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Filtering by: Subject Hardwoods -- Lake States Advisor Liss, William J. Language English [eng]

Lake classification in the glacially influenced landscape of the north Cascade mountains, Washington, USA

Creator:

Lomnicky, Gregg A.

Abstract:

Factors affecting physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lakes were investigated through the development of a lake-classification system for 162 lakes in North Cascades National Park Service Complex. A conceptual view of lake development and its relationship to the expression of lake and watershed characteristics was derived. Water quality and...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Interactions between stocked trout and larval salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) in high-elevation lakes

Creator:

Tyler, Torrey J.

Abstract:

The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) is the top vertebrate predator in fishless high-elevation lakes in North Cascades National Park Service Complex (NOCA), Washington. The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of physico-chemical factors and introduced trout on abundance and behavior of A. macrodactylum larvae. Although high-elevation lakes...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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sampled from 1990 to 1994. Larval salamander density and behavior were assessed by snorkeling lake