Response of phytoplankton to ecological engineering remediation of a Canadian Shield Lake affected by acid mine drainage

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 296-310

  Kalin, Margarete ^a   Wheeler, William N ^b   Olaveson, Mary M ^b  

^a Boojum Research Limited   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Algal biodiversity; Aquatic chemistry; Bioremediation; Ecology; Lake restoration; Metal contamination

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOSITION; ECOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALGAL BIODIVERSITY; AQUATIC CHEMISTRY; METAL CONTAMINATION;

LAKE POLLUTION;

BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOSITION; ECOLOGY; LAKE POLLUTION; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; REMEDIATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; ASTERIONELLA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLOROPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; EUGLENA; EUGLENIDA; LEPOCINCLIS; OCHROMONAS; PERIDINIUM; PINNULARIA;

EID: 33845334461     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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