Spectral gradients of downwelling light in a fluvial lake (Lake Saint-Pierre, St-Lawrence River)

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-85

  Frenette, Jean Jacques ^a   Arts, Michael T ^b   Morin, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluvial lake; Lake Saint Pierre; Light climate; Spectral attenuation; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; NUTRIENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CANADA;

CHRISTIA;

EID: 0037284369     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022133530244     Document Type: Article

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