Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6333374 | Science of The Total Environment | 2013 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We experimentally acidified a poorly and a well buffered stream in Costa Rica. ⺠The well buffered stream neutralized 745 µeq/L (96% of the acid added). ⺠The poorly buffered stream only neutralized 27.4 µeq/L (40% of the acid added). ⺠Protonation of HCO3- was the most important buffering mechanism in both streams. ⺠Macroinvertebrate drift increased in both streams in response to acidification.
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Authors
Marcelo Ardón, John H. Duff, Alonso RamÃrez, Gaston E. Small, Alan P. Jackman, Frank J. Triska, Catherine M. Pringle,