Researchers link crayfish decline in Algonquin Park lakes to lack of calcium
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 10:20
in Biology & Nature
Researchers from Queen's University, working with colleagues from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, have linked the localized near-extinction of a native crayfish species in four lakes in Algonquin Park to declining calcium levels, a long-term legacy of acid rain on forest soils and aquatic ecosystems.