Charles K. Minns, B.Sc., Ph.D.

Publications

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Refereed Publications
Non-refereed Publications

Refereed Publications

Refereed Publications 2000-Present

Minns, C.K., Moore, J.E., Shuter, B.J., and Mandrak, N.E. 2008. A preliminary analysis of some key characteristics of Canadian lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65:1763-1778.
Chu, C., Jones, N.E., Mandrak, N.E., Piggott, A.R. and Minns, C.K. 2008. The influence of air temperature, groundwater discharge and climate change on the thermal diversity of stream fishes in southern Ontario watersheds. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65:297-308.
Sharma, S., Jackson, D.A., Minns, C.K., and Shuter, B.J. 2007. Will northern fish populations be in hot water because of climate change? Global Change Biology 13:2052-2064 (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01426.x)
Minns, C.K. 2006. Compensation ratios needed to offset timing effects of losses and gains and achieve no net loss of productive capacity of fish habitat. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63:1172-1182.
Minns, C.K. and Wichert, G.A. 2005. A framework for defining fish habitat domains in Lake Ontario and its drainage. J. Great Lakes Res. 31(Suppl.1):6-27.
Chu, C., Mandrak, N.E., and Minns, C.K. 2005. Potential impacts of climate change on the distributions of several common and rare freshwater fishes in Canada. Diversity Distrib. 11:299-310.
Chu, C., C.K.Minns, J.E. Moore, and E.S. Millard. 2004. Impact of oligotrophication, temperature, and water levels on walleye habitat in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 133:868-879.
Chu, C., C.K. Minns, and N.E. Mandrak. 2003. Comparative regional assessment of factors impacting freshwater fish biodiversity in Canada. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 60:624-634.
Minns, C.K. and J.E. Moore. 2003. Assessment of net change of productive capacity of fish habitats: the role of uncertainty and complexity in decision-making. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 60:100-116.
Doka, S.E., D.K. McNicol, M.L. Mallory, I. Wong, C.K. Minns, N.D. Yan.2003. Assessing potential for recovery of biotic richness and indicator species due to changes in acidic deposition and lake pH in five areas of southeastern Canada. Environm. Monitoring and Assessment 88:53-101.
Randall, R.G. and C.K. Minns. 2002. Comparison of a Habitat Productivity Index and an Index of Biotic Integrity for measuring the productive capacity of fish habitat in nearshore areas of the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research 28(2): 240-255.
Morrison, H., C.K. Minns, and J.F. Koonce. 2001. A methodology for identifying and classifying aquatic biodiversity investment areas: Application in the Great Lakes basin. Aquat. Ecosystem Health and Managem. 4(1):1-12.
Minns, C.K. 2001. Science for freshwater fish and habitat management in Canada: current status. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 4:423-436.
Minns, C.K., and J.R.M. Kelso. 2000. Editorial: NO! It is time for a Great Lakes Ecosystem Management Agreement that SUBSUMES the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. J. Great Lakes Res. 26(1):1-2.
Randall, R.G. and C.K. Minns. 2000. Use of fish production per unit biomass ratios for measuring the productive capacity of fish habitats. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57:1657-1667.

