Comparative influence of resuspended glacial sediment on physicochemical characteristics and primary production in two arctic lakes

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-77

  Whalen, Stephen C ^a   Chalfant, Brian A ^a   Fischer, Eric N ^a   Fortino, Kenneth A ^a   Hershey, Anne E ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Epipelic; Nutrients; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESUSPENSION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644861402     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-005-0804-3     Document Type: Article

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