Canada Research Chair (Tier I)
in Stressed Aquatic Systems
Research Interests:
Fisheries ecology and management; climate change; restoration ecology.
Books:
Gunn, J.M., R.J. Steedman and R.A. Ryder. 2004. Boreal Shield Watersheds: Lake trout ecosystems in a changing environment. Lewis Publishers. 501 p. (see flyer)
Gunn, John M. (ed.) 1995. Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region. Springer-Verlag, New York, 358 p.
Select Publications:
Kaufman, S.D., J.M. Gunn, G.E. Morgan and P.Couture. 2006. Muscle enzymes reveal walleye (Sander vitreus) are less active when larger prey (cisco, Coregonus artedi) are present. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63: 970-979.
Belzile, N., Y-W. Chen, J.M. Gunn, J. Tong, Y. Alarie, T. Delonchamp, and C-Y. Yang. 2006. The effect of selenium on mercury assimilation by freshwater organisms. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63: 1-10.
Cahill, K.L., J.M. Gunn and M.N. Futter. 2005. Modelling ice cover, timing of spring stratification, and the end-of-season mixing depth in small Precambrian Shield lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62: 2134-2142.
Yan, N.D., B. Leung, W. Keller, S.E. Arnott, J.M. Gunn, and G. Raddum. 2003. Developing conceptual ecological frameworks for the recovery of aquatic biota from acidification. Ambio 32: 165-169.
Gunn, J.M. 2002. Impact of the 1998 El Nino event on lake charr, Salvelinus namaycush, population recovering from acidification. Environmental Biology of Fishes 64: 343-351.
Chen, Y.W., N. Belzile, & J.M. Gunn. 2001. Antagonistic effect of selenium on mercury assimilation by fish populations near Sudbury metal smelters. Limnology & Oceanography 46: 1814-1818.
Gunn, J., & S. Sandoy. 2001. Northern Lakes Recovery Study (NLRS) - biomonitoring of the ecosystem level. Water, Air & Soil Pollution 130: 131-140.
Gunn, J., R. Sein, W. Keller, & P. Becket. 2001. Liming of acid and metal contaminated catchments for the improvement of drainage water quality. Water, Air & Soil Pollution 130: 1439-1444.
Keller, W., P. Dillon, J. Heneberry, M. Malette, & J.M. Gunn. 2001. Sulphate in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Lakes: recent trends and status. Water, Air & Soil Pollution 130: 793-798.
Gunn, J.M., E. Snucins, N.D. Yan and M.T. Arts. 2001. Use of water clarity to monitor the effects of climate change and other stressors on oligotrophic lakes. Envir. Monit. Assess. 67: 69-88.
Snucins, E., J.M. Gunn, W. Keller, S. Dixit, A. Hindar, and A. Henriksen. 2001. Effects of regional reductions in sulphur deposition on the chemical and biological recovery of lakes in Killarney Park, Ontario, Canada. Envir. Monit. Assess. 67: 179-194.
Gunn, J.M., and R. Sein. 2000. Effects of forestry roads on reproductive habitat and exploitation of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in three experimental lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 57: 97-104.
Snucins, E., and J. Gunn. 2000. Interannual variation in the thermal structure of clear and colored lakes. Limnology and Oceanography 45: 1639-1646.
Keller, W., J.H. Heneberry, and J.M. Gunn. 1999. Effects of emission reductions from the Sudbury smelters on the recovery of acid and metal-damaged lakes. J. Aquat. Ecosys. Stress Recov. 6: 189-198.
Keller, W., J.M. Gunn, and N.D. Yan. 1999. Acid rain - perspectives on lake recovery. J. Aquat. Ecosys. Stress Recov. 6: 207-216.
Gunn, J. and K.H. Mills. 1998. The potential for restoration of acid-damaged lake trout lakes. Restoration Ecology 6: 390-397.
Gunn, J.M. and W. Keller. 1998. Introduction to special issue on restoration of acid-stressed lakes. Restoration Ecology 6: 316-317.
Kreutzweiser, David, John Gunn, Dean Thompson, Heather Pollard, and Marvin Faber. 1998. Zooplankton community responses to a novel forest insecticide, tebufenozide (RH-5992) in littoral lake enclosures. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 639-648.