The program has been developed in line with the agroecology and sustainable agriculture theme of the Faculty
Partner:
Canadian Wildlife Service Pacific Wildlife Research Centre (Delta, BC)
Publications
Research projects under Program for Environment and Ecology
1. The use of birds as sentinels for environmental pollution
Gill H, Williams TD, Bishop CA, Cheng KM, Elliott JE. "Effects
of Azinphos-Methyl on cholinergic responses and general health in
Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) after previous treatment with p,p'-DDE."
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 48:118-26. (2005) (Graduate student
paper)
Weech SA, AM Scheuhammer, KM Cheng, and JE Elliott. "Mercury
in fish from the Pinchi Lake region, British Columbia, Canada."
Environmental Pollution 131:275-86 (2004) (Graduate student paper)
Hardy, SJ, C Cray, A McDonald, and KM Cheng. "A study of
mycological infection of parrots using Aspergillus
serology/Electrophoresis and PCR". Proceedings of the 24th Annual
Conference of the Association of Avian Vterinarians, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. August 26-28, 2003 Pp. 127-132. (Graduate student
paper).
Smith, LK., LK Wilson, JE Elliott, & KM Cheng. "Effects of
DDT exposure on immune response in American Robins from orchards of
the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia." Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 2002
(Graduate student paper).
de Solla, SR. KE Pettit, CA Bishop, and JE Elliott. "PCBs in
eggs of northern red-legged frogs (Rana aurora) and northwestern
salamanders (Ambystoma gracile) in an agricultural landscape."
Chemosphere 46/7: 1027-1032 (2002). (Graduate student paper)
de Solla, SR. KE Pettit, CA Bishop, KM Cheng, and JE Elliott.
"Effects of agricultural runoff on native amphibians in the Lower
Fraser River Valley, British Columbia, Canada." Environ. Toxicol.
Chem. 21:353-360 (2002). (Graduate student paper)
Wilson, LK , PA. Martin, JE. Elliott, P Mineau, and KM. Cheng.
"Exposure of California Quail to organophosphorus insecticides in
apple orchards in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia"
Ecotoxicology 10:79-90 (2001)
Elliott, J.E., L.K. Wilson, C.J. Henny, S.F. Trudeau, F.A.
Leighton. S.W. Kennedy, and K.M. Cheng. "Assessment of biological
effects of chlorinated hydrocarbons in osprey chicks." Environ.
Toxicol. Chem. 20:866-879 (2001)
Gill, H., L.K. Wilson, K.M. Cheng, J.E. Elliott. " Effects of
azinphos-methyl on American robins breeding in fruit orchards"
Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol 65:756-763 (2000)
Weech, S.A. & A.M. Scheuhammer "DNA strand breakage in
ring dove tissues from chronic dietary exposure to methylmercury and
selenium." Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21st
Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, November 17-20, 2000. (Graduate
student paper).
Howald, G., P. Mineau, J.E. Elliott and K.M. Cheng. "Brodifacoum
poisoning of avian scavengers during rat control on a seabird
colony." Ecotoxicology 8:429-446 (1999) (Graduate student paper).
Elliott, J.E., I.E. Moul, & K.M. Cheng. "Variable
reproductive success of bald eagles on the British Columbia
coast." J. Wildlife Management 62:518-529 (1998) (Graduate
student paper)
Henshel, D.S., J.W. Martin, R.J. Norstrom, J.E. Elliott, K.M.
Cheng, & J.C. DeWitt. "Morphometric brain abnormalities in
double-crested cormorant chicks exposed to polychlorinated dibenzo-D-dioxins,
dibenzofurans, and biphenyls. J. Great Lakes Research 23:11-26 (1997).
Henshel, D.S., J.W. Martin, D. Best, K.M. Cheng, J.E. Elliott, D.
Rosenstein, and J. Sikarskie. Evaluating gross brain asymmetry: A
potential biomarker for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-D-dioxin-related
neurotoxicity. In: Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment:
Biomarkers and Risk assessment (Volume 5), ASTM STP 1306. (D.A.
Bengston and D.S. Henshel, Eds.) American Society for Testing and
Materials, Philadelphia. Pp. 230-238 (1996)
Elliott, J.E., R.J. Norstrom, A. Lorenzen, L.E. Hart, H. Phillip,
S.W. Kennedy, J.J. Stegeman, G.D. Bellward, & K.M. Cheng.
