Restoring Acid Waters: Loch Fleet 1984–1990

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvi

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2. Introduction, General Principles, and Objectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Acidification and Liming in Context

      • G. Howells, D. J. A. Brown

      Pages 3-22

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   3. Soil/Water Acidification and the Potential for Reversibility

      • R. A. Skeffington

      Pages 23-37

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   4. The History of the Loch Fleet Fishery and Fresh Water Quality for Fish and Other Aquatic Fauna

      • A. W. H. Turnpenny

      Pages 39-73

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3. Site Conditions and Characteristics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Selection of a Site for Restoration

      • G. Howells, T. R. K. Dalziel

      Pages 77-97

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   3. Deposition Input Considerations

      • B. R. Stewart, K. Paterson, T. R. K. Dalziel, M. V. Proctor

      Pages 99-112

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   4. Hydrological Considerations

      • A. Dickson

      Pages 113-120

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   5. Shallow Flow Pathways or Pre-event Water?

      • K. H. Bishop, K. S. Richards

      Pages 121-133

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   6. Interactions Between Rain, Vegetation, and Soils

      • A. F. Nisbet, T. R. Nisbet

      Pages 135-149

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4. Liming Design And Practice

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Liming Design and Strategy at Loch Fleet

      • R. M. Bell

      Pages 153-171

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   3. Alternatives to Catchment Liming

      • A. W. H. Turnpenny

      Pages 173-196

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5. Effects of Liming

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

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   2. Soils of Acid Catchments Before and After Liming

      • E. J. Wilson, G. Hudson, B. F. L. Smith

      Pages 199-228

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   3. Water Quality of Surface Waters Before and After Liming

      • T. R. K. Dalziel, M. V. Proctor, K. Paterson

      Pages 229-257

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   4. Fishery Restoration After Liming

      • A. W. H. Turnpenny

      Pages 259-287

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   5. Other Aquatic Biology: Flora and Fauna

      • R. W. Battarbee, N. A. Logan, K. J. Murphy, P. J. Raven, R. J. Aston, G. N. Foster

      Pages 289-330

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   6. Terrestrial Biology in Limed Catchments

      • R. S. Clymo, G. N. Foster, J. MacKay, J. Robertson, R. Shore, D. I. Skidmore

      Pages 331-361

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Detailed and comprehensive accounts of pre-liming conditions, liming techniques employed, post-liming changes in water quality and fish restoration.

• Fauna
• Fresh water
• biology
• soil
• vegetation
• water quality
• ecotoxicology
• terrestrial pollution

... a well corganized synthesis of pre-and post-intervention research addressing catchment acidification...a good up-to-date source for students looking for information on acid deposition and potential remedies. - Journal of the North American Beuthological Society

• Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

  G. Howells

• PowerGen plc, Ratcliffe Technology Centre, Nottingham, UK

  T. R. K. Dalziel

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