Refereed Publications 1995-1999

Minns, C.K. 1999. The ecosystem pyramid and the means for attaining ecological sustainability: an essay in honour of Jack Christie. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 2:197-208.
Lam, D.C.L., K.J. Puckett, I. Wong, M.D. Moran, G. Fenech, D.S. Jeffries, M.P. Olson, D.M. Whelpdale, D. McNicol, Y. K.G.Mariam and C.K. Minns. 1998. An Integrated Acid Rain Assessment Model for Canada: from Source Emissions to Ecological Impact. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Vol. 33(1):1-17.
Minns, C.K., Bakelaar, C.N., Moore, J.E., Dermott, R.W., and Green, R. 1996. Measuring differences between overlapping but unpaired spatial surveys using a geographic information system. Environ. Monitoring & Assessment 43:237-253.
Minns, C.K. 1997. Quantifying 'no net loss' of productivity of fish habitats. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 54:2463-2473.
Kelso, J.R.M. & C.K. Minns. 1996. Is fish species richness in the Canadian Great Lakes sites the result of local or regional factors? Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. Suppl.53(Suppl 1):175-193.
Randall, R.G., C.K. Minns, V.W. Cairns, & J.E. Moore. 1996. The relationship between an index of fish production and submerged macrophytes and other habitat variables at three littoral areas in the Great Lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53(Suppl 1):35-44.
Minns, C.K., R.G. Randall, J.E. Moore, & V.W. Cairns.1996. A model simulating the impact of habitat supply limits on northern pike, Esox lucius, in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53(Suppl 1):20-34.
Minns, C.K., J.R.M. Kelso, & R.G. Randall. 1996. Detecting the response of fish to habitat alterations in freshwater ecosystems. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53(Suppl 1):403-414.
Minns, C.K. 1995. Approaches to assessing and managing cumulative ecosystem change, with the Bay of Quinte as a case study. J. Aquat. Ecosystem Health. 4:1-24.
Minns, C.K. & J.E. Moore. 1995. Factors limiting the distributions of Ontario's freshwater fishes: the role of climate and other variables, and the potential impacts of climate change. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 121:137-160.
Minns, C.K., R.G. Randall, E.M.P. Chadwick, J.E. Moore, & R. Green. 1995. Potential impact of climate change on the habitat and population dynamics of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in eastern Canada. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 121:699-708.
Randall, R.G., J.R.M. Kelso, C.K. Minns and V.W. Cairns. 1995. Fish production in freshwaters: are rivers more productive than lakes? Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 52(3):631-643.
Minns, C.K., 1995. Allometry of home range size in lake and river fishes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 52(7):1499-1508.
Olver, C.H., B.J. Shuter, & C.K. Minns. 1995. Towards a definition of conservation principles for fisheries management in Canada. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 52:1584-1594.

Refereed Publications 1990-1994

Minns, C.K., R.G. Randall, V.W. Cairns, & J.E. Moore. 1994. An index of biotic integrity (IBI) for fish assemblages in the littoral zones of Great Lakes' Areas of Concern. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 51:1804-1822.
Minns, C.K. 1992. Using technology to assess regional environmental information. Environ. Monit. Assessment. 20:141-158 (Text of talk at IREE Workshop, Univ. Ottawa, March 5-6, 1990).
Minns, C.K. 1992. Use of models for integrated assessment of ecosystem health. J. Aquat. Ecosystem Health. 1:109-118 (Text of talk at Int. Symp. on Aquat. Ecosystem Health, Univ. Waterloo, July 23-26, 1990).
Minns, C.K. and Moore, J.E. 1992. Predicting the impact of climate change on the spatial pattern of freshwater fish yield capability in eastern Canada. Climatic Change 22:327-346.
Jones, M.L., Minns, C.K., Marmorek, D.M., and Heltcher, K.J. 1991. Assessing the potential extent of damage to inland lakes in eastern Canada due to acidic deposition:IV Uncertainty analysis of a regional model. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 48:599-606.
Kelso, J.R.M., Shaw, M., Minns, C.K., and Mills, K.H. 1990. An evaluation of the effects of atmospheric acidic deposition on fish and fishery resource of Canada. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 47:644-655.
Minns, C.K. 1990. Patterns of distribution and association of freshwater fish in New Zealand. New Zealand J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 24:31-44.
Marmorek, D.M., Jones, M.L., Minns, C.K., and Elder, F.C. 1990. Assessing the potential extent of damage to inland lakes in eastern Canada due to acidic deposition:I Development and evaluation of a simple 'site' model. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 47:55-66.
Jones, M.L., Minns, C.K., Marmorek, D.M., and Elder, F.C. 1990. Assessing the potential extent of damage to inland lakes in eastern Canada due to acidic deposition:II Application of the regional model. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 47:67-80.
Minns, C.K., Moore, J.E., Schindler, D.W., and Jones, M.L. 1990. Assessing the potential extent of damage to inland lakes in eastern Canada due to acidic deposition:III Predicted impacts on species richness in seven groups of aquatic biota. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 47:821-830.