"Biological effects of polychlorinated dibenzo-D-dioxin,
dibenzofurans and biphenyls in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
chicks". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:782-793.
(1996) (Graduate student paper)
Henshel, D.S., J.W. Martin, R. Norstrom, P. Whitehead, J.D. Steeves,
& K.M. Cheng. "Morphometric abnormalities in brains of Great
Blue Heron hatchlings exposed to PCDDs." Environmental Health
Perspectives 103 (Suppl. 4):61-66. (1995)
Sanderson, J.T., J.E. Elliott, R.J. Norstrom, P.E. Whitehead, L.E.
Hart, K.M. Cheng, & G.D. Bellward. "Monitoring biological
effects of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and
biphenyls in great blue heron chicks (Ardea herodias) in British
Columbia." J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 41:435-450 (1994).
Sanderson, J.T., R.J. Norstrom, J.E. Elliott, L.E. Hart, K.M.
Cheng, & G.D. Bellward. "Biological effects of
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and biphenyls in
double-crested cormorant chicks (Phalacrocorax auritus)." J.
Toxicol. Environ. Health 41:247-265 (1994).
Henshel D.S., K.M. Cheng, R. Norstrom, P. Whitehead, & J.D.
Steeves, "Morphometric and histological changes in brains of
Great Blue Heron hatchlings exposed to PCDDs: Preliminary
analyses." Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment, ASTM STP
1179. (W.G. Landis, J.S. Hughes, & M.A. Lewis, eds.) American
Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia. pp. 288-303. (1993).
Hart, L.E., K.M. Cheng, R.M. Shah, R.J. Lewis, S.R. Ruschkowski,
R.W. Blair, D.C. Bennett, G.D. Bellward, S.M. Bandiera, & P.E.
Whitehead. "Effects of dioxin contamination on the growth and
development of Great Blue Heron embryos". Journal of Toxicology
and Environmental Health. 32:331-344 (1991).
Bellward, G.D., R.J. Norstrom, P.E. Whitehead, J.E. Elliott, S.M.
Bandiera, C. Dworschak, T. Chang, S. Forbes, B. Cadario, L.E. Hart
& K.M. Cheng. "Comparison of polychlorinated dibenzodioxin
and dibenzofuran levels with hepatic mixed-function oxidase induction
in Great Blue Herons." Journal of Toxicology and Environmental
Health. 30:33-52 (1990).
2. Environmentally sustainable poultry production
The use of specialized yeast strains in enhancing the recycling of
poultry manure to organic fertilizer - A waste management program
(on-going project)
Poultry barn dust and odour control
Lau, AK and KM Cheng. "Investigation of Three Systems for
Removing Dust and Odor from Duck Confinement Buildings Raised on Wire
Floors and Manure Storage under Floor". BCAC Agriculture
Environment Green Fund Project #01-021 Final Report. 2003
3. Conservation of threatened and endangered species
The population status and genetic variability of the threatened
Santa Barbara (Bearded) Screech-Owl (Megascops barbarus) in Southern
Mexico. (on-going graduate student thesis project)
The re-establishment of the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
population in British Columbia (on-going graduate student thesis
project)
The population status and genetic variability of the threatened
Barn Owl (Tyto alba pratincola) population in the Lower Mainland of
British Columbia.
Andrusiak, L.A. & K.M. Cheng. "Breeding biology of the
Barn Owl (Tyto alba pratincola) in the Lower Mainland of British
Columbia". In: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium
on the Biology and Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere,
Feb. 5 9, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba. J. R. Duncan, D. H. Johnson and T.
H. Nicholls (eds.). USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report NC 190. pp.
38 45 (1997). (Graduate student paper)
McLarty, J.R., K.M. Cheng, and J. McA. Eadie. "The use of DNA
fingerprinting to compare genetic variations in three barn owl
populations." Proceedings of the American Ornithologists' Union
Annual Meeting. (Boise, Idaho, August 13-17, 1996.) Abstract #483.
(Graduate student paper)
Friesen, T., T. Sullivan, L.A. Andrusiak, and K.M. Cheng. "How
much food does it take to fledge a barn owl." Proceedings of the
American Ornithologists' Union Annual Meeting. (Boise, Idaho, August
13-17, 1996.) Abstract #513. (Graduate student paper)
