Publications

Publications Supported by EASIL

Selected publications incorporating analytical services, data, or expertise provided by the Environmental Analytics and Stable Isotope Laboratory. 

1. McTiernan-Gamble, S., D. J. Hamilton, D. R. de Zwaan, J. Paquet, G. A. Angelozzi-Blanco, and M. L. Eng. 2026. Breeding origin and refueling status influence mercury concentrations in Arctic-breeding shorebirds during southward migration. Contaminants, Environment, and Society. In press.

2. de Zwaan, D. R., J. Paquet, R. C. Linhart, E. Nol, P. A. Smith, and D. J. Hamilton. 2026. Utility of alternate stable isotope calibration equations and informative priors when estimating the breeding origin of Arctic-breeding shorebirds. Submitted to Avian Conservation and Ecology. Status: being revised following favourable reviews.

3. Danyk, K. A., D. R. de Zwaan, J. Paquet, and D. J. Hamilton. 2025. Habitat use and local movement of staging Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) differ between coastal and inland habitat in the Canadian Maritimes. Journal of Field Ornithology, 96(3): 5.

4. Drever, M. C., M. J. Mogle, T. J. Douglas, S. A. Flemming, D. J. Hamilton, J. D. Liefer, and R. W. Elner. 2024. Shorebird abundance is associated with nutritional quality of intertidal biofilm on the Fraser River estuary. Estuaries and Coasts, 47: 519–534.

5. Bellefontaine, S. C. and D. J. Hamilton. 2023. Shorebirds exhibit niche partitioning on multiple dimensions at a small staging site on the Northumberland Strait, New Brunswick, Canada. FACETS, 8: 1–12.

6. Linhart, R. C., D. J. Hamilton, J. Paquet, S. C. Bellefontaine, S. S. Davis, P. B. Doiron, and C. L. Gratto-Trevor. 2022. Variation in resource use between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) and use of physiological indicators for movement decisions highlights the importance of small staging sites during southbound migration in Atlantic Canada. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10: 1059005.