Palaeoecological evaluation of the recent acidification of Lochnagar, Scotland

Lochnagar, a high altitude, relatively deep, come lake, lies on the Royal Deeside ESUHC of Balmoral, in an area which experiences moderate levels of acid deposition, The loch catchment comprises granite bedrock and is dominated by bare rock but overlain in places with blanket peals, Lochnagar may thus be considered potentially susceptible to acidification, The contemporary pH of the loch water is c. 5,0