Refereed Publications 1980-1989

Minns, C.K. 1989. Factors affecting fish species richness observed in Ontario's inland lakes. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 118:533-545.
Minns, C.K. and Hurley, D.A. 1988. Effects of net length and set time on fish catches in gill nets. North Amer. J. Fish. Manage. 8:216-223.
Minns, C.K., E.S. Millard, J.M. Cooley, M.G. Johnson, D.A. Hurley, K.H. Nicholls, G.W. Robinson, G.E. Owen, and A. Crowder. 1987. Production and biomass size spectrum in the Bay of Quinte, a eutrophic ecosystem. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 44 (Suppl 2):148-155.
Minns, C.K. 1987. A method of rank species and sites for conservation using presence absence data and its application to native freshwater fish in New Zealand. N.Z. Journal Zool., 14:43 49.
Johannsson, O.E. and Minns, C.K. 1987. Examination of association indices and formulation of a composite seasonal dissimilarity index. Hydrobiol. 150:109-121.
Kelso, J.R.M., Minns, C.K., Gray, J.E. and Jones, M.L. l986. Acidification of Surface Waters in Eastern Canada and its Relationship to Aquatic Biota. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aqua. Sci. 87: 42p.
Minns, C.K. l986. Total Phosphorus Loading to the Bay of Quinte, l800 2000: A model study. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aqua. Sci. 86:77 83.
Minns, C.K. l986. A simple whole lake phosphorus model and its application to the Bay of Quinte. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aqua. Sci. 86:84 90.
Minns, C.K. and Hurley, D.A. l986. Population Dynamics and Production of White Perch, Morone americana (Gmelin) in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aqua. Sci. 86:215 223.
Minns, C.K. and Johnson, M.G. l986. Temperature and Oxygen Conditions in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aqua. Sci. 86:40 49.
Minns, C.K., Owen, G.E., and Johnson, M.G. l986. Nutrient Loads and Budgets in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario, l965 l98l. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aqua. Sci. 86:59 76
Hurley, D.A., Christie, W.J., Minns, C.K., Millard, E.S., Cooley, J.M., Johnson, M.G., Nicholls, K.H., Robinson, G.W., Owen, G.E., Sly, P.G., Geiling, W.T. and Crowder, A.A. 1986. Trophic structure and interactions in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario, before and after point source phosphorus control. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aqua. Sci. 86:259 270.
Minns, C.K. and Kelso, J.R.M. 1986. Estimates of existing and potential impact of acidification on the freshwater fishery resources and the use in eastern Canada. Water Air Soil Pollution, 31:1079 1090.
Kelso, J.R.M., Minns, C.R., Lipsit, J.H. and Jeffries, D.S. 1986. Headwater lake chemistry during the spring freshet in north central Ontario. Water Air Soil Pollution, 29:245 259.
Hodson, P.V., Blunt, B.R., Borgmann, U., Minns, C.K. and McGraw, S. l983. Effect of fluctuating lead exposures on lead accumulation by rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2:225 238.

Refereed Publications Prior to 1980

Cooley, J.M., and Minns, C.K. l978. Prediction of egg development times of freshwater copepods. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 35:l322 29.
Minns, C.K., and Johnson, M.G. l978. Temporal variation in the nutrient export of rivers draining into the Bay of Quinte, Ontario, Canada. Water Res., l5(4) l06l l072.
Minns, C.K., Kelso, J.R.M., and Hyatt, W. l978. Spatial distribution of nearshore fish in the vicinity of two thermal generating stations, Nanticoke and Douglas Point, on the Great Lakes. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 35:885 92.
Johnson, M.G., Leach, J.H., Minns, C.K., and Olver, C.H. l977. Limnological characteristics of Ontario lakes in relation to associations of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum), northern pike (Esox lucius), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), and smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 34:l592 60l.
Kelso, J.R.M., Minns, C.K., and Brouzes, R.J.P. l977. Pulp and paper mill effluent in a fresh water environment. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 34:77l 75.
Kitchell, J.F. Johnson, M.G., Minns, C.K., Loftus, K.H., Greig, L., and Olver, C.H. l977. Percid habitat: the river analogy. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 34:l936 40.
Minns, C.K. l977. Analysis of a pulp and paper mill effluent plume. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 34:776 83.
Kelso, J.R.M., and Minns, C.K. l975. Summer distribution of the nearshore fish community near a thermal generating station as determined by acoustic census. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 32:l409 l8.
Hackney, P.A., and Minns, C.K. l974. A computer model of biomass dynamics and food competition with implications for its use in fishery management. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc., l03:2l5 25.
Cross, D.G., and Minns, C.K. l969. A method of separating invertebrates from samples of aquatic vegetation. Lab. Pract., 18:3l5 l6.

