Paleolimnological assessment of long-term water-quality changes in south-central Ontario lakes affected by cottage development and acidification

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-17

  Hall, Roland I ^a,c   Smol, John P ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

ACIDIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LAKE WATER QUALITY;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0030466861     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-171     Document Type: Article

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