Hélène Cyr

Aquatic Ecologist

Publications

Submitted

Cyr, H. and W.G. Sprules. (submitted) The wind-driven distribution of nearshore zooplankton in a stratified lake varies with their body size. Freshwater Biology

Sprules, W.G., H. Cyr and C.W. Menza. (submitted) Multiscale effects of wind-induced hydrodynamics on lake plankton distribution. Limnology & Oceanography

2020

Cyr, H. 2020. Site exposure, substrate, depth, and the thermocline affect the growth of native unionid mussels in a stratified lake. Freshwater Science doi.org/10.1086/710758

Cyr, H. 2020. The growth of juvenile native mussels (Elliptio complanata) in lakes varies with sediment characteristics and site exposure. Freshwater Biology 65: 278-288. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13420

2017

Cyr, H. 2017.Winds and the distribution of nearshore phytoplankton in a stratified lake. Water Research 122: 114-127. doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.066

Cyr, H., K.J. Collier, S.J. Clearwater, B.J. Hicks, S.D. Stewart. 2017. Feeding and nutrient excretion of the New Zealand freshwater mussel Echyridella menziesii (Hyriidae, Unionida): implications for nearshore nutrient budgets in lakes and reservoirs. Aquatic Sciences 79: 557-571. doi.org/10.1007/s00027-016-0517-9

Cyr, H., N. Phillips and J. Butterworth. 2017. Depth distribution of the native freshwater mussel (Echyridella menziesii) in warm monomictic lakes: towards a general model for mussels in lakes. Freshwater Biology 62: 1487-1498. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12964

2016

Cyr, H. 2016. Wind-driven thermocline movements affect the colonization and growth of Achnanthidium minutissimum, a ubiquitous benthic diatom in lakes. Freshwater Biology 61: 1655-1670. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12806

2015

Trumpickas, J., B.J. Shuter, C.K. Minns and H. Cyr. 2015. Characterizing patterns of nearshore water temperature variation in the North American Great Lakes and assessing sensitivities to climate change. Journal of Great Lakes Research 41(1): 53-64. doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2014.11.024

2012

Cyr, H. 2012. Temperature variability in shallow littoral sediments of Lake Opeongo (Canada). Freshwater Science 31(3): 895-907. doi.org/10.1899/11-099.1

Cyr, H., D.M.L. Storisteanu and M.S. Ridgway. 2012. Sediment retention is a good predictor of the distribution of a unionid mussel (Elliptio complanata) within a lake. Freshwater Biology 57: 2125-2141. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02855.x

Cyr, H. and M.A. Coman. 2012. Wind-driven physical processes and sediment characteristics affect the distribution and nutrient limitation of nearshore phytoplankton in a stratified low-productivity lake. Limnology & Oceanography: Fluids and Environments 2: 93-108. doi.org/10.1215/21573689-1964968

2011

Vanden Byllaardt, J. and H. Cyr. 2011. Does a warmer lake mean smaller benthic algae? Evidence against the importance of temperature-size relationships in natural systems. Oikos 120: 162-169. doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18880.x

2009

Cyr, H. 2009. Substrate and fetch affect the emergence of freshwater mussels from lake sediments. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 28: 319-330. doi.org/10.1899/08-133.1

Cyr, H., S.K. McCabe and G.K. Nürnberg. 2009. Phosphorus sorption experiments and the potential for internal phosphorus loading in littoral areas of a stratified lake. Water Research 43: 1654-1666. doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2008.12.050

2008

Cyr, H. 2008. Physical forces constrain the depth distribution of the abundant native mussel Elliptio complanata in lakes. Freshwater Biology 53: 2414-2425. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02070.x

2007

Walker, S.C. and H. Cyr. 2007. Testing the standard neutral model of biodiversity in lake communities. Oikos 116: 143-155. doi.org/10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.15300.x

2006

McCabe, S.K. and H. Cyr. 2006. Environmental fluctuation from internal waves and benthic algal community structure. Oikos 115: 197-206. doi.org/10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14939.x

H. Cyr and K.E. Morton. 2006. Distribution of biofilm exopolymeric substances in littoral sediments of Canadian Shield lakes: the effects of light and substrate. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 1763-1776. doi.org/10.1139/F06-079

Griffiths, N.A. and H. Cyr.  2006. Are there hot spots for Elliptio complanata in the shallow littoral zone of a large Canadian Shield lake? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 2137-2147.  doi.org/10.1139/F06-100

2005

Cyr, H. and G.K. Nürnberg. 2005. Methodological biases in phosphate adsorption experiments. Pp. 55-66. In Serrano, L. and H.L. Golterman (eds) Phosphate in Sediments. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, the Netherlands.

2004

Cyr, H., P.J. Dillon and J.E. Parker. 2004. The temporal scaling of environmental variability in rivers and lakes. pp.201-213 In Seuront, L. and P. Strutton (eds). Handbook of Scaling Methods in Aquatic Ecology: Measurement, Analysis, Simulation. CRC Press.

