Limnological characteristics of 70 lakes spanning arctic treeline from coronation gulf to great slave lake in the Central Northwest Territories, Canada

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 183-203

  Rühland, Kathleen ^a   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Climatic change; Limnology; Major ions; Treeline

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER; PH; TUNDRA;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 2642705885     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.19980830302     Document Type: Article

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