Peer-reviewed Publications

Submitted

45) Zvezdin, A.*, I. Álvarez-Manzaneda, E. Langille, C. Meyer-Jacob, N. Michelutti, M. Hipfner, C. Grooms, J.P. Smol, K.E. Hargan. 1300 years of ecological change on SGang Gwaay, Haida Gwaii (B.C., Canada) from the time of the Haida to UNESCO World Heritage site.

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44) Rahman, I.#*, Erdelyan, C.N.G.#, Signore, A.V., Ayilera, I., Wight, J., Jones, M.E.B., Sullivan, D., Lung, O., Wilhelm, S.I., Cunningham, J.T., Gosse, K., Baker, M., Lair, S., Provencher, J.F., Hargan, K.E., Berhane, Y., Lang, A.S. Recurring incursions and dissemination of novel Eurasian-origin H5Nx avian influenza viruses in Atlantic Canada. #contributed equally

 

43) Andrew, C.L., McPhee, L., Kuchinski, K.S., Wight, J., Rahman, I.*, Mansour, S., Cortez, G.A., Kalhor, M., Kenmuir, E., Prystajecky, N., Hargan, K.E., Lang, A., Leafloor, J.O., Berhanne, Y., Soos, C., Ramey, A.M., Himsworth, C. Bait trapping of waterfowl increases risk for environmental contamination of avian influenza virus (AIV).

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42) McLaughlin, A., Giacinti, J., Sarma, S.N., Brown, M., Ronconi, R.A., Lavoie, R.A., Eng, M.L., Enright, B., Lang, A., Rahman, I., Wight, J., Hargan, K.E., Mallory, M., Baak, J., Jones, M., Saunders, M., Dupuis-Smith, R., Elliott, K., Gilchrist, G., Hennin, H., Guillemette, M., Martigny, P., Montevecchi, W., Petersen, A., Berhane, Y., Provencher, J. Examining avian influenza virus exposure in seabirds of the northwest Atlantic in 2022 and 2023 via antibodies in eggs.​

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41) Signore, A.V., Giacinti, J., Jones, M.E.B., Erdelyan, C.N.G., McLaughlin, A., Alkie, T.N., Cox, S., Lair, S., Jardine, C., Stevens, B., Bravo-Araya, M., Pople, N., Pybus, M.J., Hisanaga, T., Xu, W., Koziuk, J., Lung, O., Kruczkiewicz, P., Fisher, M., Wight, J., Rahman, I.*, Hargan, K.E., Lang, A.S., Hochman, O., Ojkic, D.,Yason, C., British Columbia Wildlife AIV Surveillance Program, Bourque, L., Bollinger, T.K., Provencher, J., Ogilvie, S., Clark, A., MacPhee, R., Parsons, G.J., Eaglesome, H., Gilbert, S., Saboraki, K., Davis, R., Jerao, A., Ginn, M., Soos, C., Berhane, Y. Phylodynamics of the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in North America reveal the emergence of reassortants with increased fitness.

 

40) Amon, L., J. St-Jacques, K.E. Hargan, C.M. Whyte, D. Sachse, O. Rach, M. Peros. From Deglaciation to the Early Holocene in the Northern Appalachians: a multi-proxy paleo-environmental record from Scotstown Bog, Québec, Canada.

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2024

39) Wight, J., I. Rahman*, H.L. Wallace, J.T. Cunningham, S. Roul, G.J. Robertson, R.S. Russell, T. Alkie, Y. Berhane, K.E. Hargan, A.S. Lang. Avian influenza virus circulation and immunity in an urban duck population prior to and during a highly pathogenic H5N1 outbreak. BMC Veterinary Research, in press.

Preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.22.581693v1

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38) Cormier, T., Barychka, T., Beaumont, M., Burt, T. B., English, M. D., Giacinti, J. A., Giroux, J-F., Guillemette, M., Hargan, K.E., Jones, M., Lair, S., Lang, A. S., Lepage, C., Montevecchi W. A., Rahman, I.*, Rail, J-F., Robertson, G. J., Ronconi, R. A., Seyer, Y., Taylor, L. U., Ward, C. R. E., Wight, J., Wilhelm, S. I., Avery-Gomm, S. Seabird and sea duck mortalities were lower during the second breeding season in eastern Canada following the introduction of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A H5Nx viruses. Bird Study https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2024.2415161 

 

37) McPhail, G.M., Collins, S.M., Burt, T.V., Careen, N.G., Doiron, P.B., Avery-Gomm, S., Barychka, T., English, M., Giacinti, J., Jones, M., Provencher, J., Soos, C., Ward, C., Duffy, S., Wilhelm, S., Wight, J., Rahman, I.*, Hargan, K.E., Lang, A.S., Montevecchi, W.A. Geographic, ecological, and temporal patterns of seabird mortality during the 2022 HPAI H5N1 outbreak on the island of Newfoundland. Canadian Journal of Zoology http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2024-0012 [open access]

Preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.17.575746v1

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35) Avery-Gomm, S., Barychka, T., English, M., Ronconi, R., Wilhelm, S.I., Rail, J-F., Cormier, T., Beaumont, M., Bowser, C., Burt, T.V., Collins, S., Duffy, S., Giacinti, J., Gilliland, S., Giroux, J-F., Gjerdrum, C., Guillemette, M., Hargan, K.E., Jones, M., Kennedy, A., Kusalik, L., Lair, S., Lang, A.S., Lavoie, R., Lepage, C., McPhail, G., Montevecchi, W.A., Parsons, G.J., Provencher, J.F., Rahman, I.*, Robertson, G.J., Seyer, Y., Soos, C., Ward, C.R.E., Wells, R., Wight, J. Wild bird mass mortalities in eastern Canada associated with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) virus, 2022. Ecosphere 15:e4980. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4980 [open access]

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35) Bosch, J.*, Álvarez-Manzaneda, I., Smol, J.P., Michelutti, N., Robertson, G.J., Montevecchi, B., Wilhelm, S., Lang, A.S., Hargan, K.E. Blending census and paleolimnological data allows for tracking the establishment and growth of a major gannet colony over several centuries.Scientific Reports 14(1): 20462. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69860-z  [open access]​

 

34) Giacinti, J., A. Signore, M. Jones, L. Bourqu, S. Lair, C. Jardine, B. Stevens, T. Bollinger, D. Goldsmith, M. Pybus, I. Stasiak, R. Davis, N. Pople, L. Nituch, R. Brook, D. Ojkic, A. Massé, G. Dimitri-Masson, G. Parsons, M. Baker, C. Yason, J. Harms, N. Jutha, J. Neely, Y. Berhane, O. Lung, S. French, L. Myers, J. Provencher, S. Avery-Gomm, G. Robertson, T. Barychka, K. Gurney, J. Wight, I. Rahman*, K.E. Hargan, A. Lang, M. Brown, C. Pekarik, T. Thompson, A. McLaughlin, M. Willie, L. Wilson, S. Flemming, M. Ross, J. Leafloor,  F. Baldwin, C. Sharp, H. Lewis, M. Beaumont, A. Hanson, R. Ronconi, E. Reed, M. Campbell, M. Saunders, C. Soos. Avian influenza viruses in wild birds in Canada following incursion of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus from Eurasia in 2021–2022. mBio: e03203-23. dx.doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03203-23 [Editor’s Pick]

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33) McLaughlin, A., J. Giacinti, I. Rahman*, J. Wight, K.E. Hargan, A.S. Lang, M. Mallory, G.J. Robertson, K. Elliot, D. Ojkic, S. Lair, M. Jones, Y. Berhane, G. Gilchrist, L. Wilson, S. Wilhelm, M.G.C. Brown, J. Provencher. Spatiotemporal patterns of low and highly pathogenic avian influenza virus prevalence in murres in Canada from 2007 to 2022 - a case study for wildlife viral monitoring. FACETS 9: 1–13. dx.doi.org/10.1139/facets-2023-0185 [open access]

