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​Publications                          

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Peer-reviewed journal articles (2010 – present)

(* indicates students and PDFs in my lab)

2020

​Hall, B.D., T.P. Cobb, M.D. Graham, R.H. Hesslein, K.A. Kidd, R. Vogt and P.R. Leavitt. 2020. The mercury elevator in lakes – a novel vector of methylmercury transfer to fish via migratory invertebrates. Env. Sci. Letters, published online 22 Jun 2020, doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00446

Yee-Duarte, J.A., I.S. Racotta, M.A. Camacho-Mondragón, N.T. Roldán-Wong*, B.P. Ceballos Vázquez, D.P. Carreño-León, E. Shumilin, K.A. Kidd, M. Arellano-Martínez. 2020.  Contrasting reproductive health of female clams Megaptaria squalida from two nearby metal-polluted sites in the Gulf of California: Potential effects of copper, lead and cobalt. Mar. Poll. Bull. Accepted, In press

McMahon, H.M.*, T.J. Arciszewski, K.R. Munkittrick, and K.A. Kidd. 2020. Regional and long‐term analyses of stable isotopes of fish and invertebrates show evidence of the closure of a pulp mill and the influence of additional stressors. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 39:1207–1218.

Edge, C., L.F. Baker, C.M. Lanctot, S.D. Melvin, M.K. Gahl, M. Kurban, L. Navarro-Martin, K.A. Kidd, V.L. Trudeau, D.G. Thompson, J.F. Mudge, and J.E. Houlahan. 2020. Compensatory indirect effects of a herbicide on wetland communities. Sci. Total Environ. 718: 137254

Kidd, K.A., S. Graves, G. McKee*, K. Dyszy and C. Podemski. 2020. Effects of whole lake additions of ethinylestradiol on leech populations. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. ETCJ-Jan-20-00008, In press.

Thera, J.*, K.A. Kidd, and R.F. Bertolo. 2020. Amino acids in freshwater food webs: Assessing their variability among taxa, trophic levels, and systems.  Freshwater Biology, 65(6):1101-1113.

Roldán Wong, N.T.*, K.A. Kidd, B.P. Ceballos Vázquez, A.R. Rivera Camacho, and M. Arellano-Martínez. 2020. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mussels (Modiolus capax) from sites with increasing anthropogenic impact in La Paz Bay, Gulf of California. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 33: 100948

Erdozain, M.*, C.E. Emilson, D.P. Kreutzweiser, K.A. Kidd, N. Mykytczuk, and P.K. Sibley. 2020. Forest management influences the effects of streamside wet areas on stream ecosystems. Ecological Applications, 30(4): e02077

2019

Espejo, W., J. Padilha, K. A. Kidd, P. Dorneles, O. Malm, G. Chiang, J.E. Celis. Concentration and trophic transfer of copper, selenium, and zinc in marine species of the Chilean Patagonia and the Antarctic Peninsula Area. Biological Trace Element Research, Published online 11 Dec 2019, 10.1007/s12011-019-01992-0.

White, C.F.H.*, M.A. Gray, K.A. Kidd, M. Duffy, J. Lento, and W.A. Monk. Prevalence and intensity of Salmincola edwardsii on Brook Trout in northwest New Brunswick, Canada. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, In press, 10.1002/aah.10091

Thera, J.C.*, K.A. Kidd, R.F. Bertolo, and N.J. O'Driscoll. 2019. Cysteine content explains methylmercury concentrations in aquatic invertebrates. Science Total Environment, 688:567–573.

McCallum, E.S., K. Nikel, H. Mehdi, S.N.N. Du, J.E. Bowman, J.D. Midwood, K.A. Kidd, G.R. Scott, and S. Balshine. Municipal wastewater effluent impacts fish communities: a multi-year study involving two wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Pollution, 252 (Part B):1730-1741. 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.075.

