Response of benthic and planktonic algal biomass to experimental water-level manipulation in a prairie lakeshore wetland

Wetlands

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-181

  Robinson, Gordon G C ^a   Gurney, Sharon E ^b   Goldsborough, L Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Environment   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; Biomass; Canada; Epipelon; Epiphyton; Marsh; Metaphyton; Periphyton; Phytoplankton; Prairie; Production; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EPIPHYTON;

ALGAL RESPONSE; BIOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

CANADA, MANITOBA, DELTA MARSH;

EID: 0031401096     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161407     Document Type: Article

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