An investigation into iron-stimulated phytoplankton productivity in epipelagic Lake Erie during thermal stratification using trace metal clean techniques

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 86-95

  Twiss, Michael R ^a   Auclair, Jean Christian ^b   Charlton, Murray N ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH REGULATION; IRON; NANOPLANKTON; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; STRATIFICATION; UNITED STATES; WATER SAMPLING;

IRON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRODUCTIVITY; STRATIFICATION; TRACE METAL;

GREAT LAKES(LAKE ERIE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034126329     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-189     Document Type: Article

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