The impact of zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton species composition and biomass in Lake Champlain (USA-Canada)

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-77

  Levine, Suzanne N ^a   Borchardt, Mark A ^b   Braner, Moshe ^a   Shambaugh, Angela D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Edibility; Grazing; Lake Champlain; Mortality; Nutrients; Phytoplankton; Primary productivity; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; GRAZING; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE CHAMPLAIN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032949283     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(99)70717-3     Document Type: Article

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