Trace metal cycling in the surface waters of Lake Erie: Linking ecological and geochemical fates

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 791-807

  Twiss, Michael R ^a,b   Campbell, Peter G C ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cd; Cs; Cycling; Gd; Model; Plankton; Trace metals; Zn

Indexed keywords

LAKE ERIE; UNITED STATES;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; FOOD WEB; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PLANKTON; SCAVENGING; TRACE METAL;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032469195     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70862-7     Document Type: Article

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