Implications of atmospheric change for biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems in Canada

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 271-280

  Freedman, Bill ^a   Beauchamp, Stephen ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Atmospheric change; Atmospheric stressors; Biodiversity; Ecosystem risk

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE; ATMOSPHERIC STRESSOR; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM RISK;

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE; BIODIVERSITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AQUATIC FAUNA; AQUATIC FLORA; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NONHUMAN;

CANADA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032008187     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005851027038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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