Cumulative effects of nutrients and pH on the plankton of two mountain lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1153-1165

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

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PH; PLANKTON;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; GYMNODINIUM;

EID: 10344254841     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-053     Document Type: Article

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