASMUSSEN JB, SLOTERDIJK H, BLAISE C
GENOTOXICITY IN WATER AND SEDIMENT EXTRACTS FROM THE ST-LAWRENCE-RIVER SYSTEM, USING THE SOS CHROMOTEST
WATER RESEARCH 26 (4): 419-429 APR 1992

HONTELA A, RASMUSSEN JB, AUDET C, CHEVALIER G
IMPAIRED CORTISOL STRESS RESPONSE IN FISH FROM ENVIRONMENTS POLLUTED BY PAHS, PCBS, AND MERCURY
ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 22 (3): 278-283 APR 1992
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1991

JACKSON LJ, RASMUSSEN JB, PETERS RH, KALFF J
EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF AQUATIC MACROPHYTES AND THEIR UNDERLYING SEDIMENTS
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY 12 (2): 71-86 FEB 1991

WHITE PA, KALFF J, RASMUSSEN JB, GASOL JM
THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND ALGAL BIOMASS ON BACTERIAL PRODUCTION AND SPECIFIC GROWTH-RATE IN FRESH-WATER AND MARINE HABITATS
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 21 (2): 99-118 1991
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HONTELA A, RASMUSSEN JB, KO D, LEDERIS K, CHEVALIER G
ARGININE VASOTOCIN, AN OSMOREGULATORY HORMONE, AS A POTENTIAL INDICATOR OF ACID STRESS IN FISH
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 48 (2): 238-242 FEB 1991

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1990

RASMUSSEN JB, ROWAN DJ, LEAN DRS, CAREY JH
FOOD-CHAIN STRUCTURE IN ONTARIO LAKES DETERMINES PCB LEVELS IN LAKE TROUT (SALVELINUS-NAMAYCUSH) AND OTHER PELAGIC FISH
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 47 (10): 2030-2038 OCT 1990
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PIERCE CL, RASMUSSEN JB, LEGGETT WC
SAMPLING LITTORAL FISH WITH A SEINE - CORRECTIONS FOR VARIABLE CAPTURE EFFICIENCY
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 47 (5): 1004-1010 MAY 1990
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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN 1989 AND EARLIER

RASMUSSEN JB, GODBOUT L, SCHALLENBERG M
THE HUMIC CONTENT OF LAKE WATER AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO WATERSHED AND LAKE MORPHOMETRY
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 34 (7): 1336-1343 NOV 1989
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SCHALLENBERG M, KALFF J, RASMUSSEN JB
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN ENUMERATING SEDIMENT BACTERIA BY DIRECT COUNTS
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 55 (5): 1214-1219 MAY 1989
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RASMUSSEN JB
LITTORAL ZOOBENTHIC BIOMASS IN LAKES, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND TROPHIC FACTORS
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 45 (8): 1436-1447 AUG 1988
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RASMUSSEN JB
HABITAT REQUIREMENTS OF BURROWING MAYFLIES (EPHEMERIDAE:HEXAGENIA) IN LAKES, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EFFECTS OF EUTROPHICATION
NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 7 (1): 51-64 1988
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RASMUSSEN JB, DOWNING JA
THE SPATIAL RESPONSE OF CHIRONOMID LARVAE TO THE PREDATORY LEECH NEPHELOPSIS-OBSCURA
AMERICAN NATURALIST 131 (1): 14-21 JAN 1988

RASMUSSEN JB
THE EFFECT OF A PREDATORY LEECH, NEPHELOPSIS-OBSCURA, ON MORTALITY, GROWTH, AND PRODUCTION OF CHIRONOMID LARVAE IN A SMALL POND
OECOLOGIA 73 (1): 133-138 AUG 1987

ANHOLT BR, LUDWIG D, RASMUSSEN JB
OPTIMAL PURSUIT TIMES - HOW LONG SHOULD PREDATORS PURSUE THEIR PREY
THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY 31 (3): 453-464 JUN 1987

