Long-term trends in limnological characteristics in the aurora trout lakes, Sudbury, Canada

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 335, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-181

  Dixit, Aruna S ^a   Dixit, Sushil S ^a   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

acid rain; chrysophytes; diatoms; metals; paleolimnology; Sudbury; trout

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AURORA TROUT; LAKE WATER QUALITY; LIMING; LIMNOLOGY; LONG TERM VARIATION; METAL CONCENTRATION; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PH;

CANADA, ONTARIO, LITTLE WHITEPINE LAKE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; FONTINALIS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0030301629     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00018984     Document Type: Article

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