Cyr, H. and S.C. Walker. 2004. An illusion of mechanistic understanding. Ecology 85(7): 1802-1804. [invited comment] doi.org/10.1890/03-0695

Walks, D.J. and H. Cyr.  2004. Movement of plankton through lake-stream systems.  Freshwater Biology 49(6): 745-759. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01220.x

2003

Cyr, H. and I. Cyr. 2003. The magnitude and temporal scaling of temperature variability changes systematically from terrestrial to freshwater to oceanic ecosystems. Evolutionary Ecology Research 5: 1-15.

Harris, G.P., S.W. Bigelow, J.J. Cole, H. Cyr, L.A. Janus, A.P. Kinzig, J.F. Kitchell, G.E. Likens, K.H. Reckhow, D. Scavia, D. Soto, L.M. Talbot, P.H. Templar.  2003.  The Role of Models in Ecosystem Management. pp.299-307 In Canham, C., J. Cole and W.K. Lauenroth (eds) The role of models in Ecosystem Science.  Princeton University Press. 

Hirst, C.N., H. Cyr and I.A. Jordan. 2003. Distribution of exopolymeric substances in the littoral sediments of an oligotrophic lake. Microbial Ecology 46(1): 22-32. doi.org/10.1007/s00248-002-1064-6

2001

Finlay, K.P., H. Cyr and B.J. Shuter. 2001. Spatial and temporal variability in water temperatures in the littoral zone of a multibasin lake.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58: 609-619.

2000

Cyr, H. 2000. The allometry of population density and inter-annual variability. pp. 267-295. In Brown, J.H. and G.B. West (eds). Scaling in Biology. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

1999

Cyr, H. and J.M. Curtis. 1999. Zooplankton community size structure and taxonomic composition affect size-selective grazing in natural communities. Oecologia 118:306-315.

1998

Cyr, H. 1998. Cladoceran- and copepod-dominated zooplankton communities graze at similar rates in low productivity lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 414-422.

Cyr, H. 1998. The effects of wave disturbance and substrate slope on sediment characteristics in the littoral zone of small lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 967-976.

Cyr, H. 1998. How does the vertical distribution of chlorophyll vary in littoral sediments of small lakes? Freshwater Biology 39: 25-40.

1997

Cyr, H., J.A. Downing, and R.H. Peters. 1997. Density-body size relationships in local aquatic communities. Oikos 79: 333-346.

Cyr, H. 1997. Does inter-annual variability in population density increase with time? Oikos 79: 549-558.

Cyr, H., R.H. Peters, and J.A. Downing. 1997. Population density and community size structure: comparison of aquatic and terrestrial systems. Oikos 80: 139-149.

1996

Cyr, H. and R.H. Peters. 1996. Biomass-size spectra and the prediction of fish biomass in lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53:994-1006.

1993

Cyr, H. and M.L. Pace. 1993. Allometric theory: extrapolation from individuals to communities. Ecology 74:1234-1245.

Cyr, H. and M.L. Pace. 1993. Magnitude and patterns of herbivory in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Nature 361:148-150.

Pace, M.L., S.B. Baines, H. Cyr and J.A. Downing. 1993. Relationships among early life history stages of Morone americana and Morone saxatilis from long term monitoring of the Hudson River Estuary. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 50:1976-1985.

1992

Cyr, H., J.A. Downing, S. Lalonde, S.B. Baines, and M.L. Pace. 1992. Sampling larval fish populations: choice of sample number and size. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 121: 356-368.

Cyr, H. and M.L. Pace. 1992. Grazing by zooplankton and its relationship to community structure. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 49: 1455-1465.

Sprules, W.G., B. Bergstrom, H. Cyr, B.R. Hargreaves, S.S. Kilham, H.J. MacIsaac, K. Matsushita, R.S. Stemberger, R. Williams. 1992. Non-video optical instruments for studying zooplankton distribution and abundance. Archiv für Hydobiologie, Beih. Ergebnisse der Limnologie 36: 45-58.

Pace, M.L., H. Cyr and S.B. Baines. 1992. Evaluation of utilities monitoring surveys for evidence of faunal decline in the upper Hudson River. Report presented to the Hudson River Foundation, New York, NY, USA.

1988

Cyr, H. and J.A. Downing. 1988. Empirical relationships of phytomacrofaunal abundance to plant biomass and macrophyte bed characteristics. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 45: 976-984.

Cyr, H. and J.A. Downing. 1988. The abundance of phytophilous invertebrates on different species of submerged macrophytes. Freshwater Biology 20: 365-374. 

1985

Downing, J.A. and H. Cyr. 1985. Quantitative estimation of epiphytic invertebrate populations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 42: 1570-1579.

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