Aquatic Invertebrates from the Smoking Hills, N.W.T.: Effect of pH and Metals on Mortality

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Havas, Magda, Hutchinson, T. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1982
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Smoking Hills; Tundra; Zooplankton
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f82-120; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f82-120

Experiments were conducted on planktonic crustaceans and insect larvae from acidic and alkaline tundra ponds at the Smoking Hills, N.W.T. to determine their tolerance to low pH and elevated levels of potentially toxic elements, including Al. The crustaceans (Daphnia middendorffiana, Diaptomus arctic...