Signals of climate trends and extreme events in the thermal stratification pattern of multibasin Lake Opeongo, Ontario

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 847-852

  King, Jacquelynne R ^a,b   Shuter, Brian J ^a   Zimmerman, Ann P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; GLOBAL WARMING; LAKE; SIZE EFFECT; THERMOCLINE;

CANADA; LAKE OPEONGO; ONTARIO;

EID: 0032780369     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-020     Document Type: Article

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