Kurek, J., P.W. MacKeigan, S. Veinot*, A. Mercer*, and K.A. Kidd. Ecological legacy of DDT archived in lake sediments from eastern Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 53(13):7316-7325, 10.1021/acs.est.9b01396

Reid, A., A. Carlson, I. Creed, E. Eliason, P. Gell, P. Johnson, K.A. Kidd, T. MacCormack, J. Olden, S. Ormerod, J. Smol, W. Taylor, K. Tockner, J. Vermaire, D. Dudgeon, and S. Cooke. 2019. Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity. Biological Reviews. 94:849 – 873. 10.1111/brv.12480

Erdozain, M.*, K.A. Kidd, D. Kreutzweiser, and P. Sibley. 2019. Increased reliance of stream macroinvertebrates on terrestrial food sources linked to forest management intensity. Ecological Applications. 29(4): e01889.

Erdozain, M.*, D.G. Thompson, T.M. Porter, K.A. Kidd, D.P. Kreutzweiser, P.K. Sibley, T. Swystun, D. Chartrand, and M. Hajibabaei. 2019. Metabarcoding of storage ethanol vs. conventional morphometric identification in relation to the use of stream macroinvertebrates as ecological indicators in forest management. Ecological Indicators. 101:173-184, 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.014

Lescord, G.L.*, M.G. Clayden*, K.A. Kidd, X. Wang, N.J. O’Driscoll, J. Kirk and D.C.G. Muir. Use of sulfur isotopes to understand mercury bioaccumulation in simple food webs of high Arctic lakes. Arctic Science. 5(2):90-106, 10.1139/as-2018-0022

Kopec, D., K.A. Kidd, N.S. Fisher, M. Bowen, C. Francis, and K. Payne R.A. Bodaly. Spatial and temporal trends of mercury in the aquatic food web of the lower Penobscot River, Maine, USA, affected by a chlor-alkali plant. Sci. Total Environ. 649:770–791.

Kidd, K.A., L.P. Burkhard, M. Babut, K. Borgå, D.C.G. Muir, O. Perceval, H. Ruedel, K. Woodburn and M.R. Embry. 2019. Practical advice for selecting or determining Trophic Magnification Factors for application under the European Union Water Framework Directive. Int. Env. Assess. Manag. 15(2):266–277, 10.1002/ieam.4102, Open Access

Kennedy, P.J., P.J. Blanchfield, K.A. Kidd, M.J. Paterson, C.L. Podemski and M.D. Rennie. 2019. Changes in the diet, early growth, and condition of Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in response to an experimental aquaculture operation. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 76(8):1376-1387, 10.1139/cjfas-2017-0578.

2018

Musetta-Lambert, J., E. Enanga, S. Teichert, I. Creed, K. Kidd, D. Kreutzweiser, and P. Sibley. Industrial innovation and infrastructure as a driver of change in Canada’s Boreal Zone. Environmental Reviews, Published online 23 Oct 2018, 10.1139/er-2018-0056

Espejo, W., J. Padilha, K.A. Kidd, P. Dorneles, R. Barra, O. Malm, G. Chiang, and J.E. Celis. 2018. Trophic transfer of cadmium in marine food webs from western Chilean Patagonia and Antarctica.  Mar. Poll. Bull. 137:246-251.

Roldán-Wong, N.T.*, K.A. Kidd, B.P. Ceballos-Vázqueza, and M. Arellano-Martínez.  2018. Is there a risk to humans from consuming octopus species from sites with high environmental levels of metals?  Bull. Env. Contam. Toxicol. 101(6):796-802, 10.1007/s00128-018-2447-9

Thera, J.*, K.A. Kidd, M. Nosworthy, and R. Bertolo. 2018. Evaluation of a performic acid oxidation method for quantifying amino acids in freshwater species. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 16:803–813, 10.1002/lom3.10284

Erdozain, M.*, K.A. Kidd, D. Kreutzweiser, and P. Sibley. 2018. Linking stream ecosystem integrity to catchment and reach conditions in an intensively managed forest landscape. Ecosphere. 9(5):e02278, 10.1002/ecs2.2278. Open access.

Loughery, J.*, K.A. Kidd, A. Mercer, and C.J. Martyniuk. 2018. Part A: Temporal and dose-dependent transcriptional responses in the liver of fathead minnows following short term exposure to the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon phenanthrene. Aquat. Toxicol. 199: 90-102.

