Spatial variation in groundwater-related resource supply influences freshwater benthic algal assemblage composition

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 807-819

  Hagerthey, Scot E ^a,b   Kerfoot, W Charles ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EVERGLADES DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic algae; Cyanobacteria; Diatoms; Diversity; Groundwater; Lakes; Landscape position; N:P; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT BUDGET; SPATIAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; SPARKLING LAKE; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 28844481343     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/04-004.1     Document Type: Article

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