Arcellacean (thecamoebian) evidence of land-use change and eutrophication in Frenchman’s Bay, Pickering, Ontario

Frenchman’s Bay, on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, has been negatively impacted by eutrophication in the last 50 years through urbanization and the use of chemical fertilizers. Eutrophication began with wholesale land clearance and agricultural practises beginning in the mid-nineteenth century and reached a peak with urbanization after World War II. Eutrophication and the effects of land-use changes on the watershed were investigated by a …