Recovery from acidification in Nova Scotia: Temporal trends and critical loads for 20 headwater lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1504-1514

  Whitfield, C J ^a   Aherne, J ^a   Watmough, S A ^a   Dillon, P J ^a   Clair, T A ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; HEADWATER; RECOVERY; SURFACE WATER; TREND ANALYSIS; WET DEPOSITION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 33748573618     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-053     Document Type: Article

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