Estimating lake ice thickness in Central Ontario. by Justin C Murfitt, Laura C Brown, Stephen E L Howell

“…The ability to accurately report lake ice characteristics such as thickness is vital, however, it is underreported in Canada and there is a lack of lake ice thickness records for temperate latitude areas such as Central Ontario. Here, we evaluate the application of previously developed temperature models and RADARSAT-2 for estimating lake ice thickness in Central Ontario and provide insight into the regions long term ice thickness variability. …”
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The Patient Level Cost of Asthma in Adults in South Central Ontario by Wendy J Ungar, Peter C Coyte, Kenneth R Chapman, Linda MacKeigan, the Pharmacy Medication Monitoring Program Advisory Board

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Emergence of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae, South-Central Ontario, Canada by Philipp P. Kohler, Roberto G. Melano, Samir N. Patel, Shumona Shafinaz, Amna Faheem, Brenda L. Coleman, Karen Green, Irene Armstrong, Huda Almohri, Sergio Borgia, Emily Borgundvaag, Jennie Johnstone, Kevin Katz, Freda Lam, Matthew P. Muller, Jeff Powis, Susan M. Poutanen, David Richardson, Anu Rebbapragada, Alicia Sarabia, Andrew Simor, Allison McGeer

“…We analyzed population-based surveillance data from the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network to describe carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) infections during 2007–2015 in south-central Ontario, Canada. We reviewed patients’ medical records and travel histories, analyzed microbiologic and clinical characteristics of CPE infections, and calculated incidence. …”
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Rapid Recent Recovery from Acidic Deposition in Central Ontario Lakes by Shaun A. Watmough, M. Catherine Eimers

“…In many regions, chemical recovery in lakes from acidic deposition has been generally slower than expected due to a variety of factors, including continued soil acidification, climate-induced sulphate (SO₄) loading to lakes and increases in organic acidity. In central Ontario, Canada, atmospheric sulphur (S) deposition decreased by approximately two-thirds between 1982 and 2015, with half of this reduction occurring between 2005 and 2015. …”
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Does Predation Influence the Seasonal and Diel Timing of Moose Calving in Central Ontario, Canada? by Brent R Patterson, Kenneth J Mills, Kevin R Middel, John F Benson, Martyn E Obbard

“…We used encapsulated vaginal implant transmitters to locate and capture neonatal moose calves and document the seasonal and diel timing of parturition in two adjacent study areas with different predation pressure in central Ontario, Canada. We tested the hypothesis that predation promotes earlier and more synchronous birth of moose calves. …”
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Acidification and recovery of aquatic ecosystems in south central Ontario, Canada: regional application of the MAGIC model by J. Aherne, P. J. Dillon, B. J. Cosby

“…The dynamic model MAGIC was applied to 25 lakes in south-central Ontario, Canada using a regional modelling methodology. …”
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Methane fluxes measured by eddy covariance and static chamber techniques at a temperate forest in central Ontario, Canada by J. M. Wang, J. G. Murphy, J. A. Geddes, C. L. Winsborough, N. Basiliko, S. C. Thomas

“…Methane flux measurements were carried out at a temperate forest (Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve) in central Ontario (45°17´11´´ N, 78°32´19´´ W) from June to October 2011. …”
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Observations of OM/OC and specific attenuation coefficients (SAC) in ambient fine PM at a rural site in central Ontario, Canada by T. W. Chan, L. Huang, W. R. Leaitch, S. Sharma, J. R. Brook, J. G. Slowik, J. P. D. Abbatt, P. C. Brickell, J. Liggio, S.-M. Li, H. Moosmüller

“…Ambient particulate matter (PM) samples were collected on quartz filters at a rural site in central Ontario during an intensive study in 2007. The concentrations of organic carbon (OC), pyrolysis organic carbon (POC), and elemental carbon (EC) were determined by thermal analysis. …”
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Evaluating RADARSAT-2 for the Monitoring of Lake Ice Phenology Events in Mid-Latitudes by Justin Murfitt, Laura C. Brown, Stephen E.L. Howell

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Assessing the effects of multiple environmental stressors on zooplankton assemblages in Boreal Shield lakes since pre-industrial times by John P. SMOL, Jon N. SWEETMAN, Andrew M. PATERSON, Anna M. DESELLAS

