Lake acidification: Effects on crustacean zooplankton populations

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Environmental Science and Technology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00045a019· OSTI ID:6759079

Havens, K E ^[1]; Yan, N D ^[2]; Keller, W ^[3]

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1. Kent State Univ., OH (United States)
2. Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Dorset (Canada)
3. 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), Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology; (United States) Vol. 27:8; ISSN ESTHAG; ISSN 0013-936X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ACIDIFICATION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
CRUSTACEANS
INVERTEBRATES
LAKES
PLANKTON
SURFACE WATERS
ZOOPLANKTON