Lake-specific responses to elevated atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, U.S.A.

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 510, Issue , 2003, Pages 103-114

  Nydick, Koren R ^a,c   Lafrancois, Brenda Moraska ^a   Baron, Jill S ^a,b   Johnson, Brett M ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric N deposition; Colorado Front Range; Mountain lakes; Nutrient bioassays; Phytoplankton nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEB STRUCTURE;

CATCHMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION; WATERSHEDS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; LAKE; NITROGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347930825     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000008636.13361.47     Document Type: Article

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