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Revised Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review on Biological Monitoring and Biological Indicators in the Hay and Slave Rivers for the Alberta–Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement August 2, 2017 Final Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review on Biological Monitoring and Biological Indicators in the Hay and Slave Rivers for the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement August 2, 2017 Government of the Northwest Territories Environment and Natural Resources 600, 5102-50th Avenue Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3S8 Attention: Annie Levasseur RE: Revised Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review on Biological Monitoring and Biological Indicators in the Hay and Slave Rivers for the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd. is pleased to provide you with a revised annotated bibliography. This document includes additions made during the preparation of the Synthesis and Recommendations report. We trust this document meets the requirements of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT). I would like to thank the GNWT for selecting SLR for this work. It has been a gratifying piece of work. Yours sincerely, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd. Tomasz Wlodarczyk, M.E.S Principal Consultant, National Manager, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment SLR 1 Final Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review on Biological Monitoring and Biological Indicators in the Hay and Slave Rivers for the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...........................................................................................................3 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................4 2.0 METHODOLOGY ...............................................................................................................4 3.0 RESULTS ........................................................................................................................10 4.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................. 11 4.1 Large Fish ............................................................................................................. 11 4.2 Small Fish .............................................................................................................. 37 4.3 Invertebrates ......................................................................................................... 44 4.4 Aquatic Mammals ................................................................................................. 53 4.5 Waterbirds ............................................................................................................. 63 4.6 Amphibians ........................................................................................................... 65 4.7 Algae, Vegetation, Aquatic Ecosystems ............................................................. 69 4.8 Water Quality and Quantity, and Sediment ......................................................... 75 4.9 Reviews, Summaries, State of Environment Reports ........................................ 94 4.10 Indicator Development and Assessment .......................................................... 103 4.11 Research and Methods ....................................................................................... 111 TABLES Table 1. Search Terms ..............................................................................................................7 Table 2. Internet Databases and Research Portals ................................................................. 8 Table 3. Organization of Mendeley Folders ........................................................................... 10 FIGURES Figure 1. Location of Hay River and Slave River Basins ....................................................... 6 SLR 2 Final Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review on Biological Monitoring and Biological Indicators in the Hay and Slave Rivers for the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work was prepared for the Government of the Northwest Territories – Water Resources Division. SLR and its research team gratefully acknowledge the input and direction of the following members of staff: Annie Levasseur, Rick Walbourne, Juanetta Sanderson, and Meghan Beveridge. This annotated bibliography was compiled by Heidi Klein, Joan Eamer, Misty Lockhart, and Théo Charette. SLR 3 Final Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review on Biological Monitoring and Biological Indicators in the Hay and Slave Rivers for the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT), in commitment to the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement (the Agreement), has commissioned the preparation of an annotated bibliography in relation to biological monitoring and indicators for the Hay and Slave River basins, consistent with Appendix G of the Agreement. The purpose of the annotated bibliography is to provide a foundation for the synthesis of the monitoring literature and a recommendations report to be prepared in the next phase of this project. This report is the first deliverable. 2.0 METHODOLOGY The literature search methodology consisted of four approaches, as follows. 1. Snowball Research Method: The literature considered for the annotation began with the documents supplied by the GNWT – Water Resources. Using these documents as a starting point, a snowball research methodology was utilized. Snowball methodology requires examining the references within documents that are then used to help identify others of relevance (Bernard 2006: 192-1931). Titles and authors encountered in the references of pertinent documents were investigated in Google, Google Scholar, or university library search engines and databases. Titles that referenced or were referenced by these documents were also identified and reviewed. 2. Broad Literature Search: Search terms listed in Table 1 were used in Google and Google Scholar, university library databases, and governmental agency online document repositories (see Table 2) in order to source a variety of publicly available documents (academic journal articles, government reports, and other grey literature). Sources that were not available electronically were not examined due to time constraints. The investigators also pursued literature prepared by researchers named by GNWT staff and its own team members. 3. Review of Established Monitoring Programs: Established monitoring programs were identified and information associated with these programs was examined through the review of web pages. As many of these projects did not have completed reports that were easily available, the names of lead researchers and project team members were used to further pursue relevant literature via other internet and library databases. 4. Expert Input: Throughout the collection of the literature and information on databases, Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) and staff at the Government of Alberta recommended documents for review. In order to focus the research, specific search terms were identified and applied to the Hay and Slave River Basins (Figure 1). The research also included non-biological terms, such as water 1 Bernard, H. Russell. 2006. Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Fourth Edition. Toronto: Altamira Press. SLR 4 Final Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review on Biological Monitoring and Biological Indicators in the Hay and Slave Rivers for the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement quality and quantity, as it may have focused on biological indicators. The search terms are in Table 1. Table 2 lists the databases and research portals investigated. Given the frequency website addresses change, links to some of the websites might not be functioning at the time of reading. SLR 5 Final Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review on Biological Monitoring and Biological Indicators in the Hay and Slave Rivers for the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement Figure 1. Location of Hay River and Slave River Basins SLR 6 Final Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review on Biological Monitoring and Biological Indicators in the Hay and Slave Rivers for the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement Table 1. Search Terms Topic Search Terms Amphibian(s) Amphibian(s) Amphibian(s) + indicator + Northwest Territories Amphibian(s) + indicator + Slave River Amphibian(s) + indicator + Hay River Aquatic Vegetation Aquatic vegetation Aquatic vegetation + indicator Aquatic vegetation + indicator + Slave River Aquatic vegetation + indicator + Hay River Beaver Beaver Beaver + indicator + Northwest Territories Beaver + indicator + Slave River Beaver + indicator + Hay River Benthic Invertebrates Benthic invertebrates Benthic invertebrates + indicator + Northwest Territories Benthic invertebrates + indicator + Slave River Benthic invertebrates + indicator + Hay River Ducks Ducks Ducks + indicator Ducks + indicator + Slave River Ducks + indicator + Hay River Fish Fish Fish + indicator + Hay River Fish + indicator + Slave River Hay River Hay River Hay River + indicator Hay River + aquatic Hay River + aquatic + indicator Hay River + monitoring Mink Mink Mink