A comparison of total phosphorus, chlorophyll a, and zooplankton in embayment, nearshore, and offshore habitats of Lake Ontario

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-69

  Hall, Spencer R ^a,d   Pauliukonis, Nijole K ^a,e   Mills, Edward L ^a   Rudstam, Lars G ^a   Schneider, Clifford P ^b   Lary, Sandra J ^c,f   Arrhenius, Fredrik ^a,g  

^a Cornell Univ Biol Field Station ^*  (United States)

^b Cape Vincent Fisheries Station   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e NPS Mgmt/Water Qual Std Section   (United States)

^f MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES   (United States)

^g Institute for Marine Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dreissenids; Embayments; Lake Ontario; Nearshore; Offshore; Oligotrophication

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; OCEAN HABITATS; PHOSPHORUS; TROPICS;

DREISSENID MUSSELS;

LAKES;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CHLOROPHYLL A; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; OLIGOTROPHICATION; PHOSPHORUS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

GREAT LAKES (LAKE ONTARIO); NORTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENIDAE; PELAGIA;

EID: 0037253442     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70415-8     Document Type: Article

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