Title: Retrospective Molecular Detection of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) from Ethanol-Preserved Plankton Samples
This study evaluated the feasibility of repurposing ethanol-preserved plankton samples for retrospective molecular detection of AIS. A total of 89 plankton samples collected from 21 Manitoba lakes between 2022 and 2024 were analyzed using microscopy and PCR assays targeting Bythotrephes spp. and D. polymorpha.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) Detection of Aquatic Invasive Species in
Manitoba Lakes, a comparative analysis of microscopy and
DNA detection methods.
This study assessed the potential presence of three main Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) in plankton samples (Dreissena spp. and Bythotrephes spp.) collected between 2022 and 2024 in waterbodies of the Manitoba basin using both conventional microscopy and environmental DNA analysis.
First report of ciliate epibionts (Suctoria) on the invasive Bythotrephes cederströmii (Schödler, 1877) in Canada. Author: Liudmila Aleaga Aguilera
During the analysis of samples for the monitoring of aquatic invasive species in Manitoba, many individuals of B. cederströmii from Cedar Lake, were observed to be carrying suctorian ciliate epibionts in very high density.
Project Report Master in Environmental Studies, Course-Based program, Queen’s University
Title: PREVENTING THE INTRODUCTION AND THE SPREAD OF FRESHW ATER INVASIVE INVERTEBRATES IN ONTARIO: ASSESSME NT OF THE PROPOSED INVASIVE SPECIES ACT (BI LL 37)
Because of the importance that policy development and implementation play in managing invasive species for their effective prevention and spread, a policy analysis of the proposed Ontario’s Bill 37 (“An Act respecting Invasive Species”) was conducted based on an extensive literature review, the interview responses with provincial government officials, and the results from the constructed nonnative species checklist. A total of 46 species were identified as having a high impact on the environment, according to the literature