Journal article
Freshwater Diatoms: Indicators of Ecosystem Change
USDI Natl Biol Service Our Living Resour Report: a Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosyst, pp.256-256
01 Jan 1995
Abstract
Diatom communities in North America have been studied as indicators of freshwater ecosystem health. Paleolimnological research shows that 25-35% of lakes in the Adirondack Mountains, NY, with the lowest capacity to neutralize acids have become more acidic since the preindustrial era. Analysis of diatom assemblages reveals that acid deposition has exerted marked impacts on aquatic communities in many lakes. Sediment core evaluations provide population estimates indicative of increased lake eutrophication in New England and New York. Techniques are being developed to infer water quality and climate change trends from long-term diatom data sets.
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- Title
- Freshwater Diatoms: Indicators of Ecosystem Change
- Creators
- Donald CharlesPat Kociolek
- Publication Details
- USDI Natl Biol Service Our Living Resour Report: a Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosyst, pp.256-256
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Identifiers
- 991021463665904721