Recovery of crustacean zooplankton communities from acid and metal contamination: Comparing manipulated and reference lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1301-1327

  Yan, Norman D ^a   Keller, Wendel ^a   Somers, Keith M ^a   Pawson, Trevor W ^a   Girard, Robert E ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; LAKE RESTORATION; LIMING; ZOOPLANKTON;

CANADA, ONTARIO, NELSON LAKE; CANADA, ONTARIO, SUDBURY;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 85047677186     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-065     Document Type: Article

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