Effects of base addition and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) introduction on the plankton community of an acidic Adirondack lake

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1367-1376

  Bukaveckas, Paul A ^a   Shaw, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Sullivan County Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC LAKE; BASE ADDITION; BROOK TROUT; HABITAT RESTORATION; PLANKTON COMMUNITY; REINTRODUCTION;

NEW YORK; USA; WOODS LAKE;

BOSMINA LONGIROSTRIS; DAPHNIIDAE; DIAPTOMUS MINUTUS; FONTINALIS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0030859431     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-040     Document Type: Article

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