Liming and Fisheries Management Guidelines for Acidified Lakes in the Adirondack Region

'Liming' is the general term used for the addition of base neutralizing materials to acidic waters and soils. Various base-containing materials may be used, but limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) is predominate in the major surface-water liming programs in the United States, Canada, and...

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Main Authors: Gloss, Steven P, Schofield, Carl L, Marcus, Michael D
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ACIDIC WATERS
ACIDIFIED LAKES
ACIDS
ADIRONDACK REGION
Biology
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CANADA
CARBONATES
FISHERIES
FISHES
Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy
Hydrology, Limnology and Potamology
INSTRUCTIONS
LAKES
LIMESTONE
MATERIALS
NEUTRALIZATION
PONDS
PRODUCTIVITY
Soil Mechanics
SOILS
SURFACE WATERS
UNITED STATES
WATER
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Summary:'Liming' is the general term used for the addition of base neutralizing materials to acidic waters and soils. Various base-containing materials may be used, but limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) is predominate in the major surface-water liming programs in the United States, Canada, and Scandinavia (Fraser and Britt 1982). Liming, in fact, has long been used to increase fish productivity in softwater and acidic ponds, lakes, and streams (e.g., Neess 1949, Hasler et al. 1951, Waters 1957, Boyd 1982).