Responses of epilimnetic phytoplankton to experimental nutrient enrichment in three small seepage lakes

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1889-1914

  Cottingham, Kathryn L ^a,b   Carpenter, Stephen R ^a   St Amand, Ann L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c PhycoTech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; LAKE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 0031787908     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.10.1889     Document Type: Article

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