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Spatially explicit predictions of food web structure from regional-level data
(The Royal Society, 2024-07-22)Knowledge about how ecological networks vary across global scales iscurrently limited given the complexity of acquiring repeated spatial datafor species interactions. Yet, recent developments in metawebs highlightefficient ways to first document possible ... -
Potential plant-to-plant transmission : shared endophytic bacterial community between ziziphus lotus and its parasite cuscuta epithymum
(Springer, 2024)Microbiota associated with host–parasite relationships offer an opportunity to explore interactions among plants, parasites, and microbes, thereby contributing to the overall complexity of community structures. The dynamics of ecological interactions ... -
The level of pollination specialization affects the relationship between the shape of flowers and the bills of their hummingbird pollinators in Antillean Gesneriaceae
(The University of Chicago Press, 2022-01-27)Premise of research. Pollinators are known to impose strong selection on floral shape. Particularly well studied is the relationship between the flowers of hummingbird-pollinated plant species and the bills of their pollinators. However, no studies to ... -
Spatial organization of dinoflagellate genomes : novel insights and remaining critical questions
(Wiley, 2021-08-14)As is true for many other aspects, genome architecture, evolution, and function in dinoflagellates are enigmatic and, in the meantime, continuous inspiration for scientific quests. Recent third-generation sequencing and Hi-C linkage analyses brought ... -
Role of organic matter and microbial communities in mercury retention and methylation in sediments near run-of-river hydroelectric dams
(Elsevier, 2021-02-06)Run-of-river power plants (RoRs) are expected to triple in number over the next decades in Canada. These struc-tures are not anticipated to considerably promote the mobilization and transport of mercury (Hg) and its subse-quent microbial transformation ... -
Understanding food web mercury accumulation through trophic transfer and carbon processing along a river affected by recent run-of-river dams
(2021-02-03)Unlike large dams which favor methylation of Hg in flooded soils over long periods, run-of-river dams are designed to flood a limited area of soils and are therefore not expected to significantly affect mercury (Hg) cycling or carbon processing. We ... -
Mapping metal (Hg, As, Se), lipid and protein levels within fish muscular system in two fish species (Striped Bass and Northern Pike)
(Elsevier, 2020-11-19)Current guidelines tend to limitfish consumption based on mercury (Hg) or monomethylmercury(MeHg) content infishflesh, without considering the presence of antagonist chemical elements thatcould modulate Hg toxicity. However, it is difficult to assess ... -
Mobilization and transformation of mercury across a dammed boreal river are linked to carbon processing and hydrology
(Wiley, 2020-09-22)Reservoirs are known to accelerate the mobilization and cycling of mercury and carbon as aresult of flooding of terrestrial organic matter, which can lead to environmental concerns at local andbroader spatial scales. We explored the covariation of ... -
Role of prey subcellular distribution on the bioaccumulation of yttrium (Y) in the rainbow trout
(Elsevier, 2019-12-13)Our knowledge of the processes leading to the bioaccumulation of rare earth elements (REE) in aquatic biota is limited. As the contamination of freshwater ecosystems by anthropogenic REE have recently been reported, it becomes increasingly urgent to ... -
Toxicity and subcellular fractionation of yttrium in three freshwater organisms : Daphnia magna, Chironomus riparius and Oncorhynchus mykiss
(American Chemical Society, 2019-08-15)The demand for rare earth elements (REEs) has increased since the 1990s leading to the development of many mining projects worldwide. However, less is known about how organisms can handle these metals in natural aquatic systems. Through laboratory ... -
A transcriptome-based perspective of meiosis in dinoflagellates
(Elsevier, 2019-08-01)There is increasing interest in the possibility of sexual recombination in dinoflagellates, especially those symbiotic with coral, since recombination may be able to augment genetic diversity and reduce levels of coral bleaching. Several previous studies ... -
Mercury and selenium distribution in key tissues and early life stages of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
(Elsevier, 2019-07-26)Whereas early life stages are usually considered as particularly sensitive to both organic and inorganic contaminants, field studies assessing contaminant bioaccumulation in these stages are scarce. Selenium (Se) is thought to counteract Hg toxic effects ... -
The fish or the egg : maternal transfer and subcellular partitioning of mercury and selenium in Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
(Elsevier, 2019-04-17)Mercury (Hg) is a trace element of particular concern since it is ubiquitous in the environment and because its methylated form (MeHg) readily bioaccumulates and biomagnifies in food webs. This latter process leads to elevated Hg concentrations in fish ... -
An ecological microsystem to treat waste oil contaminated soil: Using phytoremediation assisted by fungi and local compost, on a mixed-contaminant site, in a cold climate
(Elsevier, 2019-03-29)As a result of anthropization and industrialization, northern remote communities face issues of soil contamination by mixtures of organic and inorganic contaminants. Soil bioremediation in cold environments is particularly challenging because of slower ... -
Environmental drivers of rare earth element bioaccumulation in freshwater zooplankton
(American Chemical Society, 2018-12-26)Human activities have resulted in significant release of rare earth elements (REEs) into the environment. However, the pathways of REEs from waters and soils into freshwater food webs remain poorly understood. Recent studies suggest that aquatic ... -
Local fungi, willow and municipal compost effectively remediate petroleum-contaminated soil in the Canadian North
(Elsevier, 2018-12-15)Low energy-input alternatives based on locally available products are needed for treating petroleum-hydrocarbon spills in northern regions. We tested the efficacy of three local biological components (municipal compost, white-rot fungus: Pleurotus ... -
Exploring dinoflagellate biology with high-throughput proteomics
(Elsevier, 2018-04-16)Dinoflagellates are notorious for their ability to form the harmful algal blooms known as “red tides,” yet the mechanisms underlying bloom formation remain poorly understood. Despite recent advances in nucleic acid sequencing, which have generated ... -
Refining transcriptome gene catalogs by MS-validation of expressed proteins
(Wiley, 2017-11-19)Protein sequence identification by tandem mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS) identifies thousands of protein sequences even in complex mixtures, and provides valuable insight into the biological functions of different cells. For non-model organisms, ... -
Cooking and co-ingested polyphenols reduce in vitro methylmercury bioaccessibility from fish and may alter exposure in humans
MeHg bioaccessibility is reduced by food preparation
(Elsevier, 2017-10-31)Fish consumption is a major pathway for mercury exposure in humans. Current guidelines and risk assessments assume that 100% of methylmercury (MeHg) in fish is absorbed by the human body after ingestion. However, a growing body of literature suggests ... -
Fate and trophic transfer of rare earth elements in temperate lake food webs
(2017-05-05)Many mining projects targeting rare earth elements (REE) are in development in North America, but the background concentrations and trophic transfer of these elements in natural environments have not been well characterized. We sampled abiotic and food ...