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32) Gallant, L.R., Hargan, K.E., Kimpe, L.E., Michelutti, N., Grooms, C., Savelle, J.M., Smol, J.P., Blais, J.M. 2024. Sedimentary biomarkers and bone specimens reveal a history of prehistoric occupation on Somerset Island (Arctic Canada). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 291: 20232915. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2915 [open access]

• CBC

• Science Mag

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31) Provencher, J.F., M.G.C. Brown, K.E. Hargan, A.S. Lang, H. Lewis, M. Mallory, R. Michelin, G. Mitchell, I. Rahman*, C. Sharp, S. Shikaze, J. Wight. Short communication. Environmental disease surveillance in swallows (family Hirundinidae): investigation into role as avian influenza vector in eastern Canada agricultural landscapes. Journal of Wildlife Diseases https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00167

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30) Careen, N.G., S.M. Collins, K.J.N. D’Entremont, J. Wight, I. Rahman*, K.E. Hargan, A.S. Lang, W.A. Montevecchi. Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus resulted in unprecedented reproductive failure and movement behaviour by northern gannets. Marine Ornithology 52: 121-128..

 

29) Hargan, K.E., M. Duda, N. Michelutti, J.M. Blais, J.P. Smol. Diatom assemblage responses to climate warming in sub-Arctic ponds receiving excess nutrients from nesting seaducks. Ecology and Evolution 14:e11034. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11034 [open access]

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2023

28) Zhang, B., S. Leroux, J.J. Bowden, K.E. Hargan, A. Hurford, E.R.D. Moise. 2023. Species distribution model identifies influence of climatic constraints at the leading edge of a native insect outbreak. Forest Ecology and Management 544: 121166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121166

 

27) Duda, M.P., B. Sivarajah, K.M. Rühland, A.M. Paterson, J.L. Barrow, Y. Cheng, E.J. Favot, K.R. Hadley, R.I. Hall, K.E. Hargan, C. Nelligan, E.D. Reavie, R.E. Valleau, P. Werner, C. Wilkins, J.P. Smol. 2023. Environmental optima for common diatoms from Ontario lakes along gradients of lakewater pH, total phosphorus concentration, and depth. Journal of Paleolimnology 70: 131–158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-023-00288-7

 

2022

26) Michelutti, N.ǂ, K.E. Harganǂ, L. Kimpe, J.P. Smol, J.M., Blais. 2022. Using Stable Water Isotope Composition (δ18O and δ2 H) to Track the Interannual Responses of Arctic and Tropical Andean Water Bodies to Rising Air Temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 127: e2021JG006719. ǂequal contributions https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JG006719

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2021

25) Duda, M., K.E. Hargan, N. Michelutti, J. Blais, C. Grooms, G. Gilchrist, M. Mallory, G. Robertson, J.P. Smol. 2021. Reconstructing long-term changes in avian populations using lake sediments: Opening a window onto the past. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.698175

 

24) Clyde, N., K.E. Hargan, M. Forbes, S. Iverson, J.M. Blais, J.P. Smol, J. Bump, H.G. Gilchrist. 2021. Seaducks as Arctic Archipelago engineers: Nesting eiders deliver the marine fertilizer and transform the chemistry of soils, plants, and ponds. Oecologia 195:1041–1052. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-04889-9 .

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2020

23) Stewart, E.M., K.E. Hargan, N. Michelutti, L.E. Kimpe, J.M. Blais, J.P. Smol. 2020. The impacts of waterbird-mediated elemental enrichment on chironomid assemblages from island ponds in Lake Ontario. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 194/2: 107-1124.  https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2020/1328

 

22) Williams, B., P.T.W. Chan, J. Halfar, K.E. Hargan, W. Adey. 2020. Arctic crustose coralline alga resilient to recent environmental change. Limnology and Oceanography 66: S246–S258. doi:10.1002/lno.11640

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21) Gallant, L.R., L. Kimpe, K.E. Hargan, J.M. Blais. 2020. Tracking the history of 20th century cultural eutrophication in High Arctic waterbodies. Anthropocene 31: 100250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2020.100250

