Lake Winnipeg, remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz, an efficient dispersal route of planktonic crustaceans through central and northern Canada

• Published in: Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management
• Main Author: Patalas, K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Michigan State University Press 2006
• Subjects: Mackenzie Delta; Newfoundland; Beringia
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14634980600880676; https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msup/aehm/article-pdf/9/3/285/1446308/285patalas.pdf

Zooplankton in five lake regions once inundated by Lake Agassiz were compared with zooplankton of 10 other lake regions and in 5 Great Lakes in south—central Canada. The highest resemblance to a hypothetical composite of Lake Agassiz plankton, from 94 to 100 percent, was found in lakes of the Northe...