In situ responses of lake okeechobee (Florida, USA) phytoplankton to nitrogen, phosphorus, and everglades agricultural area canal water

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-37

  Havens, Karl E ^a   East, Therese ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Blooms; Cyanobacteria; Eutrophication; Lake Okeechobee; Light limitation; Mesocosm experiments; Nitrogen limitation; Nutrients; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004864318     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438149709354293     Document Type: Article

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