Changes since the onset of acid deposition among calcium-sensitive cladoceran taxa within softwater lakes of Ontario, Canada

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 323-337

  Jeziorski, Adam ^a   Paterson, Andrew M ^b   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification; Calcium (Ca); Daphnia; pH; Subfossil Cladocera; Top bottom analysis

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; ACIDIFICATION; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; CALCIUM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; FOSSIL RECORD; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MONITORING; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALEOLITHIC; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PH; TAXONOMY; VULNERABILITY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

BRANCHIOPODA; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA LONGISPINA; DAPHNIIDAE; HOLOPEDIUM GLACIALIS;

EID: 84863548389     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-012-9600-y     Document Type: Article

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