Effects of drought-induced acidification on diatom communities in acid-sensitive Ontario lakes

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1662-1673

  Faulkenham, Shari E ^a   Hall, Roland I ^a   Dillon, Peter J ^b   Karst Riddoch, Tammy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALGAL COMMUNITY; CLIMATE VARIATION; DIATOM; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BLUE CHALK LAKE; CANADA; CHUB LAKE; ONTARIO;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; EUKARYOTA; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS;

EID: 0042071588     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.4.1662     Document Type: Article

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