Lake Erie and its Basin
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 33 (3) , 355-370
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f76-059
Abstract
The bathymetry of Lake Erie [Canada, USA] is separated into western, central and eastern basins, whose form and feature have been strongly influenced by bedrock geology and the effects of Pleistocene events. The climatic regime is mid-continental but is modified by the overall effect of the Great Lakes, mean annual temperatures have a range of about 21.degree. C. European settlement in the basin began in the early 1800''s and land use patterns and historic settlement differ distinctly N and S of the lake. Changes in Lake Erie water quality are strongly associated with both agricultural and industrial development, but did not become severe until towards the end of the 1930''s. Changes and depletion of fish stocks likely owe as much to overfishing as to changes in water quality.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Fish Community in Lake ErieJournal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1976
- A Lakewide Study of Phytoplankton Biomass and its Species Composition in Lake Erie, April–December 1970Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1976
- Cultural Impact on the Geochemistry of Sediments in Lake ErieJournal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1976
- Mercury in the Surficial Sediments of Lake ErieJournal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1976
- Rates of Accumulation of Phosphorus Forms in Lake Erie SedimentsJournal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1976