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Main Title Ecosystem Changes in Lakes Erie and Ontario.
Author Thomas, Nelson A. ;
CORP Author Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN.
Year Published 1981
Report Number EPA-600/D-82-286;
Stock Number PB82-223900
Additional Subjects Biomass ; Nutrients ; Lake Erie ; Lake Ontario ; Biological productivity ; Phosphorus ; Algae ; Cyanophyta ; Zooplankton ; Toxicity ; Food supply ; Contamination ; Fishes ; Birds ; Metals ; Organic compounds ; Public health ; Reprints ;
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Abstract All of the Great Lakes are changing; however, the lower lakes, because of their increased productivity, are changing at a much faster rate. This condition is reflected in the overall nutrient and biomass content of the individual lakes. The nutrient concentrations of the lower lakes are 4-8 times higher than those in the upper lakes. The increase in phosphorus in the lower lakes has resulted in dramatic increases in phytoplankton biomass, as well as in shifts in the biomass to a greater percentage of bluegreen algae. Changes have occurred in the zooplankton communities. Changes in the biota of a lake can result from three major types of influences. The first is change in the physical environment. The second type of change is associated with direct toxicity. The third type of influence, and, probably, the most prevalent today, are changes resulting from altered food supplies.
Supplementary Notes Pub. in Proceedings of the Conference on Changes in the Biota of Lakes Erie and Ontario, Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, v25n4 p1-20 1981.
Title Annotations Reprint: Ecosystem Changes in Lakes Erie and Ontario,
PUB Date Free Form 1981
Category Codes 8H; 48G; 68D
NTIS Prices PC A02/MF A01
Primary Description 600/03
Document Type NT
Cataloging Source NTIS/MT
Control Number 323816778
Origin NTIS
Type CAT