Research Scientist
Adrienne earned her MSc in Biology from University of Waterloo in 2014 where she studied the impacts of varying flow from a hydroelectric dam on the food web and critical spawning habitat of Lake Sturgeon and Walleye. She worked as an aquatic biologist for the Ministry of Natural Resources in Thunder Bay before she joined the Canadian Center for Evidence Informed Conservation in February of 2019. As a Senior Research Assistant, she conducts evidence syntheses under the guidance of the CEIC’s project managers and following protocols developed under the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE). She has focused on systematic reviews and maps for a variety of topics including fish passage facilities, counter wildlife crime efforts, species-at-risk, and mining and resource extraction impacts.
Background
Master of Science, Biology. University of Waterloo, 2014. Supervisor: Dr. Michael Power
Thesis: Studies of the Rainy River Food Web and Variations in Spawning Critical Habitats in Relation to Flow.
Environmental Technician Diploma, St Lawrence College. 2011.
Bachelor of Science, Honours Biology. Carleton University, 2010.
Lab Publications (8)
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Rytwinski T, Muir MJ, Miller JRB, Smith A, Kelly LA, Bennett JR, Öckerman SLA, Taylor JJ, Lemieux AM, Pickles RSA, Gore ML, Pires SF, Pokempner A, Slaughter H, Carlson DP, Adhiasto DN, Arroyo Quiroz I and Cooke SJ. 2024. What is the evidence that counter-wildlife crime interventions are effective for conserving African, Asian, and Latin American wildlife directly threatened by exploitation? A Systematic Map. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. https://doi-org.proxy.library.carleton.ca/10.1002/2688-8319.12104
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Rytwinski, T., Lin, H.-Y., Harper, M., Smokorowski, K.E., Smith, A., Reid, J.L., Taylor, J.J., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Bradford, M.J., Crossman, J.A., Kavanagh, R., Lapointe, N.W.R., Turgeon, K., and Cooke, S.J. 2023. How do natural changes in flow magnitude affect fish abundance and biomass in temperate regions? A systematic review. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 4:e12216.
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Taylor, J.J., T. Rytwinski, A. Smith, M.L. Piczak, S.K. Garden, R.J. Lennox, C.J. Dey, A.K. Winegardner, K. Ponader, G. Benoy, D.G. Sheppard and S.J. Cooke. 2022. A synthesis of DFO contributions to freshwater fish habitat science since the 1950s. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3484. Ottawa, Canada. Available at: https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/41065281.pdf
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Brooks, J.L., J. D. Midwood, A. Smith, S.J. Cooke, B. Flood, C.M. Boston, P. Semecsen, S. E. Doka, and M. G. Wells. 2022. Internal seiches as drivers of fish depth use in lakes. Limnology and Oceanography. 67:1040-1051.
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Nyboer, E., Nguyen, V.M., Young, N., Rytwinski, T., Taylor, J.J., Lane, J.F., Bennett, J.R., Harron, N., Aitken, S.M., Auld, G., Browne, D., Jacob, A., Prior, K., Smith, P.A., Smokorowski, K.E., Alexander, S. and Cooke., S.J. (In Press). Supporting actionable science for environmental policy: Advice for funding agencies from decision makers. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 2:693129.
