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Abstract
Within the GLEES boundary there are three alpine lakes and several streams and ponds. The selection of GLEES as a research site for investigating of the effects of chemical and physical climate change was in part based on the accessibility of these low alkalinity "sensitive" aquatic ecosystems. This chapter provides a brief description of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the GLEES aquatic ecosystems.
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Keywords
Snowy Range,
wilderness,
subalpine,
krummholz,
subalpine fir,
Engelmann spruce,
geology,
floristics,
landscape,
soils,
aquatics,
atmosphere,
meteorology,
hydrology,
snow,
deposition,
watershed,
monitoring,
air quality
Citation
Vertucci, F. A.; Conrad, M. A. 1994. Aquatics [Chapter 6]. In: Musselman, R. C., technical coordinator. 1994. The Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-249. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 30-41.
