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Wayne Fairchild
SE RES

Email: FairchildW@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Phone: (506) 851-2056
Fax: (506) 851-2079
Region: Gulf
Office: Gulf Fisheries Centre

Field(s) of Research:
  • Aquatic Ecosystems Science
  • Aquatic Habitat / Aquatic Environmental Science
  • Aquatic Invasive Species
  • Biotechnology/ Genomics
  • Limnology / Freshwater ecology
Research Description:
Aquatic Ecotoxicology With interest in the biological effects of toxic chemicals, their accumulation in biota, and their movement in the environment. Have studied the biological effects of contaminants at the individual, population and community level. Interested in the links between contaminant effects on ecosystem components and their influence on the surrounding environment, and how the measurement of contaminants can further our understanding of ecological relationships.


Degrees:
  • M.Sc. Aquatic Entomology (1983)
    McGill University
  • Ph.D. Biology (1990)
    University of New Brunswick
  • B.Sc. (Agr.) Zoology (1981)
    McGill University
Committees/Organizations:
Professor at:
  • Mount Allison University
Centre(s) of Expertise:
Publications:
  1. Preliminary evaluation of effects of invasive tunicate management with acetic acid and calcium hydroxide on non-target marine organisms in Prince Edward Island, Canada
  2. Effects of water-borne 4-nonylphenol and 17β-estradiol exposures during parr-smolt transformation on growth and plasma IGF-I of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
  3. Does an Association between Pesticide Use and Subsequent Declines in Catch of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Represent a Case of Endocrine Disruption?
  4. Influence of nutrient additions on cadmium bioaccumulation by aquatic invertebrates in littoral enclosures
  5. Perturbation of the aquatic invertebrate community of acidic bog ponds by the insecticide fenitrothion
  6. Emerging insects as a biotic pathway for movement of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran from lake sediments