Lake acidification: Effects on crustacean zooplankton populations
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· Environmental Science and Technology; (United States)
- Kent State Univ., OH (United States)
- Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Dorset (Canada)
- Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Sudbury (Canada)
The ranked acid sensitivities of six common crustacean zooplankton taxa were determined from a multilake field survey in Ontario and from laboratory bioassays. The two approaches gave the same ranking (from most to least sensitive): Daphnia galeata mendotae, Daphnia retrocurva, and Skistodiaptomus oregonensis > Diaphanosoma birgei > Mesocyclops edax > Bosmina longirostris. This finding suggests that acidification has caused the widespread damage which has been documented for the zooplankton of Ontario and northeastern US lakes. 24 refs., 3 figs., 2 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 6759079
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Science and Technology; (United States), Vol. 27:8; ISSN 0013-936X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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