Wiener, J. G., Rago, P. J., and Eilers, J. M., 1984, Species composition of fish
communities in northern Wisconsin lakes: Relation to pH, Hendrey, G. R., ed.,
Early biotic responses to advancing lake acidification: Boston, Butterworth, p.
133-146.

Abstract:

Fish communities in circumneutral Wisconsin lakes contained significantly more
species than did those in  acidic lakes (pH 5.1-6.0). Common, as well as rare,
species occurred with lower frequency in acidic lakes than in  circumneutral lakes.
Certain taxa, such as minnows and darters, were either absent or rare in the acidic
lakes,  probably because of pH-related stress. The differences in species
composition and richness of fish communities  between acidic and circumneutral
lakes did not appear to be related to differences in physical habitat  characteristics,
past fish migrations or productivity between the two lake groups.

Keywords:

species-diversity, pH-effects, acidification, acid-rain, freshwater-fish,
freshwater-pollution, fish, pH, acid-precipitation, Wisconsin, lakes,
community-structure, pollution-effects, Pisces, community-composition, USA,
Wisconsin