Abiotic Research and Monitoring:
Application of Global Climate Models to depict possible climate change in the Great Lakes region and its effects, including impacts on the Inner Bay of Long Point.
Review of instrumental climate records from the Long Point area as part of a comparative study of recent trends in biosphere reserves in Canada.
Dynamics of longshore transportation of sediments and on-shore movements of these sediments into foredunes and other dune areas.
Conceptual framework to apply environmental stress-response analyses for the Long Point barrier system, and the implications for policy and management actions.
Assessment of high-resolution remotely sensed imagery for wetland mapping and monitoring at 1:10,000 with level of detail necessary for management purposes (Long Point was one of seven coastal wetlands used for this assessment.
Geomorphological processes at Long Point and implications for flooding and restoration measures in the more vulnerable portions of the cottage development area.
Water quality sampling in Long Point Bay for major ions, nutrients, metals, and organochlorine pesticides.
Analysis of sediment and associated pollutants entering Long Point Bay from the Big Creek watershed.
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