The effects of beaver dams on lake plankton in the Maple River, Michigan.

• Main Author: Braslau, Vivien
• Other Authors: Biological Station, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Phycology; Natural Resource and Environment; Science; Arctic; Canada; Chandler
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/54710

In a classic study of three 1st order streams in Michigan, Chandler (1937) found that plankton underwent a quantitative decrease as it moved downstream from the lake source. This study was important because it established that plankton contributions from lakes were minimal due to the retentive capab...