Comparing limnological changes associated with 19th century canal construction and other catchment disturbances in four lakes within the Rideau Canal system, Ontario, Canada

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-197

  Forrest, Francine ^a,b   Reavie, Euan D ^a,c   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c JACOBS ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative equilibrium theory; Climate change; Diatoms; Eutrophication; Rideau Canal; Total phosphorus; Water levels

Indexed keywords

CANAL; EUTROPHICATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SEDIMENT CORE;

CANADA; ONTARIO; RIDEAU CANAL;

AMBROSIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CARNIVORA; CYCLOTELLA; CYCLOTELLA COMENSIS;

EID: 0037282446     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2002.183     Document Type: Article

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