Loughery, J.*, K.A. Kidd, A. Mercer, and C.J. Martyniuk. 2018. Part B: Morphometric and transcriptomic responses to sub-chronic exposure to the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon phenanthrene in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Aquat. Toxicol. 199: 77–89.

Espejo, W., D. Kitamura, K.A. Kidd, J.E. Celis, S. Kashiwada, C. Galbán-Malagón, R. Barra, and G. Chiang. 2018. Biomagnification of tantalum through diverse aquatic food webs. Environ. Sci. & Technol. Lett., 5(4):196-201 DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00051

Creed, I.F., A.K. Bergström, C.G. Trick, N.B. Grimm, D.O. Hessen, J. Karlsson, K.A. Kidd, E. Kritzberg, D.M. McKnight, E.C. Freeman, O.E. Senar, A. Andersson, J. Ask, M. Berggren, M. Cherif, R. Giesler, E.R. Hotchkiss, P. Kortelainen, M.M. Palta, T. Vrede, and G.A. Weyhenmeyer. 2018. Global change-driven effects on dissolved organic matter composition: Implications for food webs of northern lakes. Global Change Biology. 24:3692–3714.

Reinhart, B.R.*, K.A. Kidd, R.A. Curry, N.J. O’Driscoll, and S.A. Pavey. 2018. Mercury bioaccumulation in aquatic biota along a salinity gradient in the Saint John River estuary. J. Env. Sci. 68:41-54.

Eagles-Smith, C.A., E.K. Silbergeld, N. Basu, P. Bustamante, F. Diaz-Barriga, W.A. Hopkins, K.A. Kidd, and J.F. Nyland. 2018. Modulators of mercury risk to wildlife and humans in the context of rapid global change. Ambio 47(2):170-197. 

Diamond, J., R. Altenburger, A. Coors, S.D. Dyer, M. Focazio, K.A. Kidd, A.A.. Koelmans, K.M.Y. Leung, M.R. Servos, J. Snape, J. Tolls, and X. Zhang. 2018. Use of prospective and retrospective risk assessment methods that simplify chemical mixtures associated with treated domestic wastewater discharges. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 37(3):690-702. doi: 10.1002/etc.4013

McBriarty, G.J.*, K.A. Kidd, and L.E. Burridge. 2018. Short-term effects of the anti-sea lice therapeutant emamectin benzoate on clam worms (Nereis virens). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 74(4):539–545. 

Roldán Wong, N.T.*, K.A. Kidd, A.J. Marmolejo-Rodríguez, B.P. Ceballos-Vázquez, E. Shumilin, and M. Arellano-Martínez. 2018. Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of potentially toxic elements in the octopus Octopus hubbsorum from the Gulf of California. Mar. Poll. Bull. 129(2):458-468.

2017
Thera, J.*, K.A. Kidd, M.E. Dodge-Lynch, and R.F. Bertolo. 2017. Quantification of sulphur amino acids by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography in aquatic invertebrates. Analytical Biochemistry: Methods in the Biological Sciences. 539: 158-161

​Yee-Duarte, J.A., B.P. Ceballos-Vázquez, E. Shumilin, K.A. Kidd, and M. Arellano-Martínez. 2017. Evidence of health impairment in Megapitaria squalida (Bivalvia: Veneridae) near the “hot spot” of the Santa Rosalía mining port, Gulf of California, Mexico. Hidrobiológica 27 (3): 391-398.

Yee-Duarte, J.A., B.P. Ceballos-Vázquez, E. Shumilin, K.A. Kidd, and M. Arellano-Martínez. 2017. Parasitic castration of chocolate clam Megapitaria squalida (Sowerby, 1835) caused by trematode larvae.  J.  Shellfish Research. 36(3):593-599.

