Effect of low pH on the chemical composition of aquatic invertebrates from tundra ponds at the Smoking Hills, N.W.T., Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Havas, Magda, Hutchinson, T. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1983
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; Smoking Hills; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z83-030; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z83-030

Experiments were conducted to compare the relative sensitivity and chemical composition of aquatic invertebrates (insects and crustaceans) exposed to low pH. Test organisms were collected from tundra ponds at the Smoking Hills, N.W.T. One of the ponds was alkaline (pH 8.2), the other was acidified (...