Books and/or Chapters

Shuter, B.J., C.K. Minns, and N. Lester. 2002. Climate change, freshwater fish and fisheries: case studies from Ontario and their use in assessing potential impacts. Pages 77-88 in N.A. McGinn, editor. Fisheries in a Changing Climate. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 32, Bethesda, Maryland.
Minns, C.K. and J.M. Cooley. 1999. Intentional Introductions: Are the Incalculable Risks Worth It? Pages 57-59 In Claudi R. and Leach J.H. (Editors). Nonindigenous Freshwater Organisms: Vectors, Biology,and Impacts. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, U.S.A.
Minns, C.K. and Bakelaar, C.N. 1999. A method for quantifying the supply of suitable habitat for fish stocks in Lake Erie, pages 481-496 In Munawar, M, Edsall, T, and Munawar, I.F. (eds.). State of Lake Erie: Past, Present and Future. Backhuys Publishers, The Netherlands. 550p.
Minns, C.K. and Nairn, R.B. 1999. Defensible Methods: applications of a procedure for assessing developments affecting littoral fish habitat on the lower Great Lakes, pages 15-35 In Murphy,T.P.and Munawar, M. (eds.) Aquatic Restoration in Canada. Backhuys Publishers, The Netherlands. 211p.
Minns, C.K., Doka, S.E., Bakelaar, C.N., Brunette, P.C.E., and Schertzer, W.M. 1999. Identifying habitats essential for pike, Esox lucius L., in the Long Point region of Lake Erie: a suitable supply approach. Pages 363-382. In L. Benaka, editor.American Fisheries Society Symposium 22:Fish Habitat: Essential Fish Habitat and Rehabilitation. Bethesda, Maryland. 459p.
Shuter, B.J., C.K. Minns, and H.A. Regier. 1998. Canada Country Study: Climate Impacts and Adaptation - Fisheries Sector. Chapter 5. In Canada Country Study: Climate Impacts and Adaptation. Volume VII. National Sectoral Volume. Environment Canada, Downsview, Ontario. Pages 257-317.
Minns, C.K., Cairns, V.W., Randall, R.G., and Moore, J.E. 1993. Chapter 14. UET: A tool for fish habitat management? pages 236-245 in Kozlowski, J. and Hill, G. (eds), Towards planning for sustainable development.
Minns, C.K., Cairns, V.W., Randall, R.G., and Moore, J.E. 1993. Chapter 15. UET: A practical application in Canadian lakes. pages 246-267 in Kozlowski, J. and Hill, G. (eds), Towards planning for sustainable development.
Stride, F., German, M., Hurley, D.A., Millard, E.S., Minns, C.K., Nicholls, K.H., Owen, G.E., Poulton, D.A., and de Geus, N. 1992. An overview of the modelling and public consultation processes used to develop the bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan. In Hartig, J.H. and Zarull, M.A.(Eds.). Under RAPs: toward grassroots ecological democracy in the Great Lakes Basin. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, p161-183.
Minns, C.K., Moore, J.E., and Cairns, V.W. 1990. Current and potential adult habitat of northern pike (Esox lucius L.) in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario. Proc. National Conf. GIS for the 1990s, March 5-8, 1990, Ottawa, Ontario. p1020-1029.
Minns, C.K. 1990. Modelling the impacts of acidification on fisheries in Ontario, Canada. In Kamari, J.(Ed.), Impact models to assess regional acidification. Kluwer, The Netherlands. p65-81.
Minns, C.K. l977. Limnology of some lakes on Truelove Lowland. In: L. C. Bliss [ed.], Truelove Lowland, Devon Island, Canada: a high arctic ecosystem. 736 pp. Univ. Alta. Press.
Lam, D.C.L., Minns, C.K., Hodson, P.V., Simons, T.J., and Wong, P.T.S. l976. Computer model for toxicant spills in Lake Ontario. In: J. O. Nriagu [ed.], Environmental Biogeochemistry. Vol. 2. Metals Transfer and Ecological Mass Balances:743 6l.

