Effects of acidification on aquatic primary producers and decomposers
Conference
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OSTI ID:6124022
Acidification of nutrient-poor, clearwater lakes and streams is associated with a variety of changes in communities of aquatic organisms. While acidification may eliminate fish, it does not kill the lake. Some species become very abundant in acidified waters and the balance among organisms, which provide stability to the aquatic ecosystem, is lost. This is reflected in accumulations of algae and dead plant litter. While these kinds of changes are observed, studies which quantitatively link the effects of acidification at one ecological level to changes in some other level are lacking. One can only surmise that such links are significant to ecosystem structure and functioning.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 6124022
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-29793; CONF-810843-1; ON: DE81025874
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Acid rain/fisheries symposium, Ithaca, NY, USA, 2 Aug 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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