Siliceous Microfossil Succession in the Sediments of McLeod Bay, Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories

Authors

E. F. Stoermer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
C. L. Schelske, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
J. A. Wolin, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1990

Publication Title

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Disciplines

Biology

Abstract

Analysis of biogenic silica and siliceous microfossils preserved in sediments of McLeod Bay shows increased abundance and modified species composition in more recent sediments, especially in the post-industrial era. Although McLeod Bay remains highly oligotrophic, increased microfossil flux and changes in species composition indicate increasing nutrient supply. Atmospheric transport of nutrients from remote sources may be implicated. -from Authors

DOI

10.1139/f90-211

Recommended Citation

Stoermer, E. F.; Schelske, C. L.; and Wolin, J. A., "Siliceous Microfossil Succession in the Sediments of McLeod Bay, Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories" (1990). Biological, Geological, and Environmental Faculty Publications. 201.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/scibges_facpub/201

Volume

47

Issue

10