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Research
Latest papers
Return migration to fresh water and overwintering locations used by sympatric anadromous populations of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma malma).
Journal of fish biology · 2026 · senior author
Determinants of human hair mercury, blood mercury, blood selenium, and plasma omega-3 fatty acid levels within northern Canada.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2026
mort: An R package to conservatively identify mortalities and shed tags in passive telemetry arrays.
The Journal of animal ecology · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $140,000
Linking fish mercury, life history, and ecology in northern aquatic ecosystems
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $38,000
Linking fish mercury, life history, and ecology in northern aquatic ecosystems
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $150,000
Critical addition of microwave digestion capabilities to ICP-MS facility
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
15 publications.
Return migration to fresh water and overwintering locations used by sympatric anadromous populations of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma malma).
Smith R, Hitkolok E, Dumond A, DePasquale S, Thibault H, Weinstein S, Craig P, Loewen T, Swanson H
Determinants of human hair mercury, blood mercury, blood selenium, and plasma omega-3 fatty acid levels within northern Canada.
Packull-McCormick S, Ratelle M, Drysdale M, Borghese MM, Bouchard M, Stark KD, Gamberg M, Swanson H, Skinner K, Laird BD
mort: An R package to conservatively identify mortalities and shed tags in passive telemetry arrays.
Smith R, Bottoms J, Del Villar-Guerra D, Loewen T, Swanson H
Using otoliths to understand historic and contemporary selenium exposure in Kokanee Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon Territory.
Luu T, Lehnherr I, Wong C, Swanson H
Harvester selection and observed mercury levels in Eastern Beaufort Sea and Western Hudson Bay beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas).
Sudlovenick E, Pokiak V, Swanson H, Kirk J, Loseto L
Migration timing and marine space use of an anadromous Arctic fish (Arctic Char, Salvelinus alpinus) revealed by local spatial statistics and network analysis.
Smith R, Hitkolok E, Loewen T, Dumond A, Swanson H
Mercury bioaccessiblity in freshwater fish species from northern Canada.
Packull-McCormick S, Cowan A, Stark KD, Low M, Gamberg M, Swanson H, Laird B
Contributions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples to the study of mercury in the Arctic.
Houde M, Krümmel EM, Mustonen T, Brammer J, Brown TM, Chételat J, Dahl PE, Dietz R, Evans M, Gamberg M, Gauthier MJ, Gérin-Lajoie J, Hauptmann AL, Heath JP, Henri DA, Kirk J, Laird B, Lemire M, Lennert AE, Letcher RJ, Lord S, Loseto L, MacMillan GA, Mikaelsson S, Mutter EA, O'Hara T, Ostertag S, Robards M, Shadrin V, Smith M, Stimmelmayr R, Sudlovenick E, Swanson H, Thomas PJ, Walker VK, Whiting A
Overwintering ecology and movement of anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in a large, ice-covered river in the Canadian Arctic.
Smith R, Hitkolok E, Loewen T, Dumond A, Kristensen K, Swanson H
Hair to blood mercury concentration ratios and a retrospective hair segmental mercury analysis in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Packull-McCormick S, Ratelle M, Lam C, Napenas J, Bouchard M, Swanson H, Laird BD
Linking fish mercury, life history, and ecology in northern aquatic ecosystems
Principal investigators: Swanson, Heidi
Keywords: northern aquatic ecosystems; mercury; fish life history; fish ecology; stable isotopes; fatty acids; otolith microchemistry; trophic ecology
Linking fish mercury, life history, and ecology in northern aquatic ecosystems
Principal investigators: Swanson, Heidi
Keywords: northern aquatic ecosystems; mercury; fish life history; fish ecology; stable isotopes; fatty acids; otolith microchemistry; trophic ecology
Critical addition of microwave digestion capabilities to ICP-MS facility
Principal investigators: Wallschläger, Dirk
Validating Environmental and Human Health Improvements Associated with Wastewater Treatment Upgrades in Arctic Communities
Principal investigators: Jamieson, Rob RC
Keywords: arctic; contaminants; ecotoxicology; environmental microbiology; fish health; public health; wastewater treatment; water quality; wetlands
Operations and Maintenance Support for Kluane Lake Research Station, Yukon
Principal investigators: Marshall, Shawn
An autonomous underwater vehicle for characterizing remote lakes
Principal investigators: Branfireun, Brian
A field-portable ultra-trace mercury analysis system
Principal investigators: Swanson, Heidi
Investigating occupancy, habitat use, and migrations of Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) in northern barrenland streams
Principal investigators: Swanson, Heidi
Aquatic Ecology and Contaminant Accumulation in Northern Lakes: Understanding and Predicting Change
Principal investigators: Swanson, Heidi
Understanding and Predicting Change in Northern Aquatic Ecosystems
Principal investigators: Swanson, Heidi K
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Kelly Skinner and Brian Laird: 6 shared papers
- Shannon Majowicz and Kelly Skinner: 3 shared papers
- Kelly Skinner and Sonja Ostertag: 3 shared papers
- Heidi Swanson and Brian Laird: 3 shared papers
- Heidi Swanson and Michael Power: 3 shared papers
- Shannon Majowicz and Brian Laird: 2 shared papers
- Kelly Skinner and Heidi Swanson: 2 shared papers
- Sonja Ostertag and Brian Laird: 2 shared papers
- Gary Stern and Marc Amyot: 2 shared papers
- Karen Kidd and Niladri Basu: 1 shared paper
- Karen Kidd and Heidi Swanson: 1 shared paper
- Shannon Majowicz and Heidi Swanson: 1 shared paper
- Sonja Ostertag and Heidi Swanson: 1 shared paper
- Gary Stern and Paul Arp: 1 shared paper
- Gary Stern and Heidi Swanson: 1 shared paper
- Gary Stern and Michael Power: 1 shared paper
- Paul Craig and Heidi Swanson: 1 shared paper
- Marc Amyot and Paul Arp: 1 shared paper
- Marc Amyot and Heidi Swanson: 1 shared paper
- Marc Amyot and Michael Power: 1 shared paper
- Niladri Basu and Heidi Swanson: 1 shared paper
- Niladri Basu and Michael Power: 1 shared paper
- Paul Arp and Heidi Swanson: 1 shared paper
- Biology
- School of Public Health Sciences
- Public Health and Health Systems, School of
- Environment and Geography
- Sciences biologiques - Université de Montréal
- Natural Resource Sciences - McGill University
- Forestry and Environmental Management, Faculty of
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Michael Power
Biology
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Brian Laird
Public Health and Health Systems, School of
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Kelly Skinner
School of Public Health Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Shannon Majowicz
School of Public Health and Health Systems
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Sonja Ostertag
School of Public Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Gary Stern
Environment and Geography
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Paul Craig
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Marc Amyot
Sciences biologiques - Université de Montréal
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Niladri Basu
Natural Resource Sciences - McGill University
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Karen Kidd
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Paul Arp
Forestry and Environmental Management, Faculty of
1 shared papers, latest 2015
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