RASMUSSEN JB, KALFF J
EMPIRICAL-MODELS FOR ZOOBENTHIC BIOMASS IN LAKES
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 44 (5): 990-1001 MAY 1987
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RASMUSSEN JB
EFFECTS OF DENSITY AND MICRODETRITUS ENRICHMENT ON THE GROWTH OF CHIRONOMID LARVAE IN A SMALL POND
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 42 (8): 1418-1422 1985

RASMUSSEN JB
THE LIFE-HISTORY, DISTRIBUTION, AND PRODUCTION OF CHIRONOMUS-RIPARIUS AND GLYPTOTENDIPES-PARIPES IN A PRAIRIE POND
HYDROBIOLOGIA 119 (1): 65-72 1984

RASMUSSEN JB
CHIRONOMUS (CAMPTOCHIRONOMUS) VOCKEROTHI N-SP (DIPTERA, CHIRONOMIDAE) FROM ALBERTA, CANADA
CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 116 (12): 1643-1646 1984

RASMUSSEN JB
COMPARISON OF GUT CONTENTS AND ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY OF 4TH INSTAR LARVAE OF 2 COEXISTING CHIRONOMIDS, CHIRONOMUS-RIPARIUS MEIGEN AND GLYPTOTENDIPES-PARIPES (EDWARDS)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE 62 (6): 1022-1026 1984

RASMUSSEN JB
THE EFFECT OF THERMAL EFFLUENT, BEFORE AND AFTER MACROPHYTE HARVESTING, ON STANDING CROP AND SPECIES COMPOSITION OF BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES IN LAKE WABAMUN, ALBERTA
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE 60 (12): 3196-3205 1982

OSBORNE LL, DAVIES RW, RASMUSSEN JB
THE EFFECT OF TOTAL RESIDUAL CHLORINE ON THE RESPIRATION RATES OF 2 SPECIES OF FRESH-WATER LEECH (HIRUDINOIDEA)
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C 67 (2): 203-205 1980

GALLUP DN, HICKMAN M, RASMUSSEN JB
EFFECTS OF THERMAL EFFLUENT AND MACROPHYTE HARVESTING ON THE BENTHOS OF AN ALBERTA LAKE
VERH. INT. VEREIN. LIMNOL. 19:552-561 1975

PAPERS PUBLISHED BY MEMBERS OF MY LABORATORY

deBruyn AMH, Meeuwig JJ
Detecting lunar cycles in marine ecology: periodic regression versus categorical ANOVA
MAR. ECOL. PROG. SER. 214: 307-310 2001

Meeuwig JJ
Predicting coastal eutrophication from land-use: an empirical approach to small non-stratified estuaries
MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES 176: 231-241 1999

Kauppila P, Meeuwig JJ, Pitkanen H
Predicting oxygen in small estuaries of the Baltic Sea: a comparative approach
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 57 (5-6): 1115-1126 AUG 2003

Meeuwig JJ, Kauppila P, Pitkanen H
Predicting coastal eutrophication in the Baltic: a limnological approach
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 57 (4): 844-855 APR 2000

RICCIARDI A, SERROUYA R, WHORISKEY FG
AERIAL EXPOSURE TOLERANCE OF ZEBRA AND QUAGGA MUSSELS (BIVALVIA, DREISSENIDAE) - IMPLICATIONS FOR OVERLAND DISPERSAL
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 52 (3): 470-477 MAR 1995
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Ricciardi A, Snyder FL, Kelch DO, Reiswig HM
Lethal and sublethal effects of sponge overgrowth on introduced dreissenid mussels in the Great Lakes St Lawrence River system
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 52 (12): 2695-2703 DEC 1995
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RICCIARDI A
OCCURRENCE OF CHIRONOMID LARVAE (PARATANYTARSUS SP) AS COMMENSALS OF DREISSENID MUSSELS (DRESSENA-POLYMORPHA AND D-BUGENSIS)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE 72 (6): 1159-1162 JUN 1994

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