Long-term stability of cladoceran assemblages in small, shallow, Canadian Shield lakes experiencing marked calcium declines

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 547-561

  Mosscrop, L E ^a   Paterson, A M ^b   DeSellas, A M ^b   Kurek, J ^c   Weeber, R ^d   Smol, J P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium; Canadian Shield; Cladocera; Paleolimnology; Shallow lakes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SHALLOW WATER; SURFACE AREA; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CLADOCERA;

EID: 84941935608     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-015-0402-y     Document Type: Article

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