A comparison of present-day and pre-industrial cladoceran assemblages from softwater Nova Scotia (Canada) lakes with different regional acidification histories

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-54

  Korosi, Jennifer B ^a   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification; Calcium decline; Cladocera; Nova Scotia; Paleolimnological "before and after" assessment

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CALCIUM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORE ANALYSIS; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LAKE WATER; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SULFATE; WARMING;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ACANTHOLEBERIS; ALONA; CHYDORIDAE; CLADOCERA; HOLOPEDIUM (CRUSTACEAN); MACROTRICHIDAE; OPHRYOXUS;

EID: 82455210879     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9547-4     Document Type: Article

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