Non-refereed Publications

Chu, C. and C.K. Minns. 2004. Modelling the relationship between discharge and lake level in Ontario's inland lakes. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2671:v+21p.
Minns, C.K. 2003. An area-per-individual (API) model for estimating critical habitat requirements in aquatic species-at-risk. Can. Science Advisory Secretariat, Res. Document 2003/074:21p. (available at www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas/)
Cudmore-Vokey, B. and C.K. Minns. 2002. Reproductive ecology and vegetation association databases for Lake Ontario Fishes. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2607: ix+42p.
Frezza, T. and C.K. Minns. 2002. Assessing fish habitat supply and potential responses to habitat manipulation in small Canadian Shield lakes. Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2599:vi+27p.
Frezza, T. and C.K. Minns. 2002. Analysis of the relationship between fish habitat classifications and topological lake units. Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2600:vi+15p.
Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt, and C.K. Minns. 2001. Morphological and ecological characteristics of Canadian freshwater fishes. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2554:iv+86p.
Minns, C.K., J.E. Moore, M. Stoneman, and B. Cudmore-Vokey. 2001. Defensible Methods of Assessing Fish Habitat: Lacustrine Habitats in the Great Lakes Basin - Conceptual Basis and Approach Using a Habitat Suitability Matrix (HSM) Method. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci.2559:viii+70p.
Roberge, M., T. Slaney, and C.K. Minns. 2001. Life history characteristics of freshwater fishes occurring in British Columbia with major emphasis on lake habitat characteristics. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2574:189p.
Richardson, E.S., J.D. Reist, and C.K. Minns. 2001. Life history characteristics of freshwater fishes occurring in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, with major emphasis on lake habitat requirements. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2569:149p.
Langhorne, A.L., M. Neufeld, G. Hoar, V. Bourhis, D.A. Fernet, and C.K. Minns. 2001. Life history characteristics of freshwater fishes occurring in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, with major emphasis on lake habitat requirements. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2579:170p.
Minns, C.K., Brunette, P.C.E., Stoneman, M., Sherman, K., Craig. R., Portt, C.B., and Randall, R.G. 1999. Development of a fish habitat classification model for littoral areas of Severn Sound, Georgian Bay, a Great Lakes' Area of Concern. Can. MS. Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2490: ix+86p.
Portt, C.B., G. Coker, and C.K. Minns. 1999. Riverine habitat characteristics of fishes of the Great Lakes watershed. Can. MS Rep. Fish Aquat. Sci. 2481:vii+62p.
Bradbury, C., M. Roberge, and C.K. Minns. 1999. Lake habitat requirements for freshwater fish species in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Can. MS Rep. Fish Aquat. Sci. 2485:vii+150p.
Moore, J.E., C.K. Minns, B. Valere, and R.G. Randall. 1998. Productive capacity of Great Lakes nearshore fish habitats: design and implementation of an electrofishing survey database. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2441:vi+32p.
Koonce, J.F., C.K. Minns, and H.A. Morrison. 1998. Aquatic Biodiversity Investment Areas in the Great Lakes Basin: Identification and Validation. Paper prepared for State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference, October 1998. 44p.
Smokorowski, K.E., Stoneman, M.G., Cairns, V.W., Minns, C.K., Randall, R.G., and Valere, B. 1998. Trends in the nearshore fish community of Hamilton Harbour, 1988-1997, as measured using an index of biotic integrity. Can. Tech. Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2230:xii+97p.
Randall, R.G., C.K. Minns, V.W. Cairns, J.E. Moore, and B. Valere. 1998. Habitat predictors of fish species occurrence and abundance in nearshore areas of Severn Sound. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2440:vii+30p.
Levings, C.D., C.K. Minns, F. Aitkens (Editors). 1997. Proceedings of the DFO Workshop on Research Priorities for Assessing Productive Capacity for Fish Habitat Management and Impact Assessment, Sidney, B.C., May 13-15, 1996. Can. Tech. Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2147:v+122p.
