Widespread effects of climatic warming on freshwater ecosystems in North America

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1043-1067

  Schindler, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate warming; Freshwater ecosystems; Human stresses; North America

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; LAKES; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE WARMING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031156089     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(19970630)11:8<1043::AID-HYP517>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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