Effects of formalin preservation on invertebrate stable isotope values over decadal time scales

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1320-1327

  Rennie, Michael D ^a,d   Ozersky, Ted ^b,e   Evans, David O ^a,c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Formaldehyde; Frozen; Lake Simcoe; Preservative

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FORMALDEHYDE; INVERTEBRATE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PRESERVATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TIMESCALE; ZOOPLANKTON;

CANADA; LAKE SIMCOE; ONTARIO [CANADA];

AMPHIPODA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DREISSENIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84868321741     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z2012-101     Document Type: Article

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