Lester, N.P., K.J. Cornelisse, L. Grieg, C.K. Minns, and M.L. Jones. 1997. Proceedings of the 1997 Science for Fish Habitat Management Workshop. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2439:vi+36p.
Doka, S.E., Mallory, M.L., McNicol, D.K., and Minns, C.K. 1997. Species richness and species occurrence of five taxonomic groups in relation to pH and other lake characteristics in southeastern Canada. Can. Tech. Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2179:62p.
Minns, C.K. 1995. Calculating net change of productivity of fish habitats. Can. Manuscr. Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2282:vi+37p.
Minns, C.K., J.D. Meisner, J.E. Moore, L.A. Greig, & R.G. Randall. 1995. Defensible Methods for Pre- and Post-Development Assessment of Fish Habitat in the Great Lakes. I. A prototype methodology for headlands and offshore structures. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2328:xiii+65p.
Lane, J.A., C.B. Portt, and C.K. Minns. 1996. Nursery habitat characteristics of Great Lakes fishes. Can MS Rep Fish Aquat Sci. 2338:42p.
Lane, J.A., C.B. Portt, and C.K. Minns. 1996. Adult habitat characteristics of Great Lakes fishes. Can MS Rep Fish Aquat Sci. 2358:43p.
Lane, J.A., C.B. Portt, and C.K. Minns. 1996. Spawning habitat characteristics of Great Lakes fishes. Can MS Rep Fish Aquat Sci. 2368:48p.
MacLeod, W.D., C.K. Minns, A. Mathers, & S. Mee. 1995. An evaluation of biotic indices and habitat suitability scores for classifying littoral habitats. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2334:26p.
Minns, C.K., R. Sayer, & L. Tardioli. 1994. Design report for the DFO National LRTAP Biomonitoring Database. Can. Tech. Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1987:96p.
Randall, R.G., C.K. Minns, V.W. Cairns, and Moore, J.E. 1993. Effect of habitat degradation on the species composition and biomass of fish in Great Lakes Areas of Concern. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 1941:viii+37p.
Minns, C.K., S.W. King, and C.B. Portt. 1993. Morphological and ecological characteristics of 25 fishes occurring in Great Lakes' Areas of Concern. Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 2209:vi+25p.
Minns, C.K., V.W. Cairns, R.G. Randall, A. Crowder, and A. McLaughlin. 1993. Macrophyte surveys of littoral habitats in Great Lakes' Areas of Concern: The Bay of Quinte, Hamilton Harbour, and Severn Sound - 1988 to 1991. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 1936:viii+60p.
Portt, C.B., Minns, C.K., and King, S.W. 1988. Morphological and ecological characteristics of common fishes in Ontario lakes. Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1991:39p.
Minns, C.K. 1986. Acid rain: A further estimate of the risk to Ontario's inland fisheries. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 1874:17p.
Minns, C.K. 1986. Fish species assemblage structure in Ontario's lakes. Can. MS Rpt. Fish Aquat. Sci., 1898:17p.
Minns, C.K. 1986. A model of bias in lake selection for survey. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1496:21p.
Minns, C.K. 1986. An inspection of the New Zealand freshwater fish survey database. New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Fish. Res. Div. Internal Rep. 43:18p.
Minns, C.K. 1984. Spatial and Temporal Variability in Zooplankton Abundance of the Great Lakes. Can. M.S. Rpt. of Fish. Aqua. Sci. No. l750. l5 pp.
Minns, C.K. 1984. Analysis of Lake and Drainage Area Counts and Measures for Selected Watersheds Across Ontario's Shield Region. Can. M.S. Rpt. of Fish. Aqua. Sci. No. l748. l7 pp.
Minns, C.K., Cooley, J.M., and Forney, J.E. 1984. Analysis of the Response to the Use of "Adaptive Environmental Assessment Methodology" by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Great Lakes Fish. Com. Special Publ. 84 3, 2l pp.
Kelso, J.R.M., and Minns, C.K. l979. Ecological Implications of the Once Through Cooling Process of Thermal Electric Generation in Canada. Fish. Mar. Serv. M.S. Rpt. l482, 44 p.
Minns, C.K. 1981. Acid Rain: A preliminary estimate of the risk to Ontario's inland fisheries. Can. M.S. Rpt. of Fish. Aqua. Sci. 1622, 36 p.