Crawford, S.E., C. Brüll nee Cofalla, B. Aumeier, M. Brinkmann, E. Classen, V. Esser, C. Ganal, R. Häussling, E. Kaip, F. Lehmkul, P. Letmathe, A.-K. Müller I. Rabinovitvh, K. Reicherter, J. Shwarzbauer, G. Stauch, M. Wessling, S. Yüce, M. Hecker, K.A. Kidd, R. Altenburger, W. Brack, M. Schmidt, H. Schüttrumpf, and H. Hollert. 2017. Project House Water: A novel interdisciplinary framework to assess the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of flood-related impacts. Environmental Sciences Europe. 29:23 (10 pp) DOI 10.1186/s12302-017-0121-1

Cowie, A.M., K.I. Sarty, A. Mercer, J. Koh, K. A. Kidd, and C.J. Martyniuk. 2017. Molecular networks related to the immune system and mitochondria are targets for the pesticide dieldrin in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) central nervous system. J. Proteomics. 157:71-82.

Wellman, S.*, K.A. Kidd, C.L. Podemski, P.J. Blanchfield, and M.J. Paterson. 2017. Incorporation of wastes by native species during and after an experimental aquaculture operation. Fresh. Sci. 36(2): 387-401.

Lescord, G.L.*, M.G. Clayden*, K.A. Kidd, X. Wang, D.C.G. Muir, and N.J. O’Driscoll. 2017. Using sulfur stable isotopes to assess mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in temperate lake food webs. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 36(3):661-670.

Graves, S.D.*, K.A. Kidd, K.L. Batchelar*, A. Cowie, N.J. O’Driscoll, and C.J. Martyniuk. 2017. Response of oxidative stress transcripts in the brain of wild yellow perch (Perca flavescens) exposed to an environmental gradient of methylmercury. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: part C. 192:50-58.

Graves, S.D.*, K.A. Kidd, J.E. Houlahan, K.R. Munkittrick. 2017. General and histological indicators of health in wild fishes from a biological mercury hotspot in northeastern North America. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 36(4):976-987.


2016
Aguilar-Betancourt, C.M., G. González-Sansón, K.A. Kidd, K.R. Munkittrick, R.A. Curry, D. Kosonoy-Aceves, G. Lucano-Ramírez, S. Ruiz-Ramírez and J. R. Flores-Ortega. 2016. Fishes as indicators of untreated sewage contamination in a Mexican coastal lagoon. Mar. Poll. Bull. 113(1):100-109.

Zoeller, R.T., A. Bergman, G. Becher, P. Bjerregaard, R. Bowman, I. Brandt, T. Iguchi, S. Jobling, K.A., Kidd, A. Kortenkamp, N. Skakkebaek, J. Toppari, and L. Vandenberg. The path forward on endocrine disruptors requires focus on the basics. Toxicol. Sci. 149(2):272-272.

Vandenberg, L.N., M. Ågerstrand, A. Beronius, C. Beausoleil, Å. Bergman, L.A. Bero, C.-G. Bornehag, C.S. Boyer, G.S. Cooper, I. Cotgreave, D. Gee, P. Grandjean, K.Z. Guyton, U. Hass, J.J. Heindel, S. Jobling, K.A. Kidd, A. Kortenkamp, M.R. Macleod, O.V. Martin, U. Norinder, M. Scheringer, K.A. Thayer, J. Toppari, P. Whaley, T.J. Woodruff, C. Rudén. 2016. A proposed framework for the systematic review and integrated assessment (SYRINA) of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Environmental Health. 15: 74-93.

Finley, M.L.D.*, K.A. Kidd, R.A. Curry, G.L. Lescord, M.G. Clayden, and N.J. O’Driscoll. 2016. A comparison of mercury biomagnification through lacustrine food lacustrine food webs supporting brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and other salmonid species. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 4(23): 1-13.  

Walters, D.M., T.D. Jardine, B.S. Cade, K.A. Kidd, D.C.G. Muir, and P. Leipzig-Scott. 2016. Trophic magnification of organic chemicals - a global synthesis. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (9): 4650–4658.

Baker, L.F.*, Mudge, J.F., Thompson, D.G., Houlahan, J.E., and K.A. Kidd. 2016. The combined influence of two agricultural contaminants of natural communities of phytoplankton and zooplankton. Ecotoxicology 25(5): 1021-1032.

