Ultraviolet radiation in North American lakes: Attenuation estimates from DOC measurements and implications for plankton communities

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1024-1034

  Williamson, Craig E ^a   Stemberger, Richard S ^b   Morris, Donald P ^a   Frost, Thomas M ^c   Paulsen, Steven G ^d  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 0029825095     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.5.1024     Document Type: Article

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