“…Zooplankton communities in Boreal Shield lakes of south-central Ontario, Canada, have become increasingly exposed to the effects of multiple anthropogenic stressors, such as declines in calcium (Ca) and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations, shifts in predation regimes, and climate warming. …”
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Could a residential wood ash recycling programme be part of the solution to calcium decline in lakes and forests in Muskoka (Ontario, Canada)? by Shakira S.E. Azan, Norman D. Yan, Martha P. Celis-Salgado, Shelley E. Arnott, James A. Rusak, Peter Sutey

“…Muskoka residents generate about 235 000 kg of NIWA annually, not enough to treat all central Ontario areas affected; however, a NIWA recycling programme implemented across southern Ontario could generate enough ash to solve the Ca decline problem in Muskoka’s forests and lakes.…”
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New range extensions for the Canadian Chironomidae fauna from two urban streams by Armin Namayandeh, David V. Beresford

“…Here we report its occurrence for the second time in south central Ontario, confirming its occurrence within the province.…”
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Ultrasonic vocalizations emitted by flying squirrels. by Meghan N Murrant, Jeff Bowman, Colin J Garroway, Brian Prinzen, Heather Mayberry, Paul A Faure

“…We recorded vocalizations from northern (Glaucomys sabrinus) and southern (G. volans) flying squirrels calling in both the laboratory and at a field site in central Ontario, Canada. We demonstrate that flying squirrels produce ultrasonic emissions through recorded bursts of broadband noise and time-frequency structured frequency modulated (FM) vocalizations, some of which were purely ultrasonic. …”
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Exploring Client-Centered Care Experiences in In-Patient Rehabilitation Settings by Elena L. Bamm, Peter Rosenbaum, Seanne Wilkins, Paul Stratford, Nadilein Mahlberg

“…We conducted semistructured interviews with patients, families, and HCPs of one of four rehabilitation facilities in South-Central Ontario, Canada. Being on common grounds/Working toward client set goals was the main category identified by both clients and HCPs. …”
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Community structure, species–habitat relationships, and conservation of amphibians in forested vernal pools in the Georgian Bay region of Ontario by Nick Luymes, Patricia Chow-Fraser

“…Forested vernal pools serve an integral role in the recruitment of amphibians in glaciated northeastern North America. In south-central Ontario, vernal pools exist in relatively unimpacted forest networks, but the amphibian communities face uncertain challenges from anthropogenic-induced climate change. …”
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Providing supportive care to cancer patients: a study on inter-organizational relationships by Kevin Brazil, Daryl Bainbridge, Jonathan Sussman, Tim Whelan, Mary Ann O'Brien, Nancy Pyette

“…<br><br> Methods: Senior administrators in programs that provided care to persons and their families living with or affected by cancer participated in a personal interview. Setting: South-central Ontario, Canada. Study population: administrators from 43 (97%) eligible programs consented to participate in the study. …”
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Community science to the rescue: capturing water quality data during the COVID-19 pandemic by Erin D. Smith, Andrea E. Kirkwood

“…We worked with local community groups to recruit 58 volunteers who collected lake water samples from 60 sites on 16 lakes in south-central Ontario from June to September 2020. We organized drop-off depots and had volunteers freeze samples to monitor nearshore nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) and chlorophyll-a. …”
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Providing supportive care to cancer patients: a study on inter-organizational relationships by Kevin Brazil, Daryl Bainbridge, Jonathan Sussman, Tim Whelan, Mary Ann O'Brien, Nancy Pyette

“…<br><br> Methods: Senior administrators in programs that provided care to persons and their families living with or affected by cancer participated in a personal interview. Setting: South-central Ontario, Canada. Study population: administrators from 43 (97%) eligible programs consented to participate in the study. …”
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Prioritization of public and private land to protect species at risk habitat by Caitlyn A. Proctor, Richard Schuster, Rachel T. Buxton, Joseph R. Bennett

“…Instead, protecting species at risk may be most cost effective in areas where species‐at‐risk richness is still relatively high, but land costs are relatively low, such as in central Ontario. However, the budget required to adequately protect species at risk through land purchase would be much larger than is currently available for conservation efforts, even if public lands are preferentially protected. …”
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Northward range expansion of Ixodes scapularis evident over a short timescale in Ontario, Canada. by Katie M Clow, Patrick A Leighton, Nicholas H Ogden, L Robbin Lindsay, Pascal Michel, David L Pearl, Claire M Jardine

“…Baseline field sampling in 2014 and 2015 detected I. scapularis and B. burgdorferi at sites across southern, eastern and central Ontario, including a hot spot in eastern Ontario. …”
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