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20) Hong, A.H.*, K.E. Hargan, B. Williams, B. Nuangsaeng, S. Siriwong, P. Tassawad, C. Chaiharn, M. Los Huertos. 2020. Examining molluscs as bioindicators of shrimp aquaculture effluent contamination in a Southeast Asian mangrove. Ecological Indicators 115: 106365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106365

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19) Hargan, K.E., Finkelstein, S.A., Rühland, K.M., Packalen, M., Dalton, A.S., Paterson, A.M., Keller, W., Smol, J.P. 2020. Post-glacial lake development and paleoclimate in central Hudson Bay Lowlands inferred from sediment records. Journal of Paleolimnology 64: 25–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-020-00119-z

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18) Hargan, K.E., B. Williams, B. Nuangsaeng, S. Siriwong, P. Tassawad, C. Chaiharn, B. McAdoo, and M. Los Huertos. 2020. Understanding the fate of shrimp aquaculture effluent in a mangrove ecosystem: aiding management for coastal conservation. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 754–765. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13579

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2019

17) Hargan, K.E., H.G. Gilchrist, N. Clyde, N. Michelutti, L.E. Kimpe, S.A. Iverson, J.P. Smol, M.L. Mallory, M. Forbes, and J.M. Blais. 2019. Multicentury perspective assessing the sustainability of the historical harvest of seaducks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 116 (17): 8425-8430. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1814057116​

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• https://phys.org/news/2019-04-how-much-hunting-is-too.html

• https://wildlife.org/lake-core-samples-reveal-impact-of-overhunting-on-seaducks/

• Highlighted in: “Inner Workings: Technique to study poop offers a snapshot of diets, ecosystems, and climate” by Amy McDermott, PNAS published May 13, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006473117

 

16) Duda, M.P., K.E. Hargan, N. Michelutti, and J.P. Smol. 2019. Freshwater diatom assemblages of seabird-inhabited ponds in Hudson Strait, subarctic Canada. Polar Biology 42: 1549-1560. DOI:10.1007/s00300-019-02541-0.

 

15) Stewart, E.M., M. Vu, N. Michelutti, K.E. Hargan, C. Grooms, L.E. Kimpe, J.M. Blais, and J.P. Smol. 2019. Pond sediments on nesting islands in eastern Lake Ontario provide insights into the population dynamics and impacts of waterbird colonies. Journal of Great Lakes Research 45: 350-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2019.01.009

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2018

14) Duda, M.P., K.E. Hargan, N. Michelutti, L. Kimpe, N. Clyde, G. Gilchrist, M.L. Mallory, J.M. Blais, and J.P. Smol. 2018. Breeding eider ducks strongly influence subarctic coastal pond chemistry. Aquatic Sciences 80: 40. DOI:10.1007/s00027-018-0591-2

 

13) Stewart, E.M., K.E. Hargan, B. Sivarajah, L.E. Kimpe, J.M. Blais, and J.P. Smol. 2018. A paleoenvironmental study tracking eutrophication, metal pollution, and climate change in Niven Lake (NT), Yellowknife’s first sewage lagoon. Arctic 71(2): 201-217. DOI:10.14430/arctic4720

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12) Hargan, K.E., E.M. Stewart, N. Michelutti, C. Grooms, L.E. Kimpe, M.L. Mallory, J.P. Smol, and J.M. Blais. 2018. Sterols and stanols as novel tracers of waterbird population dynamics in freshwater ponds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285: 20180631. DOI:10.1098/rspb.2018.0631

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• University of Ottawa media release "Tracking bird populations going back thousands of years", Radio-Canada “Les excréments d'oiseaux aquatiques lourds d'histoire”

 

11) Thorne, K., G. MacDonald, G. Guntenspergen, R. Ambrose, K. Buffington, B. Dugger, C. Freeman, C. Janousek, L. Brown, J. Rosencranz, J. Holmquist, J. Smol, K.E. Hargan, and J. Takekawa. 2018. U.S. Pacific coastal wetland resilience and vulnerability to sea-level rise. Science Advances 4: eaao3270. DOI:10.1126/sciadv.aao3270

