Seasonal changes in chlorophyll a response to nutrient amendments in a North Shore tributary of Lake Superior

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 170-178

  Allen, Nan Sparr ^a,b   Hershey, Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal biomass; Chlorophyll a; Din:SRP ratio; Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Seasonal variability; Stream ecosystem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001673120     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467946     Document Type: Article

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