The structure of the planktonic food-web in the St. Lawrence Great Lakes

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 531-554

  Fahnenstiel, Gary L ^a   Krause, Ann E ^a,e   McCormick, Michael J ^b   Carrick, Hunter J ^c   Schelske, Claire L ^d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophic; Great Lakes; Heterotrophic; Microorganisms; Picoplankton; Planktonic food web

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PLANKTON;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031761448     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70843-3     Document Type: Article

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