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Subfossil Chironomidae (Diptera) as Indicators of Water Quality Changes in Russell Lake, Nova Scotia

BSc (Hons) thesis of Ms. Erica Elizabeth Johnson, April 2005

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July 15, 2010      

Contents:

• Thesis of Erica Johnson:
  • Abstract
  • Chironomid head capsules
  • Stratigraphic plot of the chironomid assemblages
  • Stratigraphic plot of physical analysis on core
  • Summary
  • Total number of identified subfossil chironomid headcapsules
  • Chironomid headcapsules removed from sediment

• Tracking environmental changes in Russell Lake using diatoms as paleoecological indicators: Thesis of Amy Tropea, April, 2005

<--Click the icon for a PowerPoint presentation by the PEARL, Queen's University researchers on "Assessment of water quality using paleoecological indicators", or click for the PDF version  

Abstract

Chironomid head capsules

Stratigraphic plot of the chironomid assemblages

Stratigraphic plot of physical analysis on core

Summary

Total number of identified subfossil chironomid headcapsules

Chironomid headcapsules removed from sediment

Acknowledgements and a recommended textbook

Smol, J.P. 2008. Pollution of Lakes and Rivers: A Paleoenvironmental Perspective. 2nd ed. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. x,383 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-5913-5.

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