Pippy, B.A.*, K.A. Kidd, K.R. Munkittrick, A. Mercer, and H. Hunt. 2016. Use of the Atlantic nut clam (Nucula proxima) and catworm (Nephtys incisa) in a sentinel species approach for monitoring the health of Bay of Fundy estuaries. Mar. Poll. Bull. 106(1-2):225-235.

2015
Blanchfield, P.J., K.A. Kidd, M. Docker, V.P. Palace, B.J. Park, and L.D. Postma.  2015. Recovery of a wild fish population from whole-lake additions of a synthetic estrogen in the birth control pill.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 49(5): 3136-3144.

Müller, A.-K.*, M. Brinkmann, L. Baumann, M.H. Stoffel, H. Segner, K.A. Kidd and H. Hollert. 2015. Ultrastructural alterations in tissues of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from a biological mercury hotspot. Env. Sci. Poll. Res.  1-13.

Lescord, G.L.*, K.A. Kidd, A.O. De Silva, C. Spencer, M. Williamson, X. Wang, and D. C.G. Muir. 2015. Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds in lake food webs from the Canadian high Arctic. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49(5):2694–2702.

Kidd, K.A. 2015. In Response: Environmental and biological considerations for active pharmaceutical ingredients in the environment and their effects across multiple biological scales: An academic perspective. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 34(3):461-463. Invited Perspectives Paper.

Lescord, G.L.*, K.A. Kidd, J.L. Kirk, N.J. O’Driscoll, X. Wang, and D.C.G. Muir. 2015. Factors affecting biotic mercury concentrations and biomagnification through lake food webs in the Canadian high Arctic. Sci. Total Environ. 509–510:195–205.

Clayden, M.*, L. Arsenault*, K.A. Kidd, M. Mallory, and N. O’Driscoll. 2015. Mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in the food web of a small Arctic polynya. Sci. Total Environ. 509-510:206-215.

2014
Zoeller, R.T. , Å. Bergman, G. Becher, P. Bjerregaard, R. Bornman, I. Brandt, T. Iguchi, S. Jobling, K.A. Kidd, A. Kortenkamp, N.E. Skakkebaek, J. Toppari, and L.N. Vandenberg. 2014. A path forward in the debate over health impacts of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Environ. Health. 13:118

Van Geest, J.L.*, L.E. Burridge, F.J. Fife, and K.A. Kidd. 2014. Feeding response in marine copepods as a measure of acute toxicity of four anti-sea lice pesticides. Mar. Env. Res. 101:145-152.

Van Geest, J.L.*, L.E. Burridge, and K.A. Kidd. 2014. Toxicity of two pyrethroid-based anti-sea lice pesticides, AlphaMax® and Excis®, to a marine amphipod in aqueous and sediment exposures. Aquaculture. 434: 233–240.

Clayden, M.G.*, K.A. Kidd, B. Wyn*, J.L. Kirk, D.C.G. Muir, and N.J. O’Driscoll. Response to comment on "Mercury biomagnification through food webs is affected by physical and chemical characteristics of lakes." Environ. Sci. Technol. 48(17):10526-10527.

Kidd, K.A., M. J. Paterson, M. D. Rennie, C.L. Podemski, D.L. Findlay, P.J. Blanchfield, and K. Liber. 2014. Direct and indirect responses of a freshwater food web to a potent synthetic oestrogen. Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. B. 1656: 20130578. Invited.

Baker, L.*, J.F. Mudge, J.E. Houlahan, D.G. Thompson, and K.A. Kidd. 2014. Direct and indirect effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide and nutrients on Chironomidae (Diptera) emerging from small wetlands. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 33(9):2076–2085.

Van Geest, J.L.*, L.E. Burridge, and K.A. Kidd. 2014. The toxicity of the anti-sea lice pesticide AlphaMax® to the polychaete worm Nereis virens. Aquaculture 430:98-106.

Clayden, M.G.*, K.A. Kidd, J. Chételat, B.D. Hall and E. Garcia. 2014. Environmental, geographic and trophic influences on methylmercury concentrations in macroinvertebrates from lakes and wetlands across Canada. Ecotoxicology 23:273–284.

