Parasites of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) as indicators of water quality in the tributaries of the Athabasca River

Parasites of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) as indicators of water quality in the tributaries of the Athabasca River This project examined the use of parasites of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) as indicators of water quality in the Athabasca River. Specimens of C. cognatus were sampled from four tributaries to assess patterns of helminth parasite community structure in this fish and to study the composition and diversity of its parasite communities in relation to water quality. All data are a part subject of a publication containing method details, full QA/QC, interpretation and conclusions: Braicovich, P. E., McMaster, M., Glozier, N. E., & Marcogliese, D. J. (2020). Distribution of parasites of slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus Richardson, 1836 (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) in the Athabasca drainage, Alberta, Canada, and their relation to water quality. Parasitology research, 119(10), 3243–3254. doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06819-9 Supplemental Information Supporting projects: Oil Sands Monitoring (OSM) 2023-09-14 Environment and Climate Change Canada enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentEnvironmentParasitesOil sandsFishRiversSlimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)Parasite communitiesHelminthWater qualityOil Sands Monitoring (OSM)Athabasca watershedAthabasca RiverAlberta Wild Fish Health, Oil Sands RegionHTML https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/e2d99cb3-e443-402a-8b57-73f651a7d767 Wild Fish Health, Oil Sands RegionHTML https://open.canada.ca/data/fr/dataset/e2d99cb3-e443-402a-8b57-73f651a7d767 View ECCC Data Mart (English)HTML https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/parasites-of-slimy-sculpin-cottus-cognatus-as-indicators-of-water-quality-in-the-tributaries-of-the-athabasca-river/?lang=en View ECCC Data Mart (French)HTML https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/parasites-of-slimy-sculpin-cottus-cognatus-as-indicators-of-water-quality-in-the-tributaries-of-the-athabasca-river/?lang=fr

This project examined the use of parasites of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) as indicators of water quality in the Athabasca River. Specimens of C. cognatus were sampled from four tributaries to assess patterns of helminth parasite community structure in this fish and to study the composition and diversity of its parasite communities in relation to water quality.

All data are a part subject of a publication containing method details, full QA/QC, interpretation and conclusions: Braicovich, P. E., McMaster, M., Glozier, N. E., & Marcogliese, D. J. (2020). Distribution of parasites of slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus Richardson, 1836 (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) in the Athabasca drainage, Alberta, Canada, and their relation to water quality. Parasitology research, 119(10), 3243–3254. doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06819-9

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Supporting projects: Oil Sands Monitoring (OSM)

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