Chemical characteristics and acid sensitivity of boreal headwater lakes in northwest Saskatchewan

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 33-44

  Scott, Kenneth A ^a   Wissel, Björn ^b   Gibson, John J ^c,d   Jean Birks, S ^d  

^a Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification; Canada; Critical load; Lake chemistry; Land cover; SSWC model

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRITICAL LOAD; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HEADWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER; LAND COVER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; FORT MCMURRAY; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 76849106804     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2010.s1.33     Document Type: Article

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