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• Featured by: LA Times (front page; Feb 22, 2018 - also see for great USGS salt marsh map forecasts to 2110), National Audubon, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KPCC, KQED, Inside Climate News, Newsweek, and E&E News

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2017

10) Hargan, K.E., N. Michelutti, K. Coleman, C. Grooms, J. Blais, L. Kimpe, G. Gilchrist, M. Mallory, and J.P. Smol. 2017. Cliff-nesting seabirds influence production and sediment chemistry of lakes situated above their colony. Science of the Total Environment 576: 85-98. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.024

 

2016

9) Thienpont, J.R., J.B. Korosi, K.E. Hargan, T. Williams, D. Eickmeyer, L.E. Kimpe, M. Palmer, J.P. Smol, and J.M. Blais. 2016. Multi-trophic level response to extreme metal contamination from gold mining in a subarctic lake. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 283: 20161125. DOI:10.1098/rspb.2016.1125

 

• Featured by: CBC, Global News, City News, Eye on the Arctic, and My Yellowknife Now

8) Hargan, K.E., C. Nelligan, A, Jeziorski, K.M. Rühland, A.M. Paterson, W. Keller, and J.P. Smol. 2016. Tracking the long-term response of diatoms and cladocerans to climate warming and human disturbances across lakes of the Far North of Ontario, Canada. Journal of Paleolimnology 56: 153-172. DOI:10.1007/s10933-016-9901-7
 

2015
7) Hargan, K.E., K.M. Rühland, A.M. Paterson, S.A. Finkelstein, J. Holmquist, G.M. MacDonald, W. Keller, and J.P. Smol. 2015. The influence of water table depth and pH on the spatial distribution of diatom species in peatlands of the Boreal Shield and Hudson Plains, Canada. Botany 93(2): 57-74. DOI:10.1139/cjb-2014-0138

6) Hargan, K.E., K.M. Rühland, A.M. Paterson, J. Holmquist, G.M. MacDonald, J. Bunbury, S.A. Finkelstein, and J.P Smol. 2015. Long-term successional changes in peatlands of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada inferred from the ecological dynamics of multiple proxies. The Holocene 25: 92-107. DOI:10.1177/0959683614556384
 
5) Coleman, K., M. Palmer, J.B. Korosi, S.V. Kokelj, K. Jackson, K.E. Hargan, C. Courtney Mustaphi, J.R. Thienpont, L.E. Kimpe, J.M. Blais, M.F.J. Pisaric, and J.P. Smol. 2015. Tracking limnological change in the Southwestern Northwest Territories: a multi-proxy approach using remote sensing and lake sediments. Boreal Environmental Research 20: 363-377.
 

2014 and earlier
4) Rühland, K.M., K.E. Hargan, A. Jeziorski, A.M. Paterson, W. Keller, and J.P. Smol. 2014. A multi-trophic exploratory survey of recent environmental change using lake sediments in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Ontario, Canada. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 46(1): 142-161. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.1.139
 

3) Persaud, A.D., P.J. Dillon, L.A. Molot, and K.E. Hargan. 2012. Relationships between body size and trophic position (based on δ15N) for consumers in temperate freshwater lakes. Aquatic Sciences 74(1): 203-212. DOI:10.1007/s00027-011-0212-9

2) Hargan, K.E., A.M. Paterson, and P.J. Dillon. 2011. A total phosphorus budget for the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River catchment. Journal of Great Lakes Research 37(4): 753-763. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2011.09.001

 

• Featured on Kenora Daily Miner and News

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1) Rühland, K.M., A.M. Paterson, K.E. Hargan, A. Jenkin, B.J. Clark and J.P. Smol. 2010. Reorganization of algal communities in the Lake of the Woods (Ontario, Canada) in response to turn of the century damming and recent warming. Limnology and Oceanography 55(6): 2433-2451. DOI:10.4319/lo.2010.55.6.2433