Changes in primary production in onondaga lake, NY: Magnitude, metrics, and drivers

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-60

  Effler, Steven W ^a   Gelda, Rakesh K ^a   Field, Stephen E ^a   Effler, Adam J P ^a   Wallenberg, Erik B ^a   Matthews, David A ^a  

^a UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Eutrophication; Light dark bottles; Metabolic rates; Onondaga Lake; Primary production; Trophic state; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144378982     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140509354412     Document Type: Article

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