​Loughery, J.R.*, T.J. Arciszewski, K.A. Kidd, A. Mercer, L.M. Hewitt, D.L. MacLatchy, and K.R. Munkittrick. 2014. Understanding the chronic impacts of oil refinery wastewater requires consideration of sediment contributions to toxicity. Arch. Env. Contam. Toxicol. 66(1):19-31.

Jardine, T.D., W.L. Hadwen, S.K. Hamilton, S. Hladyz, S.M. Mitrovic, K.A. Kidd, W.Y. Tsoi, M. Spears, D.P. Westhorpe, V.M. Fry, F. Sheldon, and S.E. Bunn. 2014. Understanding and overcoming baseline isotopic variability in running waters. River Res. Appl. 30(2)155-165.

2013
Lavoie, R.A., T.D. Jardine, M.M. Chumchal, K.A. Kidd, and L.M. Campbell. 2013. Biomagnification of mercury in aquatic food webs: a worldwide meta-analysis. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (23), pp 13385–13394. Editors’ Choice, Science Magazine, 15 Nov 2013.

​Clayden, M.G.*, K.A. Kidd, B. Wyn, J.L. Kirk, D.C.G. Muir, and N.J. O’Driscoll. 2013. Mercury biomagnification through food webs is affected by physical and chemical characteristics of lakes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47:12047−12053.

Bergman A., A. M. Andersson, G. Becher, M. van den Berg, B. Blumberg, P. Bjerregaard, C.G. Bornehag, R. Bornman, I. Brandt, J.V. Brian, S.C. Casey, P. Fowler, H. Frouin, L.C. Giudice, T. Iguchi, U. Hass, S. Jobling, A. Juul, K.A. Kidd, A. Kortenkamp, et al: 2013. Science and policy on endocrine disrupters must not be mixed: a reply to a "common sense" intervention by toxicology journal editors. Environ. Health 2013, 12(69)1-4.

Schein, A., S.C. Courtenay, K.A. Kidd, K.A. Campbell, and M.R. van den Heuvel. 2013. Food web structure within an estuary of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence undergoing eutrophication. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 70(12):1805-1812.

Servos, M.R., K.R. Munkittrick, G. Constantin, R. Mngodo, N. Aladin, S. Choowaew, N. Hap, K.A. Kidd, E. Odada, O. Parra, G. Phillips, S. Ryanzhin, and R. Urrutia. 2013. Science and management of transboundary lakes: lessons learned from the Global Environment Facility program. Environ. Development 7:17-31.

Batchelar, K.L.*, K.A. Kidd, K.R. Munkittrick, P.E. Drevnick, and N.M. Burgess. 2013. Reproductive health of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from a biological mercury hotspot in Nova Scotia, Canada. Sci. Total Env. 454–455:319–327.

Bergman, A., J.J. Heindel, T. Kasten, K.A. Kidd, S. Jobling, M. Neira, R.T. Zoeller, G. Becher, P. Bjerregaard, R. Bornman, I. Brandt, A. Kortenkamp, D. Muir, M.-N. Brune Drisse, R. Ochieng, N.E. Skakkebaek, A. Sundén Byléhn, T. Iguchi, J. Toppari, and T.J. Woodruff. 2013. The impact of endocrine disruption: A consensus statement on the state of the science. Env. Health Persp. 121(4):A104-A106.

Jardine, T.D.*, K.A. Kidd, and N. O’Driscoll. 2013. Food web analysis reveals effects of pH on mercury bioaccumulation at multiple trophic levels in streams. Aquat. Toxicol. 132-133:46-52.

Batchelar, K.L.*, K.A. Kidd, P.E. Drevnick, K.R. Munkittrick, N.M. Burgess, A.P. Roberts, and J.D. Smith. 2013. Evidence of impaired health in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from a biological mercury hotspot in northeastern North America. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 32(3):627–637.

