Biomass and production of amphipods in low alkalinity lakes affected by acid precipitation

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-193

  France, R L ^a,b  

^a WDNRG Limnetics   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PRECIPITATION; ACID RAIN; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; LAKE;

ACID PRECIPITATION; BIOMONITORING;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

AMPHIPODA; AZTECA; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 0030303585     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(96)00063-2     Document Type: Article

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