Elevated zooplankton production in a eutrophic Lake Ontario embayment: Hamilton Harbour 2002–2014

• Main Authors: K. L. Bowen, W. J. S. Currie
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
• Subjects: Genetics; FOS Biological sciences; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Inorganic Chemistry; FOS Chemical sciences; Western Lake; Copepods; Rotifer
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5400538; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Elevated_zooplankton_production_in_a_eutrophic_Lake_Ontario_embayment_Hamilton_Harbour_2002_2014/5400538

Hamilton Harbour is an Area of Concern in western Lake Ontario, long stressed by cultural eutrophication, urbanization and invasive species. Despite high nutrient levels leading to hypolimnetic hypoxia and contaminated sediment, it is a highly productive environment. To better understand zooplankton...