Liming to Restore Acidified Lakes and Streams: A Typical Approach to Restoring Damaged Ecosystems?

Recently a set of papers appeared in Volume 4:3, 1996 documenting a number of relatively long-term liming experiments sponsored by the U.S. National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, to assess the use of liming to protect and restore freshwater streams and lakes in the USA. Results are more or...

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Published in:Restoration ecology 1997-03, Vol.5 (1), p.1-6
Main Author: Schindler, D.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
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Summary:Recently a set of papers appeared in Volume 4:3, 1996 documenting a number of relatively long-term liming experiments sponsored by the U.S. National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, to assess the use of liming to protect and restore freshwater streams and lakes in the USA. Results are more or less consistent with studies in other areas; in most cases it was possible to restore the pH, alkalinity and aluminum concentrations in the waters to values less toxic to aquatic life. In most cases fish populations were enhanced, at least in the short run, although effects on invertebrate communities were mixed.
ISSN:1061-2971
1526-100X
DOI:10.1046/j.1526-100X.1997.09701.x