Ryan, M.J., G.A. Stern, M.V. Croft, K.A. Kidd, S. Gewurtz, M. Diamond, L. Kinnear and P. Roach. 2013. Biotic interactions in temporal trends (1992-2010) of organochlorine contaminants in the aquatic food web of Lake Laberge, Yukon Territory. Sci. Total Environ. 443:80–92.

2012
Cabrera Páez, Y., C. Aguilar Betancourt, G. González-Sansón, K.A. Kidd, K.R. Munkittrick, and R. A. Curry. 2012. Increased mercury and body size and changes in trophic structure of Gambusia puncticulata (Poeciliidae) along the Almendares River, Havana, Cuba. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 6 3(4):523-533. 

Kidd, K.A., D.C.G. Muir, M.S. Evans, X. Wang, M. Whittle, H.K. Swanson, T. Johnston and S. Guildford. 2012. Biomagnification of mercury through lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) food webs of lakes with different physical, chemical and biological characteristics. Sci. Total Environ. 438:135–143.

Clements, W.H., C.W. Hickey and K.A. Kidd. 2012. How do aquatic communities respond to contaminants? It depends on the ecological context. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 31(9):1-9. Invited Focus Article.

Jardine, T.D.*, K.A. Kidd, and J.B. Rasmussen. 2012. Aquatic and terrestrial organic matter in the diet of stream consumers: Implications for mercury bioaccumulation. Ecol. Appl. 22(3): 843-855.

Borgå, K., K.A. Kidd, D.C.G. Muir, O. Berglund, J.M. Conder, F.A.P.C. Gobas, J. Kucklick, O. Malm, and D.E. Powell. 2012. Trophic magnification factors: Considerations of ecology, ecosystems and study design. Int. Environ. Assess. Manag. 8(1):64-84.
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Burkhard, L.P., C. Cowan-Ellsberry, M.R. Embry, R.A. Hoke, and K.A. Kidd. 2012. Bioaccumulation data from laboratory and field studies: Are they comparable? Int. Environ. Assess. Manag. 8(1):13-16.

2011
Diamond, J.M., H.A. Latimer II, K.R. Munkittrick, K.W. Thornton, S.M. Bartell, and K.A. Kidd. 2011. Prioritizing contaminants of emerging concern for ecological screening assessments. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 30(11):2385-2394.

Arciszewski, T.J.*, K.A. Kidd and K.R. Munkittrick. 2011. Comparing responses in the performance of sentinel populations of stoneflies (Plecoptera) and slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) exposed to enriching effluents. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 74(7):1844–1854.

Swanson, H.K.*, K.A. Kidd, and J.D. Reist. 2011. Quantifying importance of marine prey in the diets of two partially anadromous fishes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 68(11): 2020–2028.

Swanson, H.K.*, N. Gantner, K.A. Kidd, D.C.G. Muir, and J.D. Reist. 2011. Comparison of mercury concentrations in landlocked, resident, and sea-run fishes (Salvelinus spp.) from Nunavut, Canada. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 30(6): 1459–1467.

Jardine, T.D.* and K.A. Kidd. 2011. Low concentrations of selenium in stream food webs of eastern Canada. Sci. Total Environ. 409(4): 785-791.

2010
Wyn, B.*, K.A. Kidd, N.M. Burgess, R.A. Curry, and K.R. Munkittrick. 2010. Increasing mercury in yellow perch at a hotspot in Atlantic Canada, Kejimkujik National Park. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44(23):9176–9181.

Swanson, H.K.* and K.A. Kidd. 2010. Mercury concentrations in Arctic food fishes reflect presence of anadromous Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), species, and life history. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44(9):3286–3292.

Swanson, H.K.*, K.A. Kidd, J.A. Babaluk, R.J. Wastle, P.P. Yang, N.M. Halden, and J.D. Reist. 2010. Anadromy in Arctic populations of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush): otolith microchemistry, stable isotopes, and comparisons with Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 67(5): 842–853.

Swanson, H.K.*, K.A. Kidd, and J.D. Reist. 2010. Effects of partially anadromous Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) populations on ecology of coastal Arctic lakes. Ecosystems 13(2):261-274.


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