Acid rain - Perspectives on lake recovery

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 207-216

  Keller, Wendel ^a   Gunn, John M ^a   Yan, Norman D ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification; Biological; Chemical; Lakes; Recovery

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; SULFUR;

ACIDIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EMISSION CONTROL; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LAKE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ACID RAIN; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAKE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032321911     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009983318502     Document Type: Review

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