Phytoplankton community photosynthesis and primary production in a hypereutrophic lake, Lake Apopka, Florida

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-172

  Schelske, Claire L ^a   Aldridge, Frederick J ^a   Carrick, Hunter J ^a,b   Coveney, Michael F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Meroplankton; Nitrogen; Organic carbon sedimentation; Phosphorus; Resuspension; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038461961     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0157-0145     Document Type: Article

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