Chlorophyll variability, nutrient input, and grazing: Evidence from whole-lake experiments

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 725-735

  Carpenter, Stephen R ^a   Kitchell, James F ^a   Cottingham, Kathryn L ^a   Schindler, Daniel E ^a   Christensen, David L ^a   Post, David M ^a   Voichick, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Biomanipulation; Cascading trophic interactions; Chlorophyll; Ecosystem; Grazing; Lake; Phosphorus; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000711106     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265497     Document Type: Article

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