Change in biomass of benthic and planktonic algae along a disturbance gradient for 24 Great Lakes coastal wetlands

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 676-689

  McNair, Sheila A ^a   Chow Fraser, Patricia ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COASTAL WETLAND; DISTURBANCE; VEGETATION COVER; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 10344267240     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F03-054     Document Type: Article

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