Recovery of fish populations in Lake 223 from experimental acidification

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 192-204

  Mills, K H ^a   Chalanchuk, S M ^a   Allan, D J ^b  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LimnoTech Enterprises   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENT; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION RECOVERY; SURVIVAL;

ACIDIFICATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAKE; RECRUITMENT;

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; COUESIUS PLUMBEUS; CULAEA INCONSTANS; MARGARISCUS MARGARITA; PHOXINUS NEOGAEUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0034038175     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-186     Document Type: Article

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