The response of Discostella species to climate change at the Experimental Lakes Area, Canada

• Main Author: Wiltse, Brendan
• Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: experimental lakes area; paleolimnology; climate change; diatom; limnology; discostella; Arctic; Canada; Ela; Climate change
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/12260

Global climate change is threatening both our water quality and quantity. Specifically, the influence of climate change on freshwater lakes includes decreased water availability, increased evapotranspiration, changes in nutrient availability, and shifts in species composition. Understanding the chan...