Report of the Acid Rain Study Group ...
"A Study Group (Chairman: Pr W. G. Doubleday) will be established and will meet at ICES Headquarters from 4-6 March 1987 to consider the following questions asked by NASCO with respect to the issue of acid rain in the North American Commission Area:a) identify freshwater habitats which support...
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ICES Expert Group reports (until 2018)
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.19261130 https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Report_of_the_Acid_Rain_Study_Group/19261130 |
| Summary: | "A Study Group (Chairman: Pr W. G. Doubleday) will be established and will meet at ICES Headquarters from 4-6 March 1987 to consider the following questions asked by NASCO with respect to the issue of acid rain in the North American Commission Area:a) identify freshwater habitats which support or have supported Atlantic salmon populations and classify thesehabitats in relation to their vulnerability to loss of productivity of Atlantic salmon due to acidification; b) describe the trends in acidification of habitat identified in question a), and in the fish populations supported by these habitats;c) describe the influence of acidification of freshwater habitat on growth and survival of Atlantic salmon fry and parr and the implications for smolt and adult production;d) describe the effectiveness of mitigation measures such as liming and the extent to which these measures are in current use. ... |
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