Dramatic diatom species assemblage responses in lakes recovering from acidification and metal contamination near wawa, Ontario, Canada: A paleolimnological perspective

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 656-669

  Greenaway, Christine M ^a   Paterson, Andrew M ^b   Keller, W ^c   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BEDROCK; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DIATOM; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; IRON ORE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SULFUR; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; WAWA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUNOTIA;

EID: 84858962224     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2012-003     Document Type: Article

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