Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The purpose of this study was to quantify the variation of baseline carbon and nitrogen stable isotope signatures in the Lake Simcoe watershed and relate that variation to various physicochemical parameters. Particulate organic matter samples from 2009 and 2011 were used as representatives of baseline isotopic values. Temporal data from two offshore lake stations revealed that δ… more Full Text: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! VARIATION!IN!THE!δ15N!AND!δ13C!COMPOSITION!OF!POM!IN!THE!LAKE! SIMCOE!WATERSHED! ! ! ! ! ! A!Thesis!Submitted!to!the!Committee!on!Graduate!Studies!! in!Partial!Fulfillment!of!the!Requirements!for!the